How To Get Rid of Snap! Link Previews Forever

by on March 18, 2007 in Web Design

I hate Snap! Previews. You know, those little bubble icons like this snap preview that appear after every link on so many blogs (most notably TechCrunch). Their uselessness has been pointed out before by such big name blogs as Lorelle on WordPress and Performancing. Lorelle says “Personally, I consider these Snap Previews a blight on the web” and Performancing’s David Krug says that Snap Preview is ruining your blog.

Snap Previews take extra time to load, are not accessible, and are generally annoying when they popup under your cursor. So, here’s how you can disable them for good, across all the sites you visit:

  1. Find a website that uses Snap Previews. If you can’t think of one off the top of your head, use TechCrunch.
  2. After the page has loaded completely, trigger a snap preview by hovering over a link or Snap Preview icon. If all goes according to plan, this is the last Snap Preview you will ever see.
  3. Click the “Options & Disable” link in the top right of the preview (see screenshot, click for larger version)
    4. snap-preview1.JPG
  4. Click Bubble Disable for “ALL SITES” (see screenshot, click for larger version)
    5. snap-preview2.JPG
  5. Click “Close Options” and click off of the preview. You’ll never see another Snap Preview again!

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Comments

  • http://www.instigatorblog.com Ben Yoskovitz

    I’m with you in terms of my dislike for Snap Previews. They get in the way, slow down pages and are generally annoying. It’s something I’ve commented about before and will probably continue to complain about in the future. *chuckle*

  • http://funDiva.com funDiva Christy Hoffman

    hooray! you rock

    although it did mention that clearing cookies would re-enable, I’ll test this and see what happens

    I have no problem disabling it again til I figure that out!
    :)
    Christy

  • N

    The place to click, in order tot urn them off, does not exist.

  • N

    The place to click, in order tot urn them off, does not exist.

  • N

    The place to click, in order tot urn them off, does not exist.

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    And hours of frustrating webmaster work goes down
    the drain along with advertising dollars.

    Pity! LOL!

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