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How do I stop Skimlinks from appearing in my website?

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artcorob
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I created a website for a client and when it went live I noticed several places where links were added to type that I didn't create. I see that they are "Skimlinks" and I would prefer they not be in sites that I create. I tried the site in Firefox and Safari but the only show up in Firefox. How can I stop them from appearing?

I created a website for a client and when it went live I noticed several places where links were added to type that I didn't create. I see that they are "Skimlinks" and I would prefer they not be in sites that I create. I tried the site in Firefox and Safari but the only show up in Firefox. How can I stop them from appearing?

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Did you check this out in a clean profile without any extensions and other modifications?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.

See "Creating a profile":

If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an existing profile to the new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.

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Chosen Solution

Did you check this out in a clean profile without any extensions and other modifications?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.

See "Creating a profile":

If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an existing profile to the new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.