While I was updating this post, I found out that the Daily Mail site does not detect the extension uBlock Origin. and AdBlocker Ultimate
In other words, the ads on Daily Mail are blocked off, and yet you do not see the ad-blocker detection reminder box!
Before you use the five tips below, try installing uBlock Origin and AdBlocker Ultimate extensions for either Firefox or Chrome, and see whether it works for you.
Do you know you can still read any article from the Daily Mail or Mail Online without having to disable your ad blocker?
You can access the Daily Mail Online website with your ad blocker on..
Related: Here is a tutorial on How to bypass adblock detection for Firefox usersRead Daily Mail Online Without Disabling Ad Blocker
These are just five methods to bypass Daily Mail site ad blocker detection.
1. Disable JavaScript Plugin
You need to install a free Disable JavaScript plugin or extension for both Firefox and Google Chrome browser.
Mozilla Firefox Browser:This is what you do:
To install Disable JavaScript add-on, click here.
Then click on the blue color "+Add to Firefox" button.
Next a box pops up at the top of the page, click "Add".
Immediately you can see the its small icon (green dot with the white initial JS) at the address bar.
When the icon is in green color, it means the JavaScript is still ON.
To bypass ad blocker detection, you need to turn OFF the JavaScript.
To turn it OFF, drag the small GREEN color icon to the LEFT and it will turn to RED color.
Now go to Daily Mail Online homepage.
The small GREEN color dot icon on the address bar should change to RED color.
It means Firefox JavaScript has turned OFF.
You should not see the ad blocker detection box anymore.
Note: If the icon is still in GREEN color, you click on it and it would change to RED color.
Google Chrome Browser:
This procedure is similar to the one above.
Go to JavaScript disable Chrome and click "Add to Chrome" button.
A box pops up at the top of the page, click on "Add extension".
Now you have installed the JavaScript Disable Chrome extension.
Pin it onto your Chrome address bar by clicking on the small Extension icon (piece of a jigsaw puzzle symbol).
Click on the push pin icon and its icon (green dot with the letters JS) appears on your toolbar.
Open UK Daily Mail Online homepage, and if the extension icon is still GREEN in color, you would see the ad-blocker box.
It means its JavaScript is not turned OFF yet.
Now click on the GREEN icon to change it to RED color.
Once it has changed to RED color, the Daily Mail ad-blocker box would not appear.
Note: You can also install ScriptBlock extension to remove the ad blocker detection in Google Chrome.
Similarly, the icon of ScriptBlock should be in RED color for it to block the ad-blocker detection box.2. Disable JavaScript With YesScript2
Mozilla Firefox Browser:
This second trick is similar to METHOD ONE.
It is just another disable JavaScript plugin or extension for Firefox browser.
Make sure the icon (gray dot with y2 initial) is in RED color.
Go to this site and click "+ Add to Firefox" blue color button.
Then when a box pops up, click "Add".
Now you have install YesScript2 on your Firefox browser.
You can see its small gray color "Y2" icon on top right hand corner of your laptop screen.
This extension has three (3) states of blocking:
No blocking (icon color: gray)
Half blocking: allowing internal and blocking external scripts (icon color: BLUE)
Full blocking: blocking internal and external scripts too (icon color: RED)
When you do not enable the extension, the icon will be in gray color; it means no blocking.
If you see Daily Online site with ad block detection message, you just click on the GRAY color icon to change it to RED color.
8. The site will reload and this time the "We see that you're using an ad blocker" reminder is not there anymore.
Google Chrome:
Again, it is the same as the above by installing a free Chrome extension to do the trick1.
Install the extension called Toggle JavaScript.
After you have successfully installed to your Chrome browser, you can see the yellow color icon with a toggle in the address bar.
Just like the above disabling JavaScript extensions, you need to see the RED color toggle in the icon.
3. No Style (disable CSS)
This easy method is for Firefox browser only.
The only slight downside with this method is, the page layout is in disarray or disorganized, together with oversized images.
You won't get the proper page layout, but all the content (article, images and video clip) are still intact.
Here is how you do it:
Go to the article of Daily Mail Online site which you want to read.
Ignore the popup, just move your mouse cursor and click on "View" at the menu bar, which is right on the top of your computer screen.
A menu will drop down.
Scroll down your cursor to "Page Style".
Then slide your cursor over to "No Style" and click on it.
Instantly the popup together with the translucent background disappears.
And the vertical scrolling bar can be seen.
Now you notice the design layout of Daily Mail Online page is not in order, as it supposed to be.
8. But you can still read the articles and view the images without any obstruction or having to disable your ad blocker.
Now you can continue reading the other articles as well.
4. Developer Tools
This method works for both Firefox and Chrome browser.
There are two steps to this method.
Step One: Enable Vertical Scrolling Bar
Go to any of the article which you want to access or read.
Scroll down until the pop-up box appears together with the translucent background layer.
Press on the F12 key of your keyboard.
Immediately the Developer Tools will appear on the page.
Now look for this CSS line: overflow-y: hidden
Remove the tick sign in the small box at the front of this line by clicking on it. Or what they called it, to uncheck the box.
Now the vertical scrolling bar at the side of the page is enabled, but you still cannot view the page as yet.
You need to remove the popup box and the translucent background.
Step Two: Remove Popup And Translucent Background
Move your mouse cursor to the first icon called "Pick an element from the page" and click on it.
Now move your mouse cursor over anywhere on the translucent page.
Instantly you will see a light blue color screen covering over the translucent background layer.
Click on it and then press on the "Delete" key of your keyboard TWICE.
Immediately, both the popup box and the translucent background will be gone.
Now you can enjoy reading that particular article together with its accompanying images without any obstruction.
Note: If you click on the next article, you will be blocked again.
You need to do the two steps as explained above all over again.
That's how you get rid of the Daily mail Online ad blocker detector.
5: Reader View
Mozilla Firefox Browser:
With this method, for the homepage, you can see the text, images and also video clips.But as for individual article or new story, you can see only the text and video clip (if there is any).
Now, let's find out how to use Reader View tool to overcome site pages with adblock detection.
You click on the "Reader View" gray color icon (symbol of a piece of paper with text), which is located at the address bar.
When you hover your mouse cursor over the small gray color icon, it shows: Toggle reader view (F9)
You just click on it.
Or you can just press "F9" key on your keyboard.
The small Reader View icon changes to BLUE color. And you can read the article right away.
It will just show a clean white page with just the article only.
Now you can read the article without any ad and distractions.
To revert back or close the Reader View function, you either click on the "X" on the top left side of the page, or click on the blue color icon at the top of the page.
The icon will change back to GRAY color.
Chrome Browser:
How To Enable Chrome Reader Mode/Reading Mode
If your Google Chrome still does not have Reader Mode, then this is how you do it.Paste the following line to the address bar of your Chrome and it will jump to the page where you can enable it.
chrome://flags/#enable-reader-mode
Click on the drop down menu, and select "Enabled".
Click the button at the bottom to relaunch your browser.
Now, your Chrome has Reader Mode enabled.
You can see its GRAY color icon of a book with three lines at the address bar.
How To Use Chrome Reader Mode/Reading Mode
When you come to the Daily Mail ad-blocker detection box, you just click on the small GRAY color icon at the address bar.
The GRAY color icon will change to BLUE color, and the blocked article now appears in full.
The advantage of using Reader Mode, it just only show you a clutter-free page without all the other content around.
These are workable ways to read Mail Online without having to disable the adblocker tool.
Happy reading.