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Anti-adblock guides
Guides for publishers who lose ad revenue to ad blockers, grouped by the job in front of you: choosing how to respond, putting detection on your site, keeping up with Manifest V3 and each browser, then reading the results in your dashboard and ad network. New to this? Start with the four below.
Free plan: 5,000 detections a month, no payment method.
Where to start
Four guides that cover the whole job, from deciding what to do to reading the results.
01 // Before you install
How to block adblock on your website: the options and the steps
What a website can and cannot do about ad blockers, the options side by side, and the steps to set it up.
02 // Choosing a method
Adblock recovery methods: what each one gets back, and what it costs
Asking readers to allow ads, Acceptable Ads, reinsertion or charging readers instead: what each brings back and who gets paid.
03 // Detection today
Anti-adblock script 2026: what changed after Manifest V3
What Manifest V3 changed for ad blockers in Chrome, how uBlock Origin Lite behaves, and what to ask about accuracy.
04 // After you install
Reading your adblock rate and recovered revenue after you install
What your adblock rate, recoveries and estimated recovered revenue mean, and how to confirm the gain in your ad network.
01 // Choose // 5 guides
Choose how to respond
Before you add anything, decide what you want from readers who block ads, how each kind of provider charges, and where the legal lines sit.
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Adblock recovery methods: what each one gets back, and what it costs
Five adblock recovery methods compared: asking readers to allow ads, Acceptable Ads, reinsertion, subscriptions or nothing. What each recovers, what it costs.
10 min read
Best adblock recovery software in 2026, and how to choose
A 2026 shortlist of adblock recovery software by type of site: how each provider charges, who it fits, its catch, and seven questions to ask before you choose.
11 min read
Admiral vs Blockthrough: two ways to recover ad-blocked revenue
Admiral asks readers to allowlist and keeps 30% of the ad revenue it recovers. Blockthrough serves Acceptable Ads for an unpublished share. How they compare.
9 min read
Ad reinsertion explained: how it works and where it fails
What ad reinsertion is, how the Acceptable Ads programme makes it work, why uBlock Origin is its blind spot, and how it compares to detect-and-recover.
4 min read
Is adblock detection legal? What EU and California rules say for publishers
What the ePrivacy Directive, the EDPB, the GDPR and California's CCPA say about detecting ad blockers, what is unresolved and what publishers do first.
12 min read
02 // Set it up // 3 guides
Put it on your site
AntiAdBlock Core goes in as one script tag in the head, about 60 seconds to paste, or through the official WordPress plugin. These guides cover the setup and, on Max and Business, the Detection API.
- 01Create the account
- 02Add your site
- 03Paste the tag or connect the plugin
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How to block adblock on your website: the options and the steps
You can't switch off a visitor's ad blocker, but you can detect it and ask them to allow your site. Compare the options and set it up today, free.
11 min read
Anti-adblock for WordPress: detection, setup and recovery
Where to place an anti-adblock script on WordPress, how it works with AdSense, Mediavine and Ezoic, common mistakes to avoid and how to measure recovery.
7 min read
Detection API: run your own logic on every adblock detection
Integrate the AntiAdBlock Core Detection API: install the script tag, switch your site to detect-only mode and consume the aabc:detection event, the AABC_ON_DETECT callback and the AABC_DETECTION snapshot. Full payload reference and code examples.
11 min read
03 // Detection // 8 guides
Detection after Manifest V3
How Manifest V3 changed ad blockers, what uBlock Origin Lite means for publishers, and why detection needs constant upkeep.
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Anti-adblock script 2026: what changed after Manifest V3
Most anti-adblock scripts break on Chrome's MV3 blockers. Learn which detection still works in 2026, what precision to demand, and how publishers keep recovering blocked ad revenue.
7 min read
uBlock Origin Lite, explained for publishers
What uBlock Origin Lite blocks in each mode, how many installs the Chrome store shows, and what it does to your ads and analytics. Dated sources.
9 min read
Manifest V3 impact on ad blockers in 2026: what publishers lose and how to recover
Manifest V3 changed Chrome ad blockers but did not stop them. Revenue impact data, which blockers dominate in 2026, and the detection approach that still works.
8 min read
Detect adblock with JavaScript without maintaining the detection
How to detect adblock with JavaScript in 2026: why snippets and libraries go quiet, where they stand today, and how to get a maintained result in your code.
8 min read
Anti-adblock code: common patterns, pitfalls and what actually holds up
Anti-adblock code: bait divs, fetch probes and behavioural signals, why simple snippets get filter-listed and what holds up against modern ad blockers.
6 min read
How ad blockers bypass detection scripts, and what publishers can do
Ad blockers bypass detection via filter-listing, MV3 network blocking and scriptlet injection. Here is how evasion works and how publishers stay ahead.
7 min read
Why most anti-adblock tools stop working, and what doesn't
Most anti-adblock tools work for a while, then quietly stop. Here is why that happens and what an anti-adblock that keeps working is built to do.
6 min read
Why your DIY anti-adblock script keeps getting bypassed
Homegrown anti-adblock scripts get filter-listed within days. Learn why single-vector detection fails and what unpredictable bait and ensemble voting fix.
5 min read
04 // Browsers // 3 guides
Browser by browser
Brave, Firefox, Edge and Safari each handle ad blocking in their own way. What each one means for the ads on your site.
What Brave and Safari block by default, and what it means for publishers
Brave blocks third-party ads on every site by default. Safari blocks ads only when a reader installs an extension. What each one means for your ads.
9 min read
Does Firefox block ads? What it blocks by default, and what publishers can do
Firefox has no built-in ad blocker on desktop or Android, but private windows and Strict block many ads from tracking networks; uBlock Origin runs in full.
9 min read
Adblock detection on Microsoft Edge: the publisher guide
How ad blocking works on Microsoft Edge: Chromium MV3, uBlock Origin Lite, built-in Tracking Prevention and what publishers need to detect blockers reliably.
8 min read
05 // Measure // 1 guide
Measure the cost and what comes back
Work out what ad blocking costs you before you start. Once AntiAdBlock Core is live, read your adblock rate, recoveries and estimated recovered revenue, then check the gain in your ad network reports.
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Reading your adblock rate and recovered revenue after you install
What your adblock rate, recoveries and estimated recovered revenue mean once anti-adblock is live, and how to confirm the gain in your ad network.
10 min read
06 // Ad revenue // 1 guide
Grow ad revenue beyond ad blocking
Fill rate, viewability, ad refresh and header bidding: the levers that move revenue on every page, not only on the ones with a blocker.
Add it to your site when you are ready
The Free plan covers 5,000 detections a month on one site, with no payment method. Paste one script tag or install the WordPress plugin, and readers who block ads see a wall that asks them to allow your site.
Stated detection accuracy: 99.7%.