Yeah, I’m going off about Bluesky, again.
Having spent some time on Cohost, the sadly departed social networking site that purposefully didn’t display engagement statistics for anything and finding that much healthier for my state of mind, I had ended up making a user style for Bluesky that did the same thing.
If you’re not sure how to use a user style, check out my blog post on user stylesheets from 2023.
/**
* User style to hide various numbers on Bluesky's interface.
* Because social networks are meant to be social, not about popularity.
* Made by beeps: https://beeps.website/
*/
/* Hide likes and share counts on feeds. */
[data-testid="likeCount"],
[data-testid="repostCount"] {
display: none !important;
}
/* Hide likes and share counts on individual posts. */
[data-testid="likeCount-expanded"],
[data-testid="repostCount-expanded"] {
display: none !important;
}
/* Hide the reply count on feeds. */
[data-testid="replyBtn"] div {
display: none !important;
}
/* Hide the follower and following links on profiles. */
[data-testid="profileHeaderFollowersButton"],
[data-testid="profileHeaderFollowsButton"] {
display: none !important;
}
/* ALTERNATIVELY: To hide just the numbers and not the entire links, comment
* out the above block and uncomment this one. */
/* [data-testid="profileHeaderFollowersButton"] span:first-child,
[data-testid="profileHeaderFollowsButton"] span:first-child {
display: none !important;
} */
This code is provided as-is and is unlikely to receive future updates.
Personally, I’ve stopped using Bluesky entirely. If you still want to see my online rambles over there, follow the bridged fediverse account instead.
Thought this was neat? Why not share a link to this page?
Comments
Thoughts? Questions? You can favourite, share or comment on this post by replying to it on the fediverse.