Facebook Purity Frequently Asked Questions / Help

What is Facebook Purity?

Facebook Purity is a Greasemonkey script that helps you to take control of the News Feeds on your Facebook home page. It does this by filtering out the application spam, such as quizzes etc, and also the messages such as "x became a fan of y", "x joined group y", "x became friends with y", "x is attending event y". See the features page for the full list of what the script does.

How much does Facebook Purity cost?

At present Facebook Purity is free, but is supported by donations. If the script helps you out and you appreciate and respect the hard work put into the script and would like to thank the developer, you can do so by donating some money.

Where Can I Get Facebook Purity?

You can get the script here: http://www.fbpurity.com

Where can i find out the latest news about Facebook Purity, including latest releases etc

You can find out the latest news by becoming a fan of this page. I will keep you updated with news of the latest releases, bug fixes, tips and tricks etc. You might also want to subscribe to the Facebook Purity News RSS feed, Facebook Purity News and you can also follow my updates on Twitter too: http://twitter.com/steeev. If you want the latest news and information about the script beamed to your computer screen directly when its updated, become a fan of Facebook Purity on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/fbpurity

What is Greasemonkey?

Greasemonkey is an add-on on for the Firefox web browser (and certain other browsers too), that lets you alter the way websites are displayed to you in your browser. The way it works is you download scripts (small sets of custom instructions) for the sites you want to alter, once installed the script changes the page in some useful way, perhaps changing the layout or adding new features to the site, or even removing features you dont like.

What is Firefox

Firefox also known as "Mozilla Firefox" is a cool web browser available for all major operating systems, i.e Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Linux. The cool thing about it is, there are hundreds of useful addons available for it from third party developers that offer extra functionality.

What is a Web Browser?

A web browser is the program you use to visit and view websites on the World Wide Web. Its what you are using right now to view this site. There are various web browsers out there for various operating systems.

What Web Browsers are compatible with Facebook Purity?

Facebook Purity is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and also Opera

Is Facebook Purity available for Internet Explorer?

No, see above.

What operating systems are compatible with Facebook Purity?

The operating system doesnt really matter, whatever operating systems run the following web browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari will work fine with Facebook Purity

How can I edit the list of applications that Facebook Purity blocks?

Theres a guide to editing the Facebook Purity application whitelist here : http://whitelist.fbpurity.com

How can i edit the list of "extras" that Facebook Purity blocks?

Instructions on customising the "Extra" stories that get hidden are here: http://extras.fbpurity.com

How can block posts that feature specific words or phrases?

The custom text filter (new in v2.5) lets you hide posts that feature words or phrases that you specify. You can read how to use this feature here: Custom Text Filter Guide

How can i turn off the suggestions box?

Theres a guide to turning off the Facebook suggestions box here : http://extras.fbpurity.com/#hidesuggestionsbox

Why is Facebook Purity blocking status updates from one of my Facebook Pages or Friends?

The script does not block status updates from Pages or Friends. The Page or friend in question is probably posting their status updates via an application. Look at the bottom of one of the status updates that are being hidden and see if there is a "via (some application)" link. You will need to add that application to the FBP whitelist in order to stop FBP hiding those updates.

How can I help spread the word about Facebook Purity?

You can suggest this page to your facebook friends who you think might be interested.
There are some other suggestions of what you can do to help me out here.
Or you can let all your friends know about it, by posting this page to your stream via the Share button:
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Where can I make suggestions about the script?

You can make general suggestions for the script and also suggestions for additions to the default application whitelist that is built into the script here: http://contact.fbpurity.com. Please note i may not have time to answer all emails, but will definitely read them.

Im still on the old FB layout and the latest version of FB Purity doesnt work with it, what should i do?

Theres a link to a version of the facebook purity script that is compatible with the old layout at the bottom of the following page: http://install.fbpurity.com

If the script is not working or has stopped working, what should i do?

  1. Check that greasemonkey is enabled (in firefox, you can look for the brown monkey icon in the bottom right of your screen, if its grey it means greasemonkey is disabled, click it once to re-enable it) Another way to check is to see if other scripts you have installed are working.

  2. Check that the problem is not caused by other scripts running on the same page. You can do this by temporarily disabling the other GM scripts (in firefox you can do this via the Tools/Greasemonkey/Manage Userscripts menu) and see if that fixes the problem

  3. Check that you have the latest version of the script installed. Visit http://www.fbpurity.com and check the version number of the latest release. If it is more recent than the version you have installed, update it.

  4. Check if the layout of the site has changed, if the site looks different or has new features, it probably means Facebook have changed the underlying code of the site, which means the FB Purity script will need to be updated to work with the new code. Check my blog, or the FBP fan page for news of a a new version of the script

  5. Try re-installing the script, perhaps the script has become corrupted or you've edited it and introduced an error.

  6. If you are using firefox 3.6 and cant get the script to work, you may need to first change a browser preferences setting like so: a) enter "about:config" in the address bar b) enter "dom.storage.enabled" in the filter boxc) change the value to "true" (double click on "false")

  7. Check that you have the most up to date version of your web browser, as the latest version of the script uses functionality only available in the most recent web browser versions.

  8. If none of the above work, you can file a bug report with as much info as possible via my contact form

    Important information you should include in your report: What Operating System you are using, What Browser and what browser version number. Script version number. What exactly is the bug, a clear and concise description is essential, just saying "it doesnt work" isnt very helpful. What steps did you take that lead up to the appearance of the bug, what exactly do you see on the screen, a screenshot can also be helpful. If using Firefox open the "Tools/Error Console" menu, click the round red button with the white cross inside it, marked "Errors" and copy and paste any errors you see into your report.

How can I find out what version of the script i am using?

If you hover your mouse over the "FB Purity" link in the FB Purity bar near the top of your facebook homepage, the version number will be displayed.

In Google Chrome, on the extensions menu, why does it say FB Purity is version 1.0?

Its due to the way chrome converts greasemonkey scripts into extensions. You can find the actual version number of the script by using the method mentioned above.

In Google Chrome, on the extensions menu, why doesnt the options button work?

The FB Purity options screen is accessible via the "FB Purity" link in the FB Purity bar at the top of your Facebook homepage.

How can I turn off Greasemonkey?

In firefox you can temporarily disable Greasemonkey by clicking the little brown monkey icon in the bottom right of the browser window, it will then turn grey, meaning its been disabled. Clicking it again will re-enable Greasemonkey.

How can I uninstall Greasemonkey scripts?

In Firefox you can uninstall Greasemonkey scripts via the "Tools/Greasemonkey/Manage User Scripts" menu. In Google Chrome v4+ you can remove a script via the extensions menu. In other browsers, its simply a case of removing the script from your scripts directory.

Who is the author of the script?

Its me, Steve! :) You can contact me here: http://contact.fbpurity.com Please note i may not have time to answer all emails, but will definitely read them.

BTW If you like the script, please make a donation to show your appreciation for all the hard work i have put into developing this and keeping it running.

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