andrewpollack/linkedin-feed-blocker

Source: https://github.com/andrewpollack/linkedin-feed-blocker

LinkedIn Feed Blocker

A minimal Chrome extension that disables LinkedIn’s home feed while keeping the rest of LinkedIn usable.

Install

Chrome Web Store: Currently pending review. The listing will be available shortly here. In the meantime, follow the manual installation instructions below.

What it does

• Hides the entire main feed on /feed
• Blocks infinite-scroll feed pagination
• Leaves profiles, jobs, search, messaging, notifications, and other LinkedIn features alone

Why?

I like LinkedIn for finding jobs and chatting with recruiters. I do not like being greeted by the wild-west social feed.

After having “experienced” the Before image below, I decided to do something about it. Hence, this extension.

Before / After

Before	After

Manual install

1. Download or clone this repository somewhere permanent on your computer.

2. Open Chrome and go to:

   chrome://extensions
   

3. Enable Developer mode in the top-right corner.

4. Click Load unpacked.

5. Select the linkedin-feed-blocker directory.

6. Reload LinkedIn.

The extension will remain enabled unless you disable or remove it from chrome://extensions.

Developer Notes

Updating

After changing manifest.json, rules.json, or feed.css:

1. Open chrome://extensions
2. Find LinkedIn Feed Blocker
3. Click Reload
4. Reload LinkedIn

How it works

feed.css

Hides LinkedIn’s main feed, including the post composer:

[data-testid="mainFeed"] {
  display: none !important;
}

rules.json

Blocks requests for additional main-feed posts by targeting:

sduiid=com.linkedin.sdui.pagers.feed.mainFeed

The rule intentionally targets LinkedIn’s mainFeed pager instead of the generic pagination endpoint, which could interfere with other parts of LinkedIn.