5 Ways to Disable Google's New Search UI Style

[JMcEntegart]

Don't like change? Where there's a will, there's a way.

5 Ways to Disable Google's New Search UI Style : Read more

 

[kalogagatya]

I think everyone thanks you for the great news, Jane!

 

[gekko668]

Thx for the info. I do find the new Google layout very, very annoying.

 

[fooldog01]

I guess I am int he minority but I tend to embrace these kinds of changes. Even *GASP* a Facebook layout change...

 

[digiex]

change or no change, I still like Google.

 

[Snipergod87]

Thanks i knew there would be a solution for this. I did it before when google rolled out the new iGoogle, i wish I could make this change for my IE8 google search provider does anybody know how?

 

[Ragnar-Kon]

Oh wow, I didn't even notice the new sidebar until this article just mentioned it. Apparently I am fail.

But, I guess it doesn't bother me.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]kalogagatya[/nom]I think everyone thanks you for the great news, Jane![/citation]

Here to serve!

 

[cruiseoveride]

The new google is horrible.

 

[insider3]

Haha.. The new layout does suck. Google should switch back. Why do companies always take something that's already the best thing and think that they have to improve it? Never found any flaws with the plane style.

 

[insider3]

[citation][nom]insider3[/nom]Haha.. The new layout does suck. Google should switch back. Why do companies always take something that's already the best thing and think that they have to improve it? Never found any flaws with the plane style.[/citation]

*plain style*

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

[citation][nom]insider3[/nom]Haha.. The new layout does suck. Google should switch back. Why do companies always take something that's already the best thing and think that they have to improve it? Never found any flaws with the plane style.[/citation]
Yahoo said Google had to diversify more... I guess this is Google's response

 

[Shadowolf]

I have been using the Google (Complete) site http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en
it seems unaffected.

 

[Belkain]

Thx for the info. Hide google options works like a charm.

 

[Dirtman73]

Google annoying? Nah, can't be. This must be a first in world history.

 

[kelemvor4]

You can get rid of all the crap they have on the page with adblock+ either using the element hiding helper or with these adblock+ rules:

google.com##DIV#leftnav
google.com##DIV#guser
google.com##DIV#gbar
google.com##A#logo
google.com##P#bfl
google.com##DIV#fll

Here's how it looks:

 

[edilee]

Um...I was unaware that Google had changed there page and just went there to check it out...same page it has been...no side bars on anything else mentioned in this article. It actually is almost nothing but the search box like it has been for quite some time so what is this article talking about?

Edit: I clicked the link at the beginning of the article and the page they are showing there is not what I see at www.google.com and like I said it is the same page it has always been.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I kind of like the extra stuff out of the way.

 

[kelfen]

there is an elegance to simplicity

 

[Guest]

I switched to Bing right after google changed and I like it better so far

 

[gm0n3y]

There are people that don't like the new sidebar? Its been around for a while for their other searches (video, books, etc) and I always wondered why (and was annoyed that) they didn't have it for regular search. I often want to filter by date ranges.

I don't know why people call it iGoogle, does Apple have something similar? To me, it reminds me of how NewEgg's site has been for the last 4 years or so.

 

[steiner666]

I like the convenience of refining your search, but it doesnt offer anything that my firefox with "Google Enhancer" add-on doesnt allow for. It even lets you search by file type.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]steiner666[/nom]I like the convenience of refining your search, but it doesnt offer anything that my firefox with "Google Enhancer" add-on doesnt allow for. It even lets you search by file type.[/citation]
You can already search by file type with regular google (even before the update) using filetypedf etc.

 

[steiner666]

[citation][nom]kelemvor4[/nom]You can get rid of all the crap they have on the page with adblock+ either using the element hiding helper or with these adblock+ rules:google.com##DIV#leftnavgoogle.com##DIV#gusergoogle.com##DIV#gbargoogle.com##A#logogoogle.com##P#bflgoogle.com##DIV#fllHere's how it looks:

[/citation]

Yeah that works to remove the elements, but the main thing i have a problem with is how there is still so much white space to the left of all the search results. Need some way to remove that now

 

[Gulli]

This is NOT a solution: it only sets your homepage so it only works the first time you perform a search. As soon as you do a second search it'll be back to the annoying sidebar version.