How to Make LinkedIn Less Distracting
LinkedIn’s settings can mute notifications, but they can’t remove the sidebars, the messaging popup or the “Start a post” box. The LinkFeed Pro extension hides each of them with one option and keeps only your feed.
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In 30 seconds
- 1Install LinkFeed Pro
- 2Open LinkedIn and click the LinkFeed icon.
- 3Turn on the elements you want to hide.
What’s actually distracting you
Five parts of the page do most of the damage. Each has its own guide:
- The sidebars: LinkedIn News, “Add to your feed”, ads and games on both sides of the feed. Hide the LinkedIn sidebars
- The messaging popup: a chat window docked on every page, with an unread badge. Hide the messaging popup
- The “Start a post” box: the first thing above the feed on every visit. Hide the “Start a post” box
- Truncated posts: almost every post stops at “…see more”. Auto-expand LinkedIn posts
- The narrow feed: a thin column in the middle of a wide screen. Widen the LinkedIn feed
What LinkedIn’s settings can do
Worth a few minutes, but limited:
- Notifications: Settings & Privacy → Notifications lets you turn off whole categories (for example, suggestions or job alerts).
- Your feed: unfollow accounts that post too much, or use “I don’t want to see this” on posts.
- Messaging: Settings & Privacy → Visibility → Manage active status hides your green dot.
None of these removes a single element from the page. There is no setting for the sidebars, the messaging window, the composer or the “see more” truncation.
Why custom CSS rules keep breaking
Hiding elements with a user style works for a while. LinkedIn runs several front-end versions in parallel and A/B tests layouts constantly, so the structure your rules target today can be replaced next week. When that happens, rules stop matching and the clutter comes back. You end up maintaining a list of patches against LinkedIn’s release cycle.
What LinkFeed Pro does
LinkFeed Pro detects which LinkedIn interface you are on and applies the matching rules. Each element has its own option in the panel:
- Hide Side Bar, Hide Messenger, Hide 'Start Post', Hide Navigation Bar
- Hide 'Promoted / Recommended' and Hide 'Post Removed' for the feed itself
- Auto-Expand Posts, Feed Width, Text Size and Post Spacing for reading comfort
Every feature works for 14 days, with no account or card. After that, a one-time lifetime license keeps LinkFeed Pro running. Some features stay free without a license, such as saving a post as an image.
FAQ
Does this violate LinkedIn’s terms of service? No. The extension only changes how pages are displayed in your browser. It doesn’t automate actions, collect data or touch your account.
Will LinkedIn still work normally? Yes. Posting, messaging, search and notifications work as usual. Only what is displayed changes.
Why not use an ad blocker? Ad blockers target ads. The sidebars, the messaging popup and truncated posts are part of LinkedIn’s own interface, so an ad blocker leaves them in place.
What happens when LinkedIn changes its design? The extension recognizes the version of LinkedIn it runs on, and its rules are updated when LinkedIn changes.
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