LinkedIn Login Wall
2-minute readThis is a quick fix for people who don’t have a LinkedIn account or otherwise don’t want to log in and let others know when they’ve viewed a profile.
If you’ve hit the hard login wall where the profile preview doesn’t load, there are a couple options that work if you haven’t spent too much time on LinkedIn. You can try:
- turning your WiFi off/on again
- clearing your cookies/cache/other browsing history
- restarting your computer (if you’re really dedicated)
CCleaner is useful for clearing local browsing data across all browsers.
Steps
- Right click the transparent dark area around the login prompt
- Inspect Element
- Delete the
div
element that’s highlighted to remove the overlay- The element should be similar to:
<div class="show-login no-animation show" id="advocate-modal">
- The element should be similar to:
- Search for the
overflow
attribute of thebody.advocate-modal-visible
in the CSS and delete the lineoverflow: hidden
to remove the scroll lock- Navigate to the body level e.g.
html.os-mac > body#...
. - Modify the following CSS:
body.advocate-modal-visible { overflow: hidden; }
- Navigate to the body level e.g.