How to Hide Friends on MySpace

MySpace or Myspace, as it is known as today, is a popular social networking site. This is a free online community where people can make their personal profiles and share personal information with their friends. It is kind of an online community, that people use to socialize with other online users. One needs to be at least 14 years of age to create an online Myspace profile. Apart from making friends, this website is also popular with many celebrity musicians, singers and television artists. One is able to go through these celebrity profiles and even be able to listen to or download some of the exclusive music files shared by these musicians. One tends to befriend many people on MySpace and the list tends to get a tad too long. This is why people often want to know how to hide friends on MySpace. There is a simple way for hiding friends on MySpace. Let's have a look.

Hiding Friends on MySpace 1.0

MySpace is the next popular online social networking site after Facebook. Everyone can be friends with anyone on MySpace 1.0. So, whosoever is a friend, can view your profile and access all your friends. You may have added friends your parents disapprove of or maybe you do not want your current girlfriend to know your 'ex' is still on your list. Maybe a jealous friend is trying to add all your close friends from your list to her friend list. Or, simply put, you do not want to share the information about who your friends are on MySpace with others. The best thing to do in this case is hiding your friends on MySpace.

You need to log to your MySpace 1.0 account using your email and password. Your MySpace page will open and you can visit your profile page. In the Profile page open the Edit Profile tab. When you are in the edit profile tab, you can make changes to the way your profile looks. In the About Me section you need to copy paste the following code anywhere in your About Me section.

<style type="text/css">.friendSpace { display:none; }</style>

This code will help you add hide the friends and view all links in MySpace 1.0. If you wish to just hide your friends allow the view all link to be visible, all you need to do is copy paste the following code anywhere in your About Me section.

<style type="text/css">.friendSpace tr td.text table tr td table tr td table tr td a { display: none; } .friendSpace tr td.text table tr td table tr td { display: none; } .friendSpace tr td.text table tr td span { display: none; }</style>

Now, click on save changes and refresh your MySpace profile. You will find your friends list hidden in your profile.

Hiding Friends on MySpace 2.0

If you are a MySpace 2.0 users, you can hide your friends using a different code. All you need to do is log in to your MySpace account and visit your profile page. Then from the drop down menu, you need to select Customize Profile. You will find a new Profile 2.0 Customize Profile window open. When you go through the options, you will come across CSS. Click on CSS and a new dialog box will open. You need to add a code in this dialog box for hiding your friends on MySpace 2.0. The code is as follows:

.friendSpaceModule { display: none; }

Then, click on Publish and your friends list will no longer be visible on your MySpace 2.0 profile. Another easy way is by making changes in the module. You need to visit your profile page and select 'Customize Profile' in the list. Then on the left hand side of your computer screen, you will be able to see Modules. Then click on Friend Space module and it will be hidden. Then finish off by clicking on Publish. When you visit your profile again, you will find your MySpace friend list hidden.

MySpace is a fun and entertaining website, but one should exert caution. Make sure you add only those who you know. Even if you add unknown friends, make sure you follow some precautions. Hope the above information has helped you in hiding your friends on MySpace.