addthis's script fails to load in Chrome

Question

I've added addthis.com's code to my HTML page.

But Google Chrome shows a status failed for getting this url :

x Failed to load resource
GET http://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-51aee1dc1b323034  

The addthis widget shows in FireFox on my PC but not on my colleague's where on loading that URL shows Content Encoding Error.

Im unable to find the root cause of this. Is it addthis's script or does it have something to do with my implementation ?

Lyonnaise

Answer 1

I ran into the same issue today. Try using https. It solved the problem for me.

https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-51aee1dc1b323034

Lipid

to cover both http and https it should be enough to remove http: or https: this way: //s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-51aee1dc1b323034 – Englut

I have this same problem.. tried with only // and https:// and no luck. works in firefox but not chrome. – Hubbard

Answer 2

AdBlock and other extensions block "addthis" http://support.getadblock.com/discussions/problems/26572-adblock-blocking-adthis-widget

Linville

rip, this link is 404 now, the forum has changed and that post seems to have been removed. I tried searching for addthis in that forum with no result – Kalinda

Answer 3

I tried in every possible way for a day (http to https, CORS, etc). But failed. Then disable all the Extensions in Chrome. Eureka!!! It's Avast bloking the addthis_widget.js

Blockish

Answer 4

If you have the Avast Online Security extension installed in your browser just disable it. Worked for me.

Teletype

Answer 5

I ran into the same issue:

GET https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

The console error states it was blocked by client (me): so I checked and found out I had adblockers enabled in my browser, thus: I then added the site to whitelist and voila: AddThis started working!

In addition:

//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-51aee1dc1b323034

The above accounts for both Http and Https.

Joellajoelle

Answer 6

If you're using OpenWRT (and I imagine DD-WRT and others) on your router and using any of the adblock services/plugins, you need to add s7.addthis.com to the Services > Adblock whitelist.

The specific error is

https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED

You'll get similar errors for Google and Bing analytics and other similar services too.

Maieutic