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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 06:20 AM Apr 2017

Google Chrome's "Disable HTML5 Autoplay" extension

Huffington Post pissed me off for the last time this morning.

As those of you who frequent the site know, most pages open with an "autoplay" video that often begins with a blast of loud music. Not as much of a problem in the middle of the day if you are at home. Anywhere else, it's a supreme annoyance.

Get the extension here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-html5-autoplay/efdhoaajjjgckpbkoglidkeendpkolai

What happens after you install it is that the video player loads on the page and then stops, displaying the "play" button, rather than autoplaying.

If for some reason you decide that you DO want videos to autoplay on a specific page, simply click the extension button and change the default "Disable Autoplay" to "Disable Nothing."

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Google Chrome's "Disable HTML5 Autoplay" extension (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2017 OP
Thanks TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #1
Yay!!! Never knew those damn auto plays could be stopped!!!!!! LeftInTX Apr 2017 #8
We are on satellite which means a crappy data limit TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #10
cool! blogslut Apr 2017 #11
Thank you! MANative Apr 2017 #2
Usabilitity Fuxulator Solved! The Big Ragu Apr 2017 #3
I just downloaded it True Dough Apr 2017 #4
Thank you! retrowire Apr 2017 #5
You are welcome (as is everyone else who said thanks). Miles Archer Apr 2017 #6
Yep I got those too. retrowire Apr 2017 #7
Does anyone in the entire world like autoplay? LeftInTX Apr 2017 #9

TexasProgresive

(12,148 posts)
1. Thanks
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 07:11 AM
Apr 2017

I don't use Chrome but Mozilla based SeaMonkey. You inspired me to search again for how to stop video auto play. It is now available in Fire Fox and Sea Monkey. Type <about:config> take the risk, type media.autoplay in the search bar, double click to change from true to false.

media.autoplay.enabled;true
media.autoplay.enabled;false

TexasProgresive

(12,148 posts)
10. We are on satellite which means a crappy data limit
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 05:59 PM
Apr 2017

so I don't do videos. DU is good because embedded videos don't auto-play, but lots of other sites are not nice.

True Dough

(17,090 posts)
4. I just downloaded it
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 10:54 AM
Apr 2017

You're doing a real service here, Miles Archer. Thanks for sharing this.

Like you, I detest those annoying and loud auto-play videos, particularly on espn.com

And on some sites they reduce the size of the video screen so you have to scroll up and down looking for where the hell the blaring audio is coming from.

I'm going to really appreciate that Chrome extension!

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
5. Thank you!
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:44 AM
Apr 2017

I block JavaScript, flash, and images on most sites but I had no way to fight the new html5 plague.

So thanks for this!

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
6. You are welcome (as is everyone else who said thanks).
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:55 AM
Apr 2017

If you have this, plus (depending on your operating system and browser, I use Chrome in Windows 10):

AdBlock Plus

uBlock Origin

FB Purity (for Facebook users, blocks ads and lets you remove page elements like "suggested games" or anything else that annoys you)

...you are good to go with a Swiss Army Knife of protection.

SOME Websites write code to get around the ad blockers. If you do a Google search on the specific site, you'll find multiple examples of custom code you can add to either uBlock Origin or AdBlock plus that will resolve the issue.

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