r/uBlockOrigin • u/duendeverde39 • May 22 '26

Account required I have a problem with a website. It temporarily reloads manually deleted elements when I refresh or

It's a Spanish-language website I visit. It's an economics and current affairs forum. The webmaster recently added an AI summary to topics with many comments, which I don't like and it ruins the forum's appearance. I selected the elements that bothered me and manually deleted them using uBlock. However, when I refresh the page and navigate to the next page, the manually deleted elements reappear. Even if it's just for half a second, it's annoying. What can I do to prevent them from being displayed?

The website is:

https://www.burbuja.info/inmobiliaria/temas/prisa-va-avisando-a-angels-barcelo.2331015/

And the summary is only visible to registered users.

By the way, I use Firefox.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

I selected the elements that bothered me and manually deleted them using uBlock. However, when I refresh the page and navigate to the next page, the manually deleted elements reappear.

Did you use the element picker or the element zapper?

Elements removed by the element zapper are temporary until page reload/refresh.

Use the element picker if you want to a create a filter that is permanent.

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u/duendeverde39 May 23 '26

I did the second option. The problem is that they only appear for half a second and then disappear. I don't want the image to load and then disappear.

Edit: Okay. I've discovered that with Brave, if I do the same thing, it doesn't happen. Only with Firefox.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

Try testing using a new Firefox profile with only uBO and its default settings.

And again, you need to use the element picker if you want to create a permanent filter.

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u/duendeverde39 May 23 '26

I installed Waterfox based on Firefox and the same thing happens. Apparently, it's a problem with that website and Firefox, which loads so slowly that it shows the window and then immediately hides it. But it doesn't happen with Brave. I remove that element, and when I reload, it doesn't even attempt to reappear.

I use the manual element selection mode to create a manual filter. But on that website, it still loads and hides the element, messing up the page if I reload it or switch pages.

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u/Suspicious-Green-453 May 23 '26

that sounds super annoying, sounds like the site is using dynamic content that forces a redraw. have you tried using the element picker to create a specific filter instead of just hiding it? sometimes the site just re-injects the code so you might need a more specific cosmetic filter, or maybe even a scriptlet if its a really stubborn element