Elements Blocker

Long press to enter picker mode, click element to hide it forever

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Elements Blocker
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Long press to enter picker mode, click element to hide it forever
// @author       smoochie
// @match        *://*/*
// @run-at       document-end
// @grant        none
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==



(function () {
  'use strict';



  const STORAGE_KEY = 'element-blocker';
  const LONG_PRESS_MS = 600;



  let pickerActive = false;
  let pressTimer = null;
  let highlighted = null;



  function getStored() {
    try {
      return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) || '{}');
    } catch { return {}; }
  }



  function applyStored() {
    const all = getStored();
    const host = location.hostname;
    const selectors = all[host] || [];
    selectors.forEach(sel => {
      try {
        document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(el => {
          el.style.cssText = 'display:none!important';
        });
      } catch {}
    });
  }



  function saveSelector(sel) {
    const all = getStored();
    const host = location.hostname;
    if (!all[host]) all[host] = [];
    if (!all[host].includes(sel)) {
      all[host].push(sel);
      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(all));
    }
  }


  function getSelector(el) {
    if (el.id) return `#${CSS.escape(el.id)}`;


    const parts = [];
    let current = el;
    while (current && current !== document.body) {
      let part = current.tagName.toLowerCase();



      if (current.id) {
        part = `#${CSS.escape(current.id)}`;
        parts.unshift(part);
        break;
      }


      if (current.className && typeof current.className === 'string') {
        const classes = current.className.trim().split(/\s+/).slice(0, 2);
        part += '.' + classes.map(c => CSS.escape(c)).join('.');
      }


      const siblings = current.parentElement
        ? [...current.parentElement.children].filter(c => c.tagName === current.tagName)
        : [];
      if (siblings.length > 1) {
        const idx = siblings.indexOf(current) + 1;
        part += `:nth-of-type(${idx})`;
      }



      parts.unshift(part);
      current = current.parentElement;
    }



    return parts.join(' > ');
  }



  function showToast(msg, color = '#1a3a5c') {
    const old = document.getElementById('eb-toast');
    if (old) old.remove();


    const toast = document.createElement('div');
    toast.id = 'eb-toast';
    toast.textContent = msg;
    toast.style.cssText = `
      position: fixed;
      bottom: 30px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      background: ${color};
      color: #fff;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-family: sans-serif;
      z-index: 2147483647;
      pointer-events: none;
      white-space: nowrap;
    `;
    document.body.appendChild(toast);
    setTimeout(() => toast.remove(), 2500);
  }


  function highlight(el) {
    if (highlighted === el) return;
    clearHighlight();
    highlighted = el;
    el.dataset.ebOutline = el.style.outline || '';
    el.style.outline = '2px solid red';
    el.style.outlineOffset = '2px';
  }



  function clearHighlight() {
    if (highlighted) {
      highlighted.style.outline = highlighted.dataset.ebOutline || '';
      delete highlighted.dataset.ebOutline;
      highlighted = null;
    }
  }


  function enterPicker() {
    pickerActive = true;
    showToast('🔴 Selection mode - click on an item to hide it');
    document.body.style.cursor = 'crosshair';
  }


  function exitPicker() {
    pickerActive = false;
    clearHighlight();
    document.body.style.cursor = '';
  }


  document.addEventListener('touchstart', e => {
    pressTimer = setTimeout(() => {
      if (!pickerActive) enterPicker();
      else exitPicker();
    }, LONG_PRESS_MS);
  }, { passive: true });



  document.addEventListener('touchend', () => {
    clearTimeout(pressTimer);
  }, { passive: true });



  document.addEventListener('touchmove', () => {
    clearTimeout(pressTimer);
  }, { passive: true });



  document.addEventListener('mouseover', e => {
    if (!pickerActive) return;
    highlight(e.target);
  });



  document.addEventListener('click', e => {
    if (!pickerActive) return;
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();


    const el = e.target;
    const sel = getSelector(el);
    saveSelector(sel);
    el.style.cssText = 'display:none!important';
    showToast('✅ The element has been hidden and saved', '#1a6644');
    exitPicker();
  }, true);


  document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
    if (e.key === 'Escape' && pickerActive) {
      exitPicker();
      showToast('❌ Selection mode has been canceled', '#888');
    }
  });

  applyStored();

  setTimeout(applyStored, 1500);
  setTimeout(applyStored, 4000);

  const observer = new MutationObserver(applyStored);
  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });

})();