That's a really good question... Would you mind sharing the url of one of the sites so that I could look into it more thoroughly?

Thank you.

http://chq.org/

Try the No Script Security Suite Firefox at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/

After its installed go you Firefox AddOns manager, click the NoScript 'Options' button, unclick 'frame', 'fetch and 'other' then click 'media'.

Now when you go to http://chq.org/ there sill be now slideshow, Unfortunately it leaves the slideshow area blank, just a big white space where it used to be. Not really attractive, but it works.

I also tired it on bleacherreport which had a different kind of slideshow, more or a navigate the page style. Anyway, it blurred/pixelated the images.

It's not a perfect solution, but it works, If I find out anything else, I'll post it here.

For more info about NoScript, visit noscript.net

Thanks to Tao at superuser.com

You can also use code in userContent.css to hide content.

For the slider on that website you can use this code in userContent.css.

@-moz-document domain(chq.org){div[id^="layerslider"] {display:none!important}}

It is not that difficult to create userContent.css if you have never used it.

The first step is to open the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" page and find the button to access the profile folder.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox

You can find this button under the "Application Basics" section as "Profile Folder -> Open Folder". If you click this button then you open the profile folder in the Windows File Explorer. You need to create a folder with the name chrome in this folder (name is all lowercase). In the chrome folder you need to create a text file with the name userContent.css (name is case sensitive). In this userContent.css text file you paste the text posted.

In Windows saving the file is usually the only time things get more complicated because Windows can silently add a .txt file extension and you end up with a file named userContent.css.txt. To avoid this you need to make sure to select "All files" in the dialog to save the file in the text editor using "Save File as".

You need to close and restart Firefox when you create or modify the userContent.css file.

Thanks for the solutions, but I think if there is a white or blurred area I will be bothered by that as well. The photos themselves are important; I just need them one at a time.

What I need is to be able to manually scroll through the photos at my own speed, like we do when we have a folder of photos on our computer.

(On some websites I can stop the slideshow with my cursor, but then the cursor has to remain there and can't be used for anything else, which is an unsatisfactory solution.)

I didn't see your last reply. This won't help you.

Some add-ons have a feature where you can hide part of a page by right-clicking it and choosing something from a menu. For example, in uBlock Origin, it's right-click > Block Element:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

If you don't find slideshows to be that common, blocking one only after you see it might be a lower maintenance way of attacking the problem. However, if you can't block the whole show (i.e., it only blocks individual images), then that wouldn't be very efficient.

If you try it, let us know how it works for you.

Restonian said

The photos themselves are important; I just need them one at a time.

What I need is to be able to manually scroll through the photos at my own speed, like we do when we have a folder of photos on our computer.

I think a universal solution is very difficult because there are so many ways a slide show can be set up. At least in your example site there is a "pause" icon at the end of the row of little circles which stops the automatic progression.

jscher2000 said

At least in your example site there is a "pause" icon at the end of the row of little circles which stops the automatic progression.

Thanks! I had not noticed that.

Now if I can figure out how other types of slideshows can be paused, I'll have my solution.

Restonian said

Now if I can figure out how other types of slideshows can be paused, I'll have my solution.

I just went to a different website and clicked on the last photo of a series in a slideshow under "Books & Membership," and it created Left and Right Arrows.

If clicked the Arrows will re-open the slideshow to view the photos manually.

Here's the URL I'm talking about: https://www.lightonconspiracies.com/