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AliExpress: pause auto-playing videos

Pauses videos that play on their own in banners and product galleries and turns autoplay off.

Code to copy

// Pause any auto-playing videos in banners and product galleries
function pauseVideos() {
  document.querySelectorAll('video').forEach(function (v) {
    if (!v.paused) { v.pause(); }
    v.autoplay = false;
    v.removeAttribute('autoplay');
  });
}
pauseVideos();
const obs = new MutationObserver(pauseVideos);
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });

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  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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