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IMDb: sort reviews by helpfulness

On the reviews page, automatically sets the sort order to "most helpful".

Code to copy

// On the reviews page, switch the sort order to "most helpful"
function sortByHelpful() {
  const select = document.querySelector('#lister-sort-by-options, select[name="sort"]');
  if (select && select.value !== 'helpfulnessScore' && !select.dataset.jzSorted) {
    select.dataset.jzSorted = '1';
    select.value = 'helpfulnessScore';
    select.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
  }
}
sortByHelpful();
const obs = new MutationObserver(sortByHelpful);
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });

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  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  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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