Reddit: pause feed videos
Automatically pauses videos that start on their own in the feed until you click to play them.
Code to copy
// Pause feed videos that start playing on their own
function pauseAutoplay() {
document.querySelectorAll('video').forEach(function (v) {
if (!v.paused && !v.dataset.jzUserPlayed) {
v.pause();
}
});
}
document.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
const v = e.target.closest('video, shreddit-player, shreddit-player-2');
if (v) {
const vid = v.matches('video') ? v : v.querySelector && v.querySelector('video');
if (vid) { vid.dataset.jzUserPlayed = '1'; }
}
}, true);
const obs = new MutationObserver(pauseAutoplay);
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });
pauseAutoplay();How to use this example
- Copy the code with the button above.
- Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
- Add a new rule matching that page.
- Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.
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