# Element Blocker

> Block popups, banners, chat widgets, notification bars, and more from appearing on any website.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/element-blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/element-blocker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `element-blocker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Luke Peters
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance
- **Daily users:** 2,163
- **Weekly downloads:** 42
- **Rating:** 4.49 / 5 (91 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-06
- **First published:** 2019-03-29
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/element-blocker/)
- **Website:** [https://lukepeters.me](https://lukepeters.me/)

## Description

Element Blocker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to improve your browsing experience by blocking unwanted web page elements such as popups, banners, chat widgets, and notification bars. With a simple click, you can add any annoying element to your block list, keeping websites clean and distraction-free. The extension provides insightful features like viewing how many elements you have blocked on a specific website and the ability to temporarily pause element blocking when needed.

Manage your blocked elements effortlessly by removing all blocked items from a given website or selectively deleting specific blocked elements. Whether you're tired of intrusive popup ads or persistent chat widgets, Element Blocker gives you the control to customize your browsing environment with ease and precision.

## Rankings

- #2,081 — Overall
- #337 — Appearance
- #4 — element
- #43 — ad blocker
- #46 — writer's block
- #55 — website blocker

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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## Review summary

Element Blocker is valued for effectively blocking distracting elements and its ease of use, especially with other blockers like Unhook. Common drawbacks are precision/UX issues (hard to identify blocked elements), occasional bugs where blocks reappear, lack of a global ON/OFF toggle, missing advanced targeting (manual rules, per-URL scope, regex), and limited onboarding. Overall, it’s useful but could be improved with improved UX and advanced targeting features.

### Pros

- Effectively blocks page elements to improve focus and reduce distractions.
- Simple and easy to use, with positive overall usefulness.
- Works well in combination with other blockers (e.g., Unhook) to block more content.
- Capable of hiding intrusive UI elements like ads and sidebars across sites.
- Strong user appreciation and positive feedback.

### Cons

- Imprecise hover-based element selection and very verbose CSS selectors, making it hard to tell what is blocked.
- Blocking persistence issues where blocked elements reappear after updates or on certain sites (e.g., YouTube).
- No global ON/OFF toggle and workflow friction requiring multiple clicks to manage blocks.
- Missing advanced targeting options: manual rule writing, per-URL or per-domain scope, and regex support.
- Insufficient onboarding/instructions, making the usage process unclear for new users.

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