# HeroToZero

> Automatically eliminate obtrusive hero images that get in the way of the content you actually came for

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `herotozero`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dr. Cheap
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-11
- **First published:** 2025-09-14
- **Size:** 41 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/herotozero/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/drcheap/HeroToZero](https://github.com/drcheap/HeroToZero)

## Description

Hero images are the scourge of modern web design, bloating pages and frustrating users with their gratuitous size and slow loading times.

Things are only getting worse these days when stock photos weren't bad enough, and now we get AI generated slop instead.

Fight back with this plugin that automatically hunts down and destroys the most obtrusive image upon page load, getting you to the real content much quicker.

Notable features
- Choose a default behavior for all sites
- Override the default behavior either way on a per-site basis
- Optionally show a placeholder where the hero once was, which can be clicked to restore the image if needed.
- Coming Soon(TM) -- Adjust the sensitivity to be more lenient or more aggressive in the hunt.

## Rankings

- #100,054 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/herotozero)