IMPORTANT: If you are seeing ads with ABP installed, first check that your settings are correct or the feature may not work correctly: What to do if you are seeing ads.
If the settings are correct but you're still seeing something you want to block, you can manually remove it with the Block Element feature. And it’s not just ads — you can also block images, scripts, comment sections, and more by following the steps below.
The block element feature is only available in ABP on desktop extensions for Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Firefox.
- Open the webpage with the element you want to block.
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From the toolbar, click the Adblock Plus icon and select Block element.
- Hover your mouse over the element you want to block.
The element area turns red. - Click the element.
- The Block element window opens.
Here you can Preview blocking the selected element, or you can Unselect and choose a different element. To exit the window, select Cancel. - To block the element, select Block.
The element is now blocked.
Important
This option will only appear in the context menu when right-clicking on media elements that can be blocked, such as slideshows, audios, images, and video.
- On your ABP advanced settings, make sure you have Show 'Block element' right-click menu item turned ON.
- Right-click the element you want to block.
- From the drop-down context menu, select Block Element.
- In the dialogue box that appears, confirm the change by clicking Block.