The Visual Editor is a user-friendly and handy interface that enables our users to hide visual elements on web pages without requiring any special skills.
1Blocker always does its best to protect you from irrelevant content with its default filters. However, you may sometimes encounter elements or images that 1Blocker is not supposed to remove, or perhaps we have yet to cover them with a filter update.
If there is an element that you don’t want to see on a web page, you can use the Visual Editor to make 1Blocker generate a rule to hide this element.
How to enable Visual Editor on iOS:
Open the page that displays the item you want to hide.
Open the 1Blocker extension from the Safari Share menu.
Tap "Hide Element" > the original web page will be loaded.
Now, tap the element you want to remove. You can adjust the selected area using the "Expand" and "Narrow" buttons if necessary.
When the desired element is highlighted, hit "Save" at the top right.
1Blocker will try to create a rule targeting this item. If it fails to remove it, you can give it another try, selecting a more precise area. If it still doesn’t give you the necessary result, please check the “Important to know” section of this page.
How to enable Visual editor on macOS:
Open the page that displays the item you want to hide.
Open the 1Blocker Safari toolbar button -
Press "Hide Element" > the original web page will be loaded in a separate window.
Now, click on the element you want to remove. You can adjust the selected area using the "Expand" and "Narrow" buttons if necessary.
When the element is highlighted, hit "Save" at the top-right corner of the screen.
1Blocker will create a rule to remove this item. If it misses the target, you can give it another try, selecting a more precise area. If it still doesn’t give you the necessary result, please review the "Important to know" section of this page.
The Visual Editor offers two ways of working with elements.
The Element Selection mode is the one enabled by default. Also, there's the Click mode, which makes it possible to use mouse clicks, browse web pages, close pop-ups, and log into accounts.
This button switches between the two options ->
Important to know:
Some elements have random names or require more advanced rules. 1Blocker cannot hide such elements automatically, but we encourage you to let us know about such cases so that we can take the necessary measures.
The Visual Editor always loads the original page without any blocking rules applied.
The Visual Editor cannot access cookie files from your Safari user session. As a result, it is not possible to stay logged into your accounts on such pages while in the Visual Editor, but you can use the Click mode to sign in again.