A Firefox add-on to automatically remove the overlay that blocks a user from reading an article, both on web and on mobile.
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Version 1.0.0
- Added functionality to remove the overlay that covers the article;
- Added functionality to remove the video player that automatically appears when an article is opened.
Version 1.0.1
- Minor fix.
Version 1.0.2
- Icons included.
Version 1.0.3
- Removed functionality to close the video popup;
- Additional icons included.
Version 1.0.4 (disabled by Mozilla)
- Re-added functionality to close the video popup.
Version 1.0.5 (disabled by Mozilla)
- Fixed a race-condition related bug;
- Added functionality to remove a paywall stripe that appears when the free articles limit hasn't been reached yet.
Version 1.0.6
- Re-introduced functionalities from versions 1.0.4 and 1.0.5, which have been disabled by Mozilla due to an issue with the jQuery source code checksum discovered during the review process;
- Updated jQuery to version 3.4.1.
Version 1.1.0
- Added support for mobile.
Version 1.1.1
- Fixed issue on mobile caused by a strange behaviour of the website that affected readability of the article.
Version 1.2.0
- Added functionality to remove the paywall that was recently added.
Version 1.2.1
- Fixed bug related to scrolling.
Version 1.3.0
- Added functionality to remove blur filter from article;
- Remove ads within article and reduce the excessive space it occupies.
Version 1.3.1
- Removed unnecessary timeout-based loop;
- Removed forgotten console log printers.
Version 1.4.0
- Added functionality to uncover article when a paywall should be shown.