Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#1

Post by expertcs » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 8:16 AM UTC

Lately, techcrunch has added auto-refresh on their website. I understand it must be for increasing pageviews, however, I simply hate it. Can someone help me on how to turn it completely off?

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#2

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 8:20 AM UTC

How about a greasemonkey script ?

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#3

Post by colonelxc » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 9:40 AM UTC

This caught my eye in the source: setTimeout('location.reload(true)',1200000);

The simplest way is to disable javascript.

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#4

Post by i386 » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 9:58 AM UTC

colonelxc wrote: post #3

This caught my eye in the source: setTimeout('location.reload(true)',1200000); The simplest way is to disable javascript.

Or use their RSS/ATOM feed.

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#5

Post by aj » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 10:03 AM UTC

If you're using Firefox, there is an option under "Tools->Options->Advanced Tab->Accessibility" - Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload web pages

You could use that I think. I've not tried it (and I don't want to visit TC)

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#6

Post by maushu » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 10:32 AM UTC

When sites try to increase pageviews artificially it pisses me off.

They could've easily implemented a ajax solution to update only the headers section of the site.

Re: Ask HN: How to turn off auto-refresh on techcrunch?

#7

Post by staunch » Wed, Jul 28, 2010, 10:26 PM UTC

You might be able to get it turned off for all of us if you're willing to contact their advertising networks and tell them about it :-)