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Disable All Links

Disables all links on a webpage and monitors for new links.

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         Disable All Links
  3. // @namespace    https://github.com/ghoulatsch
  4. // @version      240923
  5. // @description  Disables all links on a webpage and monitors for new links.
  6. // @author       Perplexity AI
  7. // @icon         https://www.iconsdb.com/icons/preview/black/shield-xxl.png
  8. // @match        *://*/*
  9. // @run-at       document-end
  10. // @grant        none
  11. // ==/UserScript==
  12.  
  13. (function() {
  14.     'use strict';
  15.  
  16.     // Function to disable a link
  17.     function disableLink(link) {
  18.         link.classList.add('disabled');
  19.         link.removeAttribute('href');
  20.         link.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
  21.         link.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
  22.         link.style.cursor = 'not-allowed';
  23.     }
  24.  
  25.     // Function to disable all existing links
  26.     function disableAllLinks() {
  27.         document.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(link => {
  28.             disableLink(link);
  29.         });
  30.     }
  31.  
  32.     // Function to observe mutations in the DOM
  33.     function observeNewLinks() {
  34.         const observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
  35.             mutations.forEach(mutation => {
  36.                 mutation.addedNodes.forEach(node => {
  37.                     if (node.nodeType === 1) { // Check if it's an element node
  38.                         const links = node.querySelectorAll('a');
  39.                         links.forEach(link => {
  40.                             disableLink(link);
  41.                         });
  42.                     }
  43.                 });
  44.             });
  45.         });
  46.  
  47.         observer.observe(document.body, {
  48.             childList: true,
  49.             subtree: true
  50.         });
  51.     }
  52.  
  53.     // Initial setup
  54.     disableAllLinks();
  55.     observeNewLinks();
  56. })();