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Every time I visit CNN I get a message saying that Firefox prevented the page from automatically reloading. I want to allow this. How can I do this? Why does Firefox make this so difficult? It's just a news site...

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I want to allow CNN.com and other news and weather pages as well as blogs to automatically reload. I cannot figure out how to do so. Every other browser I've ever used has a way of allowing certain "trusted" sites to reload. All I get is an icon that says "Allow" but when I click on it the message instantly reappears and the only way to get rid of it is to "X" out of it which defeats the purpose completely.

I want to allow CNN.com and other news and weather pages as well as blogs to automatically reload. I cannot figure out how to do so. Every other browser I've ever used has a way of allowing certain "trusted" sites to reload. All I get is an icon that says "Allow" but when I click on it the message instantly reappears and the only way to get rid of it is to "X" out of it which defeats the purpose completely.

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See:

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General : Accessibility : [ ] "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page"

For other OS see:

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Modified by cor-el

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Yes I know about that BUT does this allow the page to auto-refresh? CNN's page refreshes with every news story update. It's my understanding that this selection in the advanced settings just keeps Firefox from warning you about the blocked attempt.

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That shouldn't block refreshes.
If that happens then check your extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions)

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Thanks a lot. I'll give it a shot and see if this does the trick. I only have a couple of extensions/add-ons so it shouldn't be too hard to narrow it down if the page doesn't refresh. Again, thanks :)