Skip PopUps that block content reading

You may have seen the pop-up windows (popups) also known as Lightbox modals, on websites that prevent you from reading it their. And let's not forget those pesky "fill out the survey below to continue."

To disable these Lightbox modal windows, you can disable Javascript in your browser, which prevents them from appearing. However, this will also stop other site services from running.

But there is another easy way to skip these annoying PopUps (pop-up windows) without destroying the overall functionality of the site.

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Bypassing Lightbox Modals (PopUps) into Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer

To skip these pop-ups, you need to go to your browser's "Inspect Element" and delete some of the webpage code. Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer offer very easy access to the Inspect Element. Below is the process for using Chrome, but it is almost the same as Firefox and IE.
Step 1: Inspect Element

Just right-click on the faded background of the web page and select "Inspect Element" or Inspect Element

When Inspect Element opens, you will see several lines of code. Do not worry! You do not need to know what all this means.

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Step 2: Delete the Lightbox mask

Inspect Element should automatically render the mask behind the Lightbox popup modal, in this case, “monetate_lightbox_mask”. Make sure you select the entire code snippet. Then right-click on the and press “Delete Node” (or “Delete Element” in IE).

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Step 3: Delete the Lightbox

Now you should also delete the second label

Deleting the second "mandate_lightbox_mask" that is just below what you deleted above will completely remove the pop-up box preventing the web page from being read.

If you stop here, you will see that you cannot scroll the web page as the , has been turned off with the Lightbox modal, so you need to turn it on again.

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Step 4: Activate it

Right underneath tag you will find it tag. Find the code "style = overflow: hidden" and delete only the passage "overflow: hidden" Double-click on this section, delete the text and press enter.

After that, you'll see it again Scroll Bar and everything will work normally.

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Step 5: Quit Developer Tools

You can now close the developer tools view and read the content without .
Bypassing Lightbox Modals in Safari

The process in Safari is no different than in Chrome and Firefox, except that you need to allow access to web development tools. To enable them, simply open "Advanced" on the "Preferences tab" in Safari and click on the box at the bottom that says Show Develop in menu bar.”

Now that you have the Show Develop menu in menu bar enabled, you can do exactly the same thing with Chrome and Firefox. Right-click on the blurred background, select "Item Inspection", and continue deleting the code mentioned in steps 2 to 4 above.

In my example, I used National's website , but this method of deleting nodes can work on pretty much any other website that uses the Lightbox modals blocking content. However, the labels and terms used are likely to change. Thus, the selection of the code to delete should also change.

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