Last update : 2024-09-15

Are you tired of websites, especially technical ones, preventing you from copying or pasting commands or code snippets? Here’s a fix that website owners hate!

Step 1: Open Firefox

Make sure you’re using Firefox as this method works specifically for it.

Step 2: Access Firefox Configuration

  1. In the address bar (sometimes called the “Awesomebar”), type about:config and press Enter.
  2. You’ll see a warning message; click on the Accept the Risk and Continue button.

Step 3: Find the Clipboard Events Setting

  1. In the search bar at the top of the configuration page, type dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled.
  2. This setting controls whether websites can intercept and block copy, paste, or cut actions.

Step 4: Disable Clipboard Event Restrictions

  • You’ll see the dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled setting listed. Double-click on it to change its value from true to false.

Step 5: Enjoy Unrestricted Copy/Paste!

By setting this to false, websites can no longer prevent you from copying or pasting content. Now you can freely copy commands, code snippets, or any text you need from websites that previously blocked these actions.

Take back control of your browsing experience with this simple fix!