How to block auto-play video in Chrome

If you’ve ever visited a website with auto-play video and yelled in frustration as a result … this tip is for you.

To disable auto-play plugins in Chrome, go to settings

• Type this in a browser tab: chrome://settings/
• Or navigate to settings by clicking on the “hamburger” on the top right side of the browser and then select “Settings”

  

From settings, navigate to privacy content

• Select advanced settings, which a text link at the bottom of the screen
  
• Scroll to privacy and select content
  

Change plugin default settings

Many many thanks to @alphast:

@kegill It’s in Settings / Advanced Settings / Privacy / Content Settings (button) & then scroll down to Plug-Ins where you have 3 choices.

— Jean-Baptiste (@alphast) September 15, 2014

The result, however, isn’t very pretty. I wish I could “see” the video but have the choice of when or if to start play: