How to block images in Watir?

Question

I am using Watir for a data fetching job where I don't need any images to be loaded. Is it possible to block them?

Answer 1

I think it can be:

        profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Chrome::Profile.new
        profile['webkit.webprefs.loads_images_automatically'] = false

        @browser = Watir::Browser.new :chrome, :profile => profile

See: http://watir.github.io/docs/chrome/

Answer 2

Use :

webkit: { webprefs: { loads_images_automatically: false } } or profile: { default_content_setting_values: { images: 2 } }