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    Auto Refresh Stops After One Cycle — How to Fix It

    Auto Refresh Stops After One Cycle

    Two common reports from Auto Refresh users come bundled together: the timer stops after a single cycle, and the on-page timer ends up off-screen and impossible to close. Both are caused by Advance Options that are simple to fix once you know which checkboxes to look at.

    This guide walks through the four toggles that control these behaviours and what each one does, so you can leave the extension running uninterrupted while you work.

    1. Refresh stops after one cycle

    When Auto Refresh stops on its own after one or two cycles, it is almost always one of these two options that is doing it. Open the popup, scroll to Advance Options, and verify both rows.

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    Running 
    Time Interval
    Refresh List
    Detect Keyword

    Advance Options

     Refresh only on current tab 

     Stop after 3 number of auto refresh 

     Show visual timer on the webpage 

     Stop refreshing if click anywhere on the page 

     Hard Refresh 

    • Uncheck "Stop after X number of auto refresh" — when this is on, the extension stops as soon as it hits the number you set (3 by default). Uncheck it to refresh indefinitely.
    • Uncheck "Stop refreshing if click anywhere on the page" — when this is on, the very first click or keystroke on the page halts the timer. Disabling it lets the refresh continue while you keep working in the tab.

    2. Timer is off-screen and cannot be closed

    If the on-page timer is invisible or stuck where you cannot reach it, the cause is usually the saved position from a previous session. Reset it with the two toggles below.

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    English 
    Running 
    Time Interval
    Refresh List
    Detect Keyword

    Advance Options

     Refresh only on current tab 

     Stop after 3 number of auto refresh 

     Show visual timer on the webpage 

     Remember the auto-refresh timer position. 

     Hard Refresh 

    • Make sure "Show visual timer on the webpage" is checked — when this is off, the on-page countdown is hidden completely and there is nothing to click.
    • Uncheck "Remember the auto-refresh timer position" — this resets the timer to its default location on every reload, so it cannot get stuck off-screen or behind a fixed header.

    Save and start again

    1. After adjusting any of these checkboxes, click Save in the popup.
    2. Stop the current Auto Refresh session and start it again so the new settings apply from the next reload.

    If the timer continues to disappear after a reset, send us a screenshot of the page along with the Advance Options panel and we will troubleshoot directly.