Hide suggestion dropdown and widgets on Perplexity permanently
A Tampermonkey userscript that hides the search suggestion dropdown and controls widget visibility on Perplexity.ai.
Perplexity allows you to disable suggestions and widgets in their settings, but (annoyingly) these settings are only stored locally and often get turned back on and had to be set per browser. This script was created to provide a persistent solution for users who got tired of repeatedly disabling these features. May require a refresh after any changes and on the very first load to set the cookies.
pplx-never-suggest.user.js in the releases tab and install (or open the downloaded file in the browser) or install via GreasyFork.After installation, the script runs automatically on perplexity.ai. Access settings through the Tampermonkey menu:
This script uses Perplexity's own cookie system to control these features:
pplx.is-autosuggest-disabled - Controls search suggestionspplx.homepage-widgets-disabled - Controls homepage widgetspplx.is-discover-interest-box-dismissed - Controls the discover interest boxThis approach is much more reliable than DOM manipulation and works with Perplexity's native systems.
By default, the script:
If the script stops working:
MIT License - Feel free to modify and distribute.