diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js
index 82c7d78..5b2a5e1 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class CommsClient {
       console.log(`[CommsClient::registerVideo] <${this.commsId}>`, "Registering video for current page.");
     }
     if (this.pageInfo) {
-      if (this.pageInfo.videos.length) { 
+      if (this.pageInfo.hasVideo()) { 
         this.port.postMessage({cmd: "has-video"});
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PageInfo.js b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PageInfo.js
index bb74628..12b5e51 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PageInfo.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PageInfo.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if(Debug.debug)
 
 
 class PageInfo {
-  constructor(comms, settings, extensionMode){
+  constructor(comms, settings, extensionMode, readOnly = false){
     this.hasVideos = false;
     this.siteDisabled = false;
     this.videos = [];
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class PageInfo {
     this.scheduleUrlCheck();
 
     this.currentZoomScale = 1;
+
+    console.log("PAGEINFO: STARTING IN READ ONLY MODE?", readOnly)
   }
 
   destroy() {
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ class PageInfo {
     return document.getElementsByTagName('video');
   }
 
+  hasVideo() {
+    console.log("DO WE HAVE VIDEO?", this.readOnly ? this.hasVideos : this.videos.length)
+    return this.readOnly ? this.hasVideos : this.videos.length;
+  }
+
   rescan(rescanReason){
     const oldVideoCount = this.videos.length;
 
@@ -124,6 +131,17 @@ class PageInfo {
       // if video lacks either of the two properties, we skip all further checks cos pointless
       if(video.offsetWidth && video.offsetHeight){
         this.hasVideos = true;
+
+        if (this.readOnly) {
+          console.log("FOUDN A VIDEO")
+          // in lite mode, we're done. This is all the info we want, but we want to actually start doing 
+          // things that interfere with the website. We still want to be runnig a rescan, tho.
+
+          if(rescanReason == RescanReason.PERIODIC){
+            this.scheduleRescan(RescanReason.PERIODIC);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
       } else {
         continue;
       }
@@ -147,6 +165,7 @@ class PageInfo {
         if (Debug.debug && Debug.periodic && Debug.videoRescan) {
           console.log("[PageInfo::rescan] found new video candidate:", video, "NOTE:: Video initialization starts here:\n--------------------------------\n")
         }
+        
         v = new VideoData(video, this.settings, this);
         // console.log("[PageInfo::rescan] v is:", v)
         v.initArDetection();
diff --git a/src/ext/uw.js b/src/ext/uw.js
index 37a3aea..584dc6b 100644
--- a/src/ext/uw.js
+++ b/src/ext/uw.js
@@ -65,15 +65,23 @@ class UW {
       console.log("[uw::init] Extension mode:" + (extensionMode < 0 ? "disabled" : extensionMode == '1' ? 'basic' : 'full'));
     }
 
-    if(extensionMode === ExtensionMode.Disabled){
-      if(Debug.debug) {
+    const isSiteDisabled = extensionMode === ExtensionMode.Disabled
+
+    if (isSiteDisabled) {
+      if (this.settings.getExtensionMode('@global') === ExtensionMode.Disabled) {
+        if (Debug.debug) {
+          console.log("[uw::init] EXTENSION DISABLED, THEREFORE WONT BE STARTED")
+        }
         console.log("[uw::init] EXTENSION DISABLED, THEREFORE WONT BE STARTED")
+        return;
       }
-      return;
     }
   
     try {
-      this.pageInfo = new PageInfo(this.comms, this.settings, extensionMode);
+      if (isSiteDisabled) {
+        console.log("STARTING EXTENSION IN READ ONLY MODE")
+      }
+      this.pageInfo = new PageInfo(this.comms, this.settings, extensionMode, isSiteDisabled);
       if(Debug.debug){
         console.log("[uw.js::setup] pageInfo initialized. Here's the object:", this.pageInfo);
       }
@@ -83,11 +91,14 @@ class UW {
         console.log("[uw.js::setup] will try to initate ActionHandler. Settings are:", this.settings, this.settings.active)
       }
 
-      this.actionHandler = new ActionHandler(this.pageInfo);
-      this.actionHandler.init();
-      
-      if(Debug.debug) {
-        console.log("[uw.js::setup] ActionHandler initiated:", this.actionHandler);
+      // start action handler only if extension is enabled for this site
+      if (!isSiteDisabled) {
+        this.actionHandler = new ActionHandler(this.pageInfo);
+        this.actionHandler.init();
+        
+        if(Debug.debug) {
+          console.log("[uw.js::setup] ActionHandler initiated:", this.actionHandler);
+        }
       }
 
     } catch (e) {