diff --git a/js/uw-bg.js b/js/uw-bg.js
index dddc40f..c2e96c3 100644
--- a/js/uw-bg.js
+++ b/js/uw-bg.js
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ function _uwbg_rcvmsg(message, sender, sendResponse){
     config.site.arStatus = SitesConf.getArStatus(BgVars.currentSite);
     
     config.mode = Settings.extensionMode;
+    config.arMode = Settings.arDetect.mode;
+    config.arTimerPlaying = Settings.arDetect.timer_playing;
     
     if(Debug.debug)
       console.log("[uw-bg::_uwbg_rcvmsg] Keybinds.getKeybinds() returned this:", Keybinds.getKeybinds()); 
@@ -195,6 +197,27 @@ function _uwbg_rcvmsg(message, sender, sendResponse){
   else if(message.cmd == "enable-for-site"){
     SitesConf.updateSite(BgVars.currentSite, {status: message.option, statusEmbedded: message.option});
   }
+  else if(message.cmd == "enable-autoar"){
+    Settings.arDetect.mode = "blacklist";
+    Settings.save();
+    Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "reload-settings", sender: "uwbg"})
+  }
+  else if(message.cmd == "disable-autoar"){
+    Settings.arDetect.mode = "disabled";
+    Settings.save();
+    Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "reload-settings", sender: "uwbg"});
+  }
+  else if(message.cmd = "autoar-set-timer-playing"){
+    var timeout = message.timeout;
+    
+    if(timeout < 1)
+      timeout = 1;
+    if(timeout > 999)
+      timeout = 999;
+    
+    Settings.arDetect.timer_playing = timeout;
+    Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "reload-settings", sender: "uwbg"});
+  }
   
 }
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 07d20a9..2fcfa8b 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
     "js/conf/Status.js",
     "js/conf/ExtensionConf.js",
     
-    
-    "js/modules/PageInfo.js",
-    "js/modules/ArDetect.js", 
-    "js/modules/Resizer.js",
-    
     "js/conf/Keybinds.js",
     
     "js/uw-bg.js"
diff --git a/res/popup/js/popup.js b/res/popup/js/popup.js
index 3ceaadc..5d3e107 100644
--- a/res/popup/js/popup.js
+++ b/res/popup/js/popup.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var Menu = {};
 Menu.general    = document.getElementById("extension-mode");
 Menu.thisSite   = document.getElementById("settings-for-current-site");
 Menu.arSettings = document.getElementById("aspect-ratio-settings");
+Menu.autoAr     = document.getElementById("autoar-basic-settings");
 Menu.cssHacks   = document.getElementById("css-hacks-settings");
 Menu.about      = document.getElementById("panel-about");
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ MenuTab.thisSite   = document.getElementById("_menu_this_site");
 MenuTab.arSettings = document.getElementById("_menu_aspectratio");
 MenuTab.cssHacks   = document.getElementById("_menu_hacks");
 MenuTab.about      = document.getElementById("_menu_about");
+MenuTab.autoAr     = document.getElementById("_menu_autoar");
 
 var ArPanel = {}
 ArPanel.alignment = {};
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ function loadConfig(config){
     document.getElementById("extensionEnabledCurrentSite_followGlobal").setAttribute("checked","checked");
   }
   
+  document.getElementById("_checkbox_autoArEnabled").checked = config.arMode == "blacklist";
+  document.getElementById("_input_autoAr_frequency").value = config.arTimeoutPlaying;
   
   // process video alignment:
   if(config.videoAlignment){
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ function showArctlButtons(){
 //   }
 }
 
+
 function toggleSite(option){
   if(Debug.debug)
     console.log("[popup::toggleSite] toggling extension 'should I work' status to", option, "on current site");
@@ -340,6 +345,9 @@ document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
       else if(e.target.classList.contains("_menu_about")){
         openMenu("about");
       }
+      else if(e.target.classList.contains("_menu_autoar")){
+        openMenu("autoAr");
+      }
       
       // don't send commands
       return;
@@ -396,22 +404,42 @@ document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
       }
     }
     
-    if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar")){
+    if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoAr")){
+//       var command = {};
+//       if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_temp-disable")){
+//         command = {cmd: "stop-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+//       }
+//       else if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_disable")){
+//         command = {cmd: "disable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+//       }
+//       else if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_enable")){
+//         command = {cmd: "enable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+//       }
+//       else{
+//         command = {cmd: "force-ar", newAr: "auto", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+//       }
+//       _arctl_onclick(command);
+//       return command;
       var command = {};
-      if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_temp-disable")){
-        command = {cmd: "stop-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+      if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoAr_enabled")){
+        var arStatus = document.getElementById("_checkbox_autoArEnabled").checked;
+        if(arStatus){
+          Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "disable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"});
+          Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "stop-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"});
+        }
+        else{
+          Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "enable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"});
+          Comms.sendToAll({cmd: "force-ar", newAr: "auto", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"});
+        }
+        return;
       }
-      else if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_disable")){
-        command = {cmd: "disable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+      else if(e.target.classList.contains("_save_autoAr_frequency")){
+        var value = parseInt(document.getElementById("_input_autoAr_frequency").value);
+        if(! isNaN(value)){
+          var timeout = parseInt(1000 / value);
+          command = {cmd: "autoar-set-timer-playing", timeout: timeout, sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
+        }
       }
-      else if(e.target.classList.contains("_autoar_enable")){
-        command = {cmd: "enable-autoar", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
-      }
-      else{
-        command = {cmd: "force-ar", newAr: "auto", sender: "popup", receiver: "uwbg"};
-      }
-      _arctl_onclick(command);
-      return command;
     }
     
     if(e.target.classList.contains("_align")){
diff --git a/res/popup/popup.html b/res/popup/popup.html
index fca4c0d..3b3ad1f 100644
--- a/res/popup/popup.html
+++ b/res/popup/popup.html
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
       <div id="_menu_this_site" class="menu-item _menu_this_site">
         Settings for this site
       </div>
+      <div id="_menu_autoar" class="menu-item _menu_autoar"> 
+        Automatic aspect ratio detection (auto-ar)
+      </div>
       <div id="_menu_aspectratio" class="menu-item selected _menu_aspectratio">
         Letterbox removal and alignment
       </div>
@@ -206,7 +209,11 @@
       </div>
       
       <div id="autoar-basic-settings" class="suboption hidden">
-        Automatic aspect ratio mode detection.
+        <div class="warning"><p>Due to technical reasons, the check frequency has been temporarily-ish decreased to 1 check per second.</p><small><p>Raising that number back to 30 will make sure the extension corrects aspect ratio as soon as change is detected. Doing so will also raise RAM usage to 30-500 MB if you opened your browser 5 seconds ago, north of 1 GB (<i>way</i> north) if your browser has been opened for a while.</p><p>Keeping check frequency low will make the problem go away (mostly), but aspect ratio corrections will be delayed a bit.</p></small></div>
+        
+        <p><input type="checkbox" id="_checkbox_autoArEnabled" class="_autoAr_enabled _autoAr"> Enable automatic aspect ratio detection?</p>
+        <p>Checks per second: <input id="_input_autoAr_frequency" class="_autoAr_frequency _autoAr" type="number" min="1" max="999"><span class="button _save_autoAr_frequency _autoAr">Save</div></p>
+        
       </div>
       
       <div id="aspect-ratio-settings" class="suboption hidden">