Hi, and thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us! We have a feature called "Block an ad on this page." It's available at all times when AdBlock is running, whether or not any ads on the page are being blocked or there are any ads at all. It can be used to hide things other than ads. Obviously, it can't be available when the extension is paused or the page or site is whitelisted, because AdBlock isn't running then.

However, you can also use AdBlock to exclude specific filters to see ads that have been blocked or hidden. That would allow you to selectively block ads on the page. We have more information here:

* https://help.getadblock.com/solution/articles/6000066991-use-adblock-s-manual-blocking-wizard-to-block-ads-and-more
* https://help.getadblock.com/solution/articles/6000087883-how-can-i-see-what-adblock-is-blocking-or-hiding-

You're absolutely right about the on-screen help text being less than helpful. That's one of the things we're planning to improve in an upcoming release.

You're always welcome to open a ticket on our support site, https://help.getadblock.com, for help with how to use AdBlock. We want to make it as useful for you as possible. :)

- Rhana, AdBlock Community Manager