In the Divi theme, open up /js/custom.js Comment out the following code (around line 144) if ( settings.slideshow && et_slides_number > 1 ) { $et_slider.hover( function() { $et_slider.addClass( 'et_slider_hovered' ); if ( typeof et_slider_timer != 'undefined' ) { clearInterval( et_slider_timer ); } }, function() { $et_slider.removeClass( 'et_slider_hovered' ); et_slider_auto_rotate(); } ); }
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