How do I skip master password prompts

I have master password enabled. Sometimes I want to skip entering the password, but on some sites it asks for my master password again and again on each new page. I (or someone else on my PC) doesn't want to log in, just to surf without all the prompts. Is there any way of turning this facility off temporarily?

You can disable the Password Manager temporarily if you remove the check mark to remember passwords.
That won't remove existing passwords.
Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Remember passwords for sites"
You can also use an extension to toggle the pref signon.rememberSignons between true/false
Prefswitch: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/6485
Custom Buttons2: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5066

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