µBlock, a lean and fast blocker

I was referring to THIS Adblock Extension which Already has what I was referring to:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en-US

Luckily, the developer foresaw the respective feature and took care of it.

As far as uBlock, I guess, it is technically impossible to ask for such a thing...

 

I use simple extension manager because it allows me to easily disable any extension right from the toolbar. It makes for easy A B comparisons of extensions and for globally disabling any extension not just one.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simpleextmanager/kniehgiejgnnpgojkdhhjbgbllnfkfdk

 

Yeah, using a bookmark is a pretty poor way to do that in comparison to simple extension manager.

The entire list of extensions is right there as opposed to opening a new page and scrolling of course you'd have to try it to see the difference for yourself.

uBlock uses so much less memory and has added features such as 1st or 3rd party script blocking & frame blocking on a per site basis etc that a minor problem you are describing when it can easily be overcome makes this a no brainer versus the other adblockers that I have tried.

Just my two cents everyone has their own needs so maybe this isn't for you.

 

Does anyone notice hpHosts's Ad and tracking servers block Disqus? I disabled it, and Disqus works again. Weird thing is, after re-enabling it Disqus continues to work, but only on the site I previously loaded.

*Oh, and this has to be shared: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/anti-exploit-testing.368806/page-3#post-2431211

 

When you have Chrome's safe browsing enabled and are using Norton DNS like me, there is really no use in selecting all the malware blocklists, since Google and Norton catches all of them. So uBlock's own filters + easylist + Peter Lowe's + Your countries blocklist is really enough. Makes uBlock lighter without scarifying ad/malware protection.

 

I'd rather use µBlock alone than using Chrome + antivirus (DNS or other tools). It makes it harder to find who is guilty when something's not right. At least, I don't think Google list should cause problems.

 

Yeah I couldn't figure out heads or tails about setting those filters till Kees made that.

 

It is technically possible. It is one issue among 63 other issues (as of writing), which as said I am unconvinced it is a big deal for most users. As said, quite atypical use case, of which you chose to not share the details.

 

You have a URL for a case where disqus is broken with hpHosts? The only related hostname I see in hpHosts is `javdict.disqus.com`, so I would like to investigate which kind of exception filter I need to create to prevent hpHosts from breaking things (issue #17)

 

For your information,

- AdBlock (from getadblock.com) already includes 'the respective feature'.

- Adguard Adblocker promised to add 'the respective feature'.

Luckily, the above developers did Not find 'the respective feature'
to be an 'atypical use case'...

 

may i know why do you need to disable and enable it so frequently..
I am just trying to understand what could be the reason as it may not be the norm for most of the users to disable/enable forday-day browsing..Unless sth is being tested...

And thinking from Raymond's perspective, i tend to agree with him. Unless it is a common and needed thing, it is better not to put more features. just my 2 cents..
And this thoroughness, what it makes this blocker to be more effecient than others (atleast ABP which i used before)..

 

Q

A

This is Wilders, and many members, here, TEST software so that Developers improve it.

Hopefully, there are Developers (as I explained above)
who do Not share this kind of "perspective"...

Developers who constantly enrich their software by
adding/modifying features upon request/feedback!

End of Story.

 

I see, you have very specific needs.

No amount of bitterness and passive-aggressive behavior from you is going to make me want to be used as a developer-for-hire for free for your very specific need.

All ideas are welcome, but they will have to convinced me it's for the benefit of more than one or a handful of users.

 

Thanks for the neat software Gorhill - I notice pages tend to load somewhat faster and it blocks more ads than the bigger competitor (for Chrome).

 

I wish.

Final score: gorhill 10 - ArchiveX 0

 

Let's try: Create a "temporarily disable button" or you'll die in a fire !

It appears I like this functionality with AB+ and Firefox. Why ?
Sometimes, in a hurry, I can't create rules for a website. In this situation, I prefer to disable blocking, instead of creating a global whitelist which would be ugly, and if I forget to change it later, the site may be whitelisted forever whereas I had planned to create better rules for this webpage.
Notice that with µMatrix, there are temporarily rules, so it is not needed.

As I don't often create rules with µBlock, I don't need this feature, but I tried to explain why I like this option in Firefox ABP and maybe why ArchiveX liked it too.

 

Strange, might be something in my end. I just noticed the same thing on techsupportalert.com's Google search.

It just happens sometimes, I have to uncheck some settings (third-party scripts/iframes usually, but sometimes hpHosts) and refresh the page for it to work. I think it started when I began applying dynamic mini filter.

*Now that I've increased complexity of my settings, it would be very convenient having a way to sync that. Pretty please?

 

Did I ask you for a feature exclusively developed for me? Hell, I did Not!
You act as if I asked you for 'something' only me and Not for EVERY user.

-You act as if I asked you to develop something very "uncommon".
For one more time,
getadblock.com already includes that feature and Adguard AdBlocker will soon add it.
Obviously, these developers do Not see things the way you do!

Your school-year bad experiences are of no interest...
Next time, a user suggests feature "X"
(especially when this "X" has already been /will soon be adopted by other Developers),
it would be useful to leave your arrogant attitude aside.

On the Arrogance-scale...

 

You are asking for the ability to "disable temporarily for a site", which is rather different than "disable everywhere". If someone file an issue proposing the "ability to disable temporarily for a site", no way I will propose the ability to "disable the extension everywhere" to address the issue.

 

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P.S. @gorhill , any suggestions for where to learn Javascript? I've used it before, Node.js particularly and a bit of client side jquery crap (horrific, I had to write over someone else's project in a very short time), but I've never written extensions. I'm curious if you know of a good resource for extension development or a fast-paced Javascript book, vidoe, etc.

 

As for the syncing settings I proposed, just noticed you can backup and restore from a file. That does make it easier, but since it already can do that, syncing should be possible.

Would be a refreshing convenience if not too much trouble. Any thoughts?

 

One question (don't know if it has been answered already):

If I use µBlock with µMatrix, does option "Enable experimental features" improve my security/privacy? Does µMatrix take care of all those requests or should I have this option enabled?

 

Yes, It will still increase your privacy, even uMatrix is installed. As this would reduce the connections to CDN Servers (Content Delivery Networks)
more information on this here..https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Experimental-features

 

OK, thanks.