Skip Redirect
Skip intermediary pages that some pages use before redirecting to a final page.
What is Skip Redirect?
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Skip Redirect
Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This webextension tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful. As an example, try this url:
Please give feedback(see below) if you find websites where this fails or where you get redirected in a weird way when this add-on is enabled but not when it's disabled.
See the add-on's preferences (also available by clicking the toolbar icon) for options.
By default all URLs but the ones matching a no-skip-urls-list are checked for embedded URLs and redirects are skipped. Depending on the pages visited, this can cause problems. For example a dysfunctional login. The no-skip-urls-list can be edited to avoid these problems. There is also a skip-urls-list mode to avoid this kind of problem altogether. In skip-urls-list mode, all URLs for which redirects should be skipped need to be added to the skip-urls-list manually.
Some websites use multiple url parameters like this:
www.example.com/page-we-want-to-skip?first=www.want-to-go-here.com&second=www.do-not-care-about-this-url.com
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Works well in many situations
- Bypasses tracking links and annoying redirects
- Useful for skipping websites with time-delayed download links
Cons
- Does not work with all websites
- May cause trouble with certain sites such as Google Drive and YouTube
- Difficulty in configuring and setting up blacklists
Most mentioned
- Works well in many situations
- Does not work with all websites
- Bypasses tracking links and annoying redirects
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Risk impact
Skip Redirect is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Skip Redirect if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Skip Redirect has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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