# Block WhatsApp Status

> Block the status icon on WhatsApp web.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-whatsapp-status](https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-whatsapp-status)

## Overview

- **ID:** `block-whatsapp-status`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** hd1fernando
- **Category:** appearance,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 0.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-01
- **First published:** 2022-04-30
- **Size:** 9.81 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/block-whatsapp-status/)

## Description

Block WhatsApp Status is a Firefox add-on that allows users to block the status icon on WhatsApp web. With this add-on, users can customise their WhatsApp web interface by removing the status icon, providing a cleaner and distraction-free browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #44,969 — Overall
- #182 — whatsapp

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Content script matches

- `web.whatsapp.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/block-whatsapp-status)