Word Blocker

Name: Word Blocker
Rating: 2.923076923076923 (13 reviews)
Author: pyran

Blocks passages on webpages that include a word the user has muted.

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Word Blocker is a Chrome extension designed to improve your browsing experience by filtering out unwanted words from webpages. Simply enter the words you wish to mute in the extension's popup, and any passages containing those words will be censored with asterisks.

This tool is especially helpful for avoiding spoilers, sensitive triggers, or offensive content. With an easy-to-use interface, Word Blocker empowers users to customize their online content visibility. Upcoming features will enhance its capabilities for even more refined content blocking.

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By:

pyran

Users:

656 -7

Rating:

2.92

(13)

Version:

0.1.0 Last updated: 2021-01-18

Creation date:

2021-01-18

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

34.14K

Email:

py*****@googlegroups.com

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 36,139 ▼ 666

Other rankings

#5152 in Social Networking ▼ 6

User reviews

Users find Word Blocker helpful for blocking specific words and appreciate its simple design, especially as a tool for parents to filter content. However, multiple reviews report inconsistent blocking, failure to work on platforms like YouTube, asterisks replacing blocked words without option to disable, inability to delete blocked words, and poor handling of emojis. Overall, it shows promise but requires improvements for reliability and added functionality.

Pros

Can block certain words effectively on some pages.
Simple and functional design appreciated by some users.
Useful for parents to block sensitive words for children.
Helps users avoid accidentally revealing personal information on streams.

Cons

Does not consistently block words across all websites, including YouTube.
Blocked words sometimes replaced by asterisks, which cannot be removed.
Unable to delete blocked words from the blocking list.
Has issues blocking emojis or certain special characters.
Inconsistent performance after page refreshes or over time.

Recent reviews

I can't find a way to remove the asterisks so far I can block the religion words I see posted during storm season. Religion drives me crazy..lol I killed God in the list. haha. But it showing asterisks. Otherwise "so far" its working. I noticed it did not show the word I entered at the time but refreshing page it did. However I have many other ad on blocking apps so may cause issues showing it. *update. * nope does not work on youtube at all. Sometimes it does work on other pages but most times now. So need to work on it more. fix the part where you can not use the *** and also that it works on Youtube and i will change my review.

Margie Smith, 2024-04-29

Never worked. I used this to hopefully remove triggering words, but it didn't work.

Colby Patrie, 2023-07-04

Very disappointed, this simply doesn't work. I got really excited about this one...

Bandorthild, 2023-01-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Word Blocker requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Word Blocker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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