# Page Load Delay

> Add customizable delays before loading specified websites

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/page-load-delay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/page-load-delay)

## Overview

- **ID:** `page-load-delay`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rusty Doggo
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance
- **Daily users:** 38
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2026-02-06
- **Size:** 875 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/page-load-delay/)

## Description

Page Load Delay helps you break impulsive browsing habits by adding a countdown timer before loading specified websites.

<strong>How It Works</strong>
When you navigate to a configured domain, the extension intercepts the request and displays a visual countdown. Once the timer reaches zero, the page loads automatically. This added friction gives you a moment to reconsider whether you really need to visit that site.

<strong>Key Features</strong>
* <em>Multiple Domain Groups</em> - Create separate groups of websites, each with its own delay duration
* <em>Flexible Delays</em> - Configure delays from 1 to 300 seconds per group
* <em>Subdomain Matching</em> - Adding "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/89048a1de851fa717a0c54daa357686619b6fb0d8f43598efc43a0e6aef42dcb/http%3A//twitter.com" rel="nofollow">twitter.com</a>" automatically covers "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/e79ffd03c43d1083bb8a25d60931939a10ab16ad6d864fb59d4e77e62ea20f00/http%3A//www.twitter.com" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com</a>" and all other subdomains
* <em>Clean Countdown UI</em> - A minimal, dark-themed countdown page displays the remaining time
* <em>No Delay by Default</em> - Pages not in any configured group load instantly

<strong>Privacy &amp; Permissions</strong>
This extension requires "Access your data for all websites" permission. Here's why:
* The extension must intercept page requests to show the countdown timer
* Since you can configure any domain, broad access is required
* Firefox's webRequestBlocking API requires this permission
<em>What the extension actually does:</em>
* Checks if the URL matches your configured domains
* Redirects matching requests to the countdown page
* That's it — no data is read, collected, stored, or transmitted
The extension is fully open source. Review the code at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/74b1114f6199e4e94ff1f22e9e20022d858172b2130ffa14396772b7d096474f/https%3A//github.com/yourusername/page-delay" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a>.

<strong>Example Setup</strong>
* Group 1 (30s): <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/89048a1de851fa717a0c54daa357686619b6fb0d8f43598efc43a0e6aef42dcb/http%3A//twitter.com" rel="nofollow">twitter.com</a>, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/42268797a19a16a2ebeeda77cca1eda5a48db14e0cff56de4fab35eaef484216/http%3A//reddit.com" rel="nofollow">reddit.com</a>, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0a1ad749ccfa152292edbbd91f47c1a0d354403bfe748c2830c3f1b2be3daaaf/http%3A//instagram.com" rel="nofollow">instagram.com</a>
* Group 2 (60s): <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/dd4bd11d4cbe6f0cf7393758e7104715c8a2ffbe49bc9375af16d17e36931f9c/http%3A//tiktok.com" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com</a>
* Group 3 (10s): <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/82ee2b1768fd6df7d4275e08225a1fff0161568b404206e9c8e3242bc218e876/http%3A//news.ycombinator.com" rel="nofollow">news.ycombinator.com</a>

Perfect for productivity, digital wellbeing, and breaking doomscrolling habits.

## Rankings

- #18,243 — Overall
- #50 — loading
- #185 — page
- #207 — web page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/page-load-delay)