# Stop Redirecting Me

> For sites you enable it on, blocks any attempt to open a new tab or redirect you to a new link until you confirm the destination in a popup.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/stop-redirecting-me](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stop-redirecting-me)

## Overview

- **ID:** `stop-redirecting-me`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pixelprime
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-10
- **First published:** 2026-07-07
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stop-redirecting-me/)

## Description

A Firefox extension. On sites you enable it for, any attempt to <strong>open a new tab</strong> or
<strong>redirect you to a new link</strong> is paused until you confirm the destination in a popup.

The popup shows the exact URL and gives you three choices:
<ul><li><strong>Go to link</strong> — proceed to the destination this one time.</li><li><strong>Don't open</strong> — cancel; you stay where you are.</li><li><strong>Never allow links from this site</strong> — add the site to a block‑list so future
  links are stopped without asking.</li></ul>

Click the toolbar button to set the mode for the current site:

| Mode | Behavior |
| --- | --- |
| <strong>Protect this site</strong> | Ask before every new tab / redirect. |
| <strong>Never allow this site</strong> | Block navigations from the site without asking. |
| <strong>Off</strong> | Don't intercept anything (default for sites you haven't touched). |

Settings are stored per hostname and persist across restarts.

<ul><li>Clicking a link (same tab, <code>target="_blank"</code>, and Ctrl/⌘/middle‑click new‑tab opens).</li><li>Form submissions.</li><li>Page scripts calling <code>window.open(...)</code>, <code>location.assign(...)</code>, or <code>location.replace(...)</code>.</li></ul>

Some navigation paths can't be paused with a URL preview from a web extension:
<ul><li>Direct <code>location.href = "..."</code> / <code>window.location = "..."</code> assignments (the <code>href</code>
  setter isn't interceptable). <code>assign()</code> / <code>replace()</code> <strong>are</strong> covered.</li><li><code>&amp;lt;meta http-equiv="refresh"&gt;</code> redirects.</li><li>Server‑side HTTP 3xx redirects.</li></ul>
These cover the far edges; ordinary "clicked something and got sent elsewhere / a new
tab popped open" behavior is handled.

## Rankings

- #28,879 — Overall
- #40 — stop
- #64 — destination
- #142 — redirect
- #154 — direct link

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/stop-redirecting-me)