Whitelist-Blacklist-Blocker

A site blocker that closes a tab if a blocked site is loaded. Sites can be whitelisted or blacklisted with regular expression rules and if a site is matched it is 'blocked'.

This was mostly made for my own use as I couldn't find an add-on that met my needs. ie.) I want to visit reddit.com/r/cooking to look for recipes but I don't want to be distracted by reddit.com/r/all.

Blacklist : .reddit.com/r/. Whitelist: .reddit.com/r/cooking.

( ".*" is the wild card of any length and is a good catch all to wrap around your entries)

Updates to the whitelist and blacklist are done via the toolbar-icon. New entries are separated by a new line.

I'm open to suggestions and improvements if anyone else finds this tool useful.

TODO:

  • Improve user experience and whitelist / blacklist editing experience.
  • Fix a known issue where rendering is sometimes delayed and interaction with the popup is necessary for the editor to load.
Manifest V2 Add-on
By:
Prog.JMC
Daily users:
272 1
Rating:
4.56
(16)
Version:
0.2 Last updated: 2019-06-17
Version code:
4489643
Creation date:
2019-06-16
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size:
11.42KB
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

User reviews

by 远离*****, 2025-04-02

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-03

Very minimalist and precise. Suggestion: I could give you a prompt to tell that the tab is being closed by the add on, just to make sure that is not a bug on my browser.
by VD*****, 2024-11-05
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Whitelist-Blacklist-Blocker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Whitelist-Blacklist-Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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