1,232 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Bamblok, 7 years agoGoddamnit, it's always the password system that gets messed up.
Yeah, it blocks websites just fine. I'm sure for a simple parent wanting to protect their child from harmful websites, it's fine.
The transition into Quantum didn't mess up BlockSite at all. In fact, it cleaned up the UI, added new features, and even got the password system... half working.
Before, you would try to input a password... and everything would stop working. Now, you can put in a password, and it'll actually register! Hooray!
Strangely enough, though, it does NOT, by default, password-lock blocked websites. Rather, the BlockSite options are password-locked. Luckily, though, there is an easy-to-access setting in said options that allows you to password-lock blocked websites.
Except it, you know, doesn't work. It acts as if I never turned on the setting. PLEASE fix this! It'd be insanely useful to me if you did. - Rated 5 out of 5by Pa2Henry, 7 years agoNice
But some websites that are blocked still can appear
Please fix it - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13375737, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13519219, 7 years agofantastic,I WANTED TO BLOCK YOUTUBE AND IT HAS DONE
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13517055, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13516050, 7 years agocannot set password, please reply and tell me how to do the password setup, thx
- Rated 4 out of 5by Juani, 7 years agoVery useful and effective! With the recent update the interface is friendlier and easier to use. Although the translations into Spanish need to be polished (I can help, if you want). Thanks!
- Rated 1 out of 5by knphilipp, 7 years agoUnchanged since last update to firefox, I can still access blocked sites, I still can get redirected to blocked sites by scripts.
Before the changes to firefox, this app was literally the best option for blocking "redirect" urls. (FireInk.com, pipsol.*, etc). However now it won't block the sites like before. It no longer prevents the page from loading. (No more pop up about how the site contains parts on the black list). On a redirect url, it will still load and then redirect to obnoxious (or pornographic) advertisements. Before by preventing the loading of the blacklisted url, the redirect would fail and the desired link would load like it should!
Example: I tested this with google.com. It would load the website for an instant before replacing it with the message that the site is blocked by BlockSite. An instant is too long, the redirect urls would have chained multiple pop ups with annoying fullscreen effects, and "error" messages that require being clicked on.
It is impossible to enter the url "Example.*/*" anymore, as the wildcard is an invalid url (it can't replace .com, org, xm, ag, tg, to, biz, gov, etc...) This makes it harder to block websites with multiple endings. For example if I wanted to block google, I would have to literally go and block every single country extension instead of just putting "www.google.*" Please change this back, it is very useful.
Why remove functionality? I can no longer edit the list once it is made, only delete entries. I can no longer make a note of why I blocked a website. I often did this for scam "Dating" popup ads, or pornographic content since the url would be a garbled string of random characters which was impossible to identify in an hour.
The addon, no longer performs as advertised. I'm currently looking for an alternative, or a way to install the old version. I would use an older version of firefox if required. Screw speed, I just wanna surf the net safely. :( - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13385731, 7 years agoEnfin un site efficace pour bloquer les sites indésirables. Paramétrable et surtout doté d'un mot de passe pour protéger ses proches et soi-même. TOP !
- Rated 5 out of 5by 4ugeistr, 7 years agoA lifesaver app. Works like clockwork. Has enough features for most personal customization. Using in FF 57.0
- Rated 4 out of 5by NekoYama628, 7 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by joblack, 7 years agoSends 'anonymous' data via default to the server. Not trustworthy.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13509331, 7 years agoAfter restart the addon didn't anything.
URL list (I switched to white list) is empty too.
Maybe the reason is new Firefox... - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13469952, 7 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by kalachakraa, 7 years agoI like the toolbar button, but the automatic update to 3.1.14 wiped out my blacklist. Booooo!
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi,
Thanks for your review!
Please note that due to the strict deadline of Firefox, urging extensions to move to the new WebExtension standard, we had to release a new version as soon as possible.
We are aware of the fact that this update has caused some bugs and irregularities. We would like to assure you that every review and user feedback is being checked thoroughly to understand what matters to our users and what needs to be fixed.
It’s important to note that we are working on fixing these issues as we speak but not only that - we are also planning on making Blocksite better than ever before with significant improvements.
We apologize for this inconvenience. Your patience and understanding are much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Blocksite Support - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13456875, 7 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Daering, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13462776, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13289131, 7 years agoWorks exactly as advertised. If there's a site that you don't want to see, add it to the list. Your browser will show a notice that the site is blocked and you get a blank page. Very handy for blocking sites that are simply time-wasters or otherwise offensive.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13459473, 7 years agoNot 100 % effective. Besides, the "Thank you for using BlockSite" tab that pops up every time I start Firefox is a real nuisance.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi,
Thanks for your review!
Please note that due to the strict deadline of Firefox, urging extensions to move to the new WebExtension standard, we had to release a new version as soon as possible.
We are aware of the fact that this update has caused some bugs and irregularities. We would like to assure you that every review and user feedback is being checked thoroughly to understand what matters to our users and what needs to be fixed.
It’s important to note that we are working on fixing these issues as we speak but not only that - we are also planning on making Blocksite better than ever before with significant improvements.
We apologize for this inconvenience. Your patience and understanding are much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Blocksite Support