remove "ads" in address field?
Hi Friends, Probably these are not thought of as ads by the people who put them there. But I consider them ads, and I'd like to find a way to remove them. In the attached image, in the pink circle, is the text I'm talking about.
That text is not needed, as far as I can tell, to help the browser find the URL. It's not part of the address, and does not belong in the address field, in my opinion. It looks like it tries to have a purpose....because when you click on it, it show certain information. Maybe it comes from a plugin?
Oh look, I found some info about it: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-tell-if-my-connection-is-secure?as=u&utm_source=inproduct. It seems to be about certificates, and I found something about certificates in Tools menu > Options > Advanced > Certificates. I tried unchecking the option that starts with "Query ocsp...." but didn't have any effect. (no other options available)
For the Mode in Customize Toolbar, I have Icons only" selected (not "text only" or "icons + text"). But it's showing the text anyway.
Would you all please tell me if there is any option for that not to be shown, or to reduce it to an icon, or if there is any way to block it? Or if there is currently no way to get rid of it, please tell me how I can make such a feature request.
Thank you very much :-)
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Sorry, that's the way it is - showing the certificate owners name is a part of the Extended Validation (EV) certificate display. Feature requests can be submitted here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback
If you want to change it yourself, go ahead. I did that on my old PC when that feature was first made a part of Firefox a few years ago. I used a UserStyle from here to change it back to the former scheme. https://userstyles.org/
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Oh dear! I tried to fix it by dragging the text I'm talking about back into the Customize Toolbar window, but I lost the entire address field. The only way I could get it back was to click Restore Defaults.
So most of the toolbar is back as it was before, except for 1 thing. The address field isn't showing any addresses. It only says "Search or enter address", no matter which webpage I visit.
Would you also please tell me how to get the addresses showing in the address field again?
Thanks again :-)
That is not an ad, but this is the way that the "Site Identity Button" (globe/padlock) on the location/address bar shows that you are connected securely to a specific server.
Is this case it it the Mozilla server and the green text show that it is an extended validated certificate that gives extra security. You can click this button to see some information about the connection. It is recommended to check this when you connect securely to websites, especially when you do financial transactions.
See this KB article for more information:
The URL bar may have ended up in the Customize Palette. See this to learn how to find it and restore it to the Location Bar. Tip - using the Restore Defaults button is the least complicated way to get it back. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-firefox-controls-buttons-and-toolbars
Thanks edmeister. It seems that after I restarted Firefox, the URLs reappeared in the address field.
Thanks cor-el. But why does it have to include the text? Since the name of the business already appears when you click on it, why not just have an icon?
Where can I make a feature request for this?
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Sorry, that's the way it is - showing the certificate owners name is a part of the Extended Validation (EV) certificate display. Feature requests can be submitted here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback
If you want to change it yourself, go ahead. I did that on my old PC when that feature was first made a part of Firefox a few years ago. I used a UserStyle from here to change it back to the former scheme. https://userstyles.org/
You can hide this label and only show it if you hover the button. I do this via code in the userChrome.css file to see more of the URL.
Add code to the userChrome.css file below the default @namespace line.
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */
/* Site Identity Button, EV: hide label */
#identity-box #identity-icon-labels { display: none important; }
#identity-box:hover #identity-icon-labels { display: -moz-box !important; }
The customization files userChrome.css (user interface) and userContent.css (websites) are located in the chrome folder in the Firefox profile folder.
- Create the chrome folder (lowercase) in the <xxxxxxxx>.default profile folder if this folder doesn't exist
- Use a plain text editor like Notepad to create a (new) userChrome.css file in the chrome folder (file name is case sensitive)
- Paste the code in the userChrome.css file in the editor window
- Make sure that the userChrome.css file starts with the default @namespace line
- Make sure that you select "All files" and not "Text files" when you save the file via "Save file as" in the text editor as userChrome.css.
Otherwise Windows may add a hidden .txt file extension and you end up with a not working userChrome.css.txt file
Thanks for the info :-)
It seems like there are a couple of different approaches to remove this text, which both are more involved or technical than I can handle.
But I've marked the solution which provided the link to send feedback. So hopefully they can either remove the text in some future version, or at least provide an easier way to remove it.
Thanks again :-)