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How to block a site using ublock origin ?

Good day, The issues that I am encountering are explained below. The solution found after hours of research is uBlock Origin : https://ublockorigin.com/. Do you kno… (read more)

Good day, The issues that I am encountering are explained below. The solution found after hours of research is uBlock Origin : https://ublockorigin.com/. Do you know which filters and rules should be applied to exclude the Wikimedia Foundation and all of its derivatives from the results provided by my search engine? Please share your knowledge. Sincerely. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I am utilizing Firefox ESR 128.10 desktop version on the Linux operating system. I wish to conduct research on the internet, utilizing the Startpage search engine. I would like to exclude the following sites from my search results: wikipedia.org, the Wikimedia Foundation, and any affiliated websites, regardless of the language or location settings configured.

What is the correct approach to establish a customized Startpage search profile excluding all Wikimedia Foundation sites? What is the proper setting to create a persistent and customized search engine configuration that excludes all Wikimedia Foundation domains even after an operating system update or reinstallation? Is it permitted to manually manage a customized search engine?

I have been advised to utilize an add-on or create a dedicated profile.

What would be the most suitable solution in my case, and the one that will be the most effective and stable ?

It is unfortunate that mozilla-firefox does not appear to offer a 'blacklist' or exclusion list feature, as that would be the most direct approach to excluding the Wikimedia Foundation websites from the search results.

I thank you kindly for all of your suggestions and responses to come. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Asked by Tino 2 weeks ago

Answered by Tino 2 weeks ago

We used to be able to see the size of add ons, now this feature is gone.

It used to show how big and extension was when you would look at that extension, like how many MB it is. Now that is gone and it is almost impossible to find out how much… (read more)

It used to show how big and extension was when you would look at that extension, like how many MB it is. Now that is gone and it is almost impossible to find out how much space the add on is taking. Most of these add ons don't have the information even on their websites. What gives? Can we bring this back please? These things are important to know!

Asked by jbunds 2 weeks ago

Last reply by Kiki 3 days ago

express vpn

can't run or install Express VPN extension. Running windows 11 OS Express VPN extension stopped working after OS update to 11 Unable to connect to Express VPN support … (read more)

can't run or install Express VPN extension. Running windows 11 OS Express VPN extension stopped working after OS update to 11 Unable to connect to Express VPN support no connection

Asked by j6947s 1 week ago

Last reply by Kiki 3 days ago

1Password icon does not show in toolbar

Hi. Sometime over the last day or so I started having a problem with my 1Password Password Manager, an extension to Firefox that imports my ID and password to websites t… (read more)

Hi. Sometime over the last day or so I started having a problem with my 1Password Password Manager, an extension to Firefox that imports my ID and password to websites that require them. I am running Mac OS 15.4.1 and Firefox 138.0.3. Up to now it was enough to click on the 1Password icon on the right of the first "email" box. But now I get a popup saying "Press the 1 Password icon in your browser's toolbar to unlock". But I cannot find that icon in my Firefox browser. I assume it is a Firefox problem because I do not have the same problem when using Safari and 1Password. Help appreciated, ChrisD

Asked by cdocksey 1 week ago

Last reply by Mark 1 week ago

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Add-on not available (NO OVERFLOW MENU???)

So I am running 31 add-ons. 30 of them ARE ACTIVE. (I've ALREADY ACTIVATED THEM.) Only 8 are showing up on the tool bar. I would like to select ONE that is not showin… (read more)

So I am running 31 add-ons. 30 of them ARE ACTIVE. (I've ALREADY ACTIVATED THEM.) Only 8 are showing up on the tool bar. I would like to select ONE that is not showing up for use. I have double, triple and quadruple checked, it is active...but it does not show up on that toolbar. I WOULD say that it is because there is not enough room, but there IS enough room for at least 3 others to be showing up. I can remember a day when there was 12 of them showing, and I had an arrow to select to see the "hidden" add-ons. That is not present. I cannot find a way to "show all"... unless it is just going to the install center to see that they are BOTH installed AND active. (Well, one is not active, but that is for a reason, and it's not the one that I want to use at this time.) While typing this, I tried something, I right clicked on the toolbar and selected customize, and I SEE the old familiar >> but it is grayed out. Once I click on "done" it disappears again. It is that ">>" that is missing. Yes, it's called "The overflow menu"... THAT is what is missing! How do I get that back?

Asked by Twidget0831 1 month ago

Answered by Twidget0831 1 month ago

Keeper password manager extension

I am experiencing an issue with the Keeper browser extension on Mozilla Firefox. Despite configuring all related settings appropriately, the extension consistently locks … (read more)

I am experiencing an issue with the Keeper browser extension on Mozilla Firefox. Despite configuring all related settings appropriately, the extension consistently locks out every time I close the browser.

To troubleshoot, I have:

Verified that the extension is enabled and fully allowed in Firefox’s Extension settings.

Ensured that Keeper is whitelisted in every possible relevant setting within the browser.

Checked that the "stay logged in" or persistent session options are correctly set within Keeper’s own configuration.

Confirmed that no conflicting privacy settings or third-party add-ons are interfering with the extension's functionality.

Despite these measures, the extension does not retain its logged-in state upon browser closure. This behavior suggests a persistent session issue not aligned with the user-side configuration.

I would appreciate guidance on how to resolve this.

Asked by Camilo Profe 1 week ago

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Is there an alternative to the discontinued Firefox Translations add-on?

The Firefox Translations add-on has been discontinued and no longer works. As a foreign language learner, I found it very useful to open the Firefox Translations popup, e… (read more)

The Firefox Translations add-on has been discontinued and no longer works. As a foreign language learner, I found it very useful to open the Firefox Translations popup, enter some text, and have that text translated locally. Is there an alternative that has the same functionality?

Asked by D Hobbs 1 week ago

Answered by TyDraniu 1 week ago

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ad blocking

currently using FF; I do NOT have any ad blocking software installed ( that I know of) I searched my computer for the word block, and it did not show it anywhere. I also … (read more)

currently using FF; I do NOT have any ad blocking software installed ( that I know of) I searched my computer for the word block, and it did not show it anywhere. I also have Mozilla Seamonkey installed, but not using it. Each time I visit a news website I get a popup that claims Im using an ad blocker. I have searched all those adbocker pgms on my computer and none exist. Why am I getting these pop ups. I think I also checked the AVG pgm, but didnt see an adblocker there. How do I fix this situation from continuing

Asked by Rj Kulman 1 week ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago

Extensions are exhausting my CPU (it reaches 100%)

Firefox extensions are exhausting my CPU like a malware (it seems like it...) and i can't figure out which one is the problem Application Basics Name: Firefox Versio… (read more)

Firefox extensions are exhausting my CPU like a malware (it seems like it...) and i can't figure out which one is the problem

Application Basics


Name: Firefox Version: 128.10.0esr Build ID: 20250421121556 Distribution ID: canonical User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 OS: Linux 6.8.0-59-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Apr 11 23:16:11 UTC 2025 OS Theme: ChromeOS-Dark-Compact / ChromeOS-Compact Multiprocess Windows: 1/1 Fission Windows: 1/1 Enabled by default Remote Processes: 7 Enterprise Policies: Inactive Google Location Service Key: Found Google Safebrowsing Key: Found Mozilla Location Service Key: Missing Safe Mode: false Memory Size (RAM): 14.9 GB Disk Space Available: 17.1 GB

Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days


Firefox Features


Name: Firefox Screenshots Version: 39.0.1 ID: screenshots@mozilla.org

Name: Form Autofill Version: 1.0.1 ID: formautofill@mozilla.org

Name: Picture-In-Picture Version: 1.0.0 ID: pictureinpicture@mozilla.org

Name: Web Compatibility Interventions Version: 133.4.0 ID: webcompat@mozilla.org

Name: WebCompat Reporter Version: 2.1.0 ID: webcompat-reporter@mozilla.org

Remote Features


Upgrade Spotlight Rollout: (treatment)

Remote Processes


Type: Extension Count: 1

Type: Preallocated Count: 3

Type: Privileged About Count: 1

Type: Socket Count: 1

Type: Utility JavaScript Oracle Count: 1

Add-ons


Name: Arabic spell-checking dictionary Type: dictionary Version: 3.2.20120321.2resigned1 Enabled: true ID: ar@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org

Name: British English Dictionary (Marco Pinto) Type: dictionary Version: 4.0.1 Enabled: true ID: marcoagpinto@mail.telepac.pt

Name: Dictionnaire français Type: dictionary Version: 7.0b Enabled: true ID: fr-dicollecte@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org

Name: English United States Dictionary Type: dictionary Version: 115.0 Enabled: true ID: @unitedstatesenglishdictionary

Name: AdBlock — block ads across the web Type: extension Version: 6.20.0 Enabled: true ID: jid1-NIfFY2CA8fy1tg@jetpack

Name: AdBlocker for YouTube™ Type: extension Version: 0.5.1 Enabled: true ID: jid1-q4sG8pYhq8KGHs@jetpack

Name: AdBlocker Ultimate Type: extension Version: 3.8.35 Enabled: true ID: adblockultimate@adblockultimate.net

Name: Add-ons Search Detection Type: extension Version: 2.0.0 Enabled: true ID: addons-search-detection@mozilla.com

Name: AI Grammar Checker & Paraphraser – LanguageTool Type: extension Version: 8.19.4 Enabled: true ID: languagetool-webextension@languagetool.org

Name: Amazon.com Type: extension Version: 1.7 Enabled: true ID: amazondotcom@search.mozilla.org

Name: Anti-Adblock Blocker Type: extension Version: 0.0.7 Enabled: true ID: {7616a0b7-d0b6-4a0d-ad65-c9b35d96bad4}

Name: Behind The Overlay Type: extension Version: 0.2.1 Enabled: true ID: jid1-Y3WfE7td45aWDw@jetpack

Name: Bing Type: extension Version: 1.6 Enabled: true ID: bing@search.mozilla.org

Name: Buster: Captcha Solver for Humans Type: extension Version: 3.1.0 Enabled: true ID: {e58d3966-3d76-4cd9-8552-1582fbc800c1}

Name: CanvasBlocker Type: extension Version: 1.11 Enabled: true ID: CanvasBlocker@kkapsner.de

Name: Clear Cache Type: extension Version: 4.2 Enabled: true ID: clearcache@michel.de.almeida

Name: cookies.txt Type: extension Version: 0.8 Enabled: true ID: {12cf650b-1822-40aa-bff0-996df6948878}

Name: Dark Reader Type: extension Version: 4.9.103 Enabled: true ID: addon@darkreader.org

Name: Dictionary Anywhere Type: extension Version: 1.1.0 Enabled: true ID: {e90f5de4-8510-4515-9f67-3b6654e1e8c2}

Name: Disconnect Type: extension Version: 20.3.1.2 Enabled: true ID: 2.0@disconnect.me

Name: Don't track me Google Type: extension Version: 4.28 Enabled: true ID: dont-track-me-google@robwu.nl

Name: DuckDuckGo Type: extension Version: 1.4 Enabled: true ID: ddg@search.mozilla.org

Name: Enhancer for YouTube™ Type: extension Version: 2.0.130.1 Enabled: true ID: enhancerforyoutube@maximerf.addons.mozilla.org

Name: Facebook Container Type: extension Version: 2.3.12 Enabled: true ID: @contain-facebook

Name: Firefox Color Type: extension Version: 2.1.7 Enabled: true ID: FirefoxColor@mozilla.com

Name: Firefox Multi-Account Containers Type: extension Version: 8.2.0 Enabled: true ID: @testpilot-containers

Name: Firefox Relay Type: extension Version: 2.8.1 Enabled: true ID: private-relay@firefox.com

Name: FoxyImage Type: extension Version: 1.8resigned1 Enabled: true ID: foxyimage@eros.man

Name: FoxyLink Type: extension Version: 1.5 Enabled: true ID: foxylink@eros.man

Name: FoxyTab Type: extension Version: 2.31 Enabled: true ID: foxytab@eros.man

Name: Free Download Manager Type: extension Version: 3.2.1 Enabled: true ID: fdm_ffext2@freedownloadmanager.org

Name: GNOME Shell integration Type: extension Version: 12 Enabled: true ID: chrome-gnome-shell@gnome.org

Name: Google Type: extension Version: 1.4 Enabled: true ID: google@search.mozilla.org

Name: Grammarly: AI Writing and Grammar Checker App Type: extension Version: 8.929.0 Enabled: true ID: 87677a2c52b84ad3a151a4a72f5bd3c4@jetpack

Name: HTTPS Everywhere Type: extension Version: 2021.7.13 Enabled: true ID: https-everywhere@eff.org

Name: Impulse Blocker Type: extension Version: 1.2.0 Enabled: true ID: {3a7ab27c-6a20-4d24-9fda-5e38f8992556}

Name: Lightning Autofill Type: extension Version: 13.15.2 Enabled: true ID: {143f479b-4cb2-4d8c-8c31-ae8653bc6054}

Name: Malwarebytes Browser Guard Type: extension Version: 3.0.18 Enabled: true ID: {242af0bb-db11-4734-b7a0-61cb8a9b20fb}

Name: minerBlock Type: extension Version: 1.2.17resigned1 Enabled: true ID: xd4rker@gmail.com

Name: Ping Blocker Type: extension Version: 2.0.0 Enabled: true ID: {8bd6d796-c31a-40ff-8cb1-92459b6443d9}

Name: Privacy Badger Type: extension Version: 2025.3.27 Enabled: true ID: jid1-MnnxcxisBPnSXQ@jetpack

Name: React Developer Tools Type: extension Version: 6.0.0 Enabled: true ID: @react-devtools

Name: Redux DevTools Type: extension Version: 3.2.10 Enabled: true ID: extension@redux.devtools

Name: Replace Type: extension Version: 1.5 Enabled: true ID: replace@eros.man

Name: retire.js Type: extension Version: 2.1.4 Enabled: true ID: @retire.js

Name: Return YouTube Dislike Type: extension Version: 3.0.0.18 Enabled: true ID: {762f9885-5a13-4abd-9c77-433dcd38b8fd}

Name: Search by Image Type: extension Version: 8.2.0 Enabled: true ID: {2e5ff8c8-32fe-46d0-9fc8-6b8986621f3c}

Name: Side View Type: extension Version: 0.6.6956 Enabled: true ID: side-view@mozilla.org

Name: Simple Tab Groups Type: extension Version: 5.3.2 Enabled: true ID: simple-tab-groups@drive4ik

Name: Simple Translate Type: extension Version: 3.0.0 Enabled: true ID: simple-translate@sienori

Name: SoundFixer Type: extension Version: 1.4.1 Enabled: true ID: soundfixer@unrelenting.technology

Name: SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships Type: extension Version: 5.12.1 Enabled: true ID: sponsorBlocker@ajay.app

Name: Temp Mail - Disposable Temporary Email Type: extension Version: 0.0.34 Enabled: true ID: {2d97895d-fcd3-41ab-82e6-6a1d4d2243f6}

Name: TinEye Reverse Image Search Type: extension Version: 2.0.9 Enabled: true ID: tineye@ideeinc.com

Name: To Google Translate Type: extension Version: 4.2.0 Enabled: true ID: jid1-93WyvpgvxzGATw@jetpack

Name: Transmission easy client Type: extension Version: 2.2.0 Enabled: true ID: jid1-0GMKQAI8A9x5jg@jetpack

Name: Turn Off the Lights Type: extension Version: 4.5.7 Enabled: true ID: stefanvandamme@stefanvd.net

Name: VirusTotal Scan Type: extension Version: 0.6.3 Enabled: true ID: {06def8b7-bcc3-4f1e-add7-7d8222ca0efc}

Name: Vue.js devtools Type: extension Version: 6.6.3 Enabled: true ID: {5caff8cc-3d2e-4110-a88a-003cc85b3858}

Name: Web Archives Type: extension Version: 7.0.1 Enabled: true ID: {d07ccf11-c0cd-4938-a265-2a4d6ad01189}

Name: Wikipedia (en) Type: extension Version: 1.3 Enabled: true ID: wikipedia@search.mozilla.org

Name: WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection Type: extension Version: 20220920.0wot Enabled: true ID: {a0d7ccb3-214d-498b-b4aa-0e8fda9a7bf7}

Name: Yahoo Search Type: extension Version: 1.0.1resigned1 Enabled: true ID: @yset

Name: Youtube Audio Type: extension Version: 0.0.2.5 Enabled: true ID: {580efa7d-66f9-474d-857a-8e2afc6b1181}

Name: Zoom Extension Type: extension Version: 2.2.5 Enabled: true ID: {bf855ead-d7c3-4c7b-9f88-9a7e75c0efdf}

Name: Language: English (CA) Type: locale Version: 128.10.20250421.121556 Enabled: true ID: langpack-en-CA@firefox.mozilla.org

Name: Language: English (GB) Type: locale Version: 128.10.20250421.121556 Enabled: true ID: langpack-en-GB@firefox.mozilla.org

Name: Language: English (US) Type: locale Version: 128.0.20240725.162350 Enabled: true ID: langpack-en-US@firefox.mozilla.org

Name: Language: Français (French) Type: locale Version: 128.0.20240725.162350 Enabled: true ID: langpack-fr@firefox.mozilla.org

Name: Language: العربية (Arabic) Type: locale Version: 128.10.20250421.121556 Enabled: true ID: langpack-ar@firefox.mozilla.org

Name: Dark Type: theme Version: 1.2 Enabled: true ID: firefox-compact-dark@mozilla.org

Name: Adblock Plus - free ad blocker Type: extension Version: 4.21.1 Enabled: false ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}

Name: Easy Screenshot Type: extension Version: 3.109 Enabled: false ID: easyscreenshot@mozillaonline.com

Name: FoxyProxy Type: extension Version: 9.2 Enabled: false ID: foxyproxy@eric.h.jung

Name: IDM Integration Module Type: extension Version: 6.42.22 Enabled: false ID: mozilla_cc3@internetdownloadmanager.com

Name: NoScript Type: extension Version: 12.6 Enabled: false ID: {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}

Name: Onion Control (anonymous proxy) Type: extension Version: 0.1.5 Enabled: false ID: {d22a1484-dcef-44e9-ab52-80f0f4a331a3}

Name: Open in Chrome™ Browser Type: extension Version: 0.3.7 Enabled: false ID: {086f665e-6a55-4107-9147-f9a14e72b137}

Name: Open in MS Edge™ Type: extension Version: 0.3.4 Enabled: false ID: {94782f74-1a58-4332-a803-00006221a9d0}

Name: Open in VLC™ media player Type: extension Version: 0.4.4 Enabled: false ID: {6b954d17-d17c-4a19-8fe6-ee8052a562d6}

Name: Popup Blocker (strict) Type: extension Version: 0.8.8 Enabled: false ID: {de22fd49-c9ab-4359-b722-b3febdc3a0b0}

Name: Privacy Tweaks Type: extension Version: 0.1.7 Enabled: false ID: {3f932d07-6730-4c65-b5a6-f9f2f188f1e8}

Name: Security Tweaks Type: extension Version: 0.1.7 Enabled: false ID: {2b89f94e-a4da-47f7-ba7d-865ae7e689db}

Name: Speed Tweaks Type: extension Version: 0.1.7 Enabled: false ID: {c541dcb6-72ed-450d-8186-680e9d12b305}

Name: StayFree - Website Blocker & Web Analytics Type: extension Version: 2.2.0 Enabled: false ID: {30b15d56-b2fa-4cb2-98fd-7b5e26306483}

Name: Tab Stash Type: extension Version: 3.3 Enabled: false ID: tab-stash@condordes.net

Name: User-Agent Switcher and Manager Type: extension Version: 0.5.0 Enabled: false ID: {a6c4a591-f1b2-4f03-b3ff-767e5bedf4e7}

Name: Windscribe - Free Proxy and Ad Blocker Type: extension Version: 3.4.13.2 Enabled: false ID: @windscribeff

Name: XDM Browser Monitor Type: extension Version: 2.2 Enabled: false ID: browser-mon@xdman.sourceforge.net

Name: Firefox Alpenglow Type: theme Version: 1.4 Enabled: false ID: firefox-alpenglow@mozilla.org

Name: Light Type: theme Version: 1.2 Enabled: false ID: firefox-compact-light@mozilla.org

Name: Matte Black (Red) Type: theme Version: 2022.2.23 Enabled: false ID: {a7589411-c5f6-41cf-8bdc-f66527d9d930}

Name: Science Fiction Florest Type: theme Version: 1.0 Enabled: false ID: {4d6138be-7d98-4fed-8cb9-277c3a351183}

Name: System theme — auto Type: theme Version: 1.3 Enabled: false ID: default-theme@mozilla.org

Asked by John Magdy Lotfy Kamel 2 weeks ago

Last reply by Mark 1 week ago

Many extensions don't work on support.mozilla.org

Hi 🙂 Many extensions don't work on support.mozilla.org. For ex, Clippings and Unicodify – Text transformer are very useful to write text. It's annoying not to be able t… (read more)

Hi 🙂

Many extensions don't work on support.mozilla.org.

For ex, Clippings and Unicodify – Text transformer are very useful to write text. It's annoying not to be able to use them to write in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new/thunderbird/form.


Seeing https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/tyytcy/how_to_get_rid_of_this_extension_restriction/i3vke2p/,


1) Why is support.mozilla.org privileged and can pull out information about visitor's system, while connect.mozilla.org cannot?


2) I see that:

  • Copy Link Text works,
  • Unicodify – Text transformer is able to read selected text but not to write in forms,
  • Clippings is not able to read selected text.

Is there a doc which explains what are the limits of what's allowed for extensions in "internal restricted sites"?

Asked by Thomas 1 week ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago