Reviews for JavaScript Toggle On and Off (WebExtension)
JavaScript Toggle On and Off (WebExtension) by tlintspr
Review by Wizcrafts
Rated 3 out of 5
by Wizcrafts, 7 years agoThis is a good, lightweight , new technology Firefox add-on. It is good that it enables or disables JavaScript with one click. But, it is lacking what I consider to be an important option. That option would be to choose if the default action on a new or unclassified web page/domain should be enabled or disabled.
Presently, this extension allows JavaScript by default. Clicking it once toggles that action for all domains that one has not yet whitelisted (in the so-labeled user input field). As soon as you toggle it to allow scripting on any website, it stays that way for all web pages. This could allow a popup, poisoned ad, or JavaScript driven iframe to do its dirty work on a freshly loaded page or site.
So, I suggest adding a user option to deny by default on unwhitelisted sites. This would make browsing new sites a little safer (unless user action to allow scripting revealed a hidden attack!). I would place that option as a right click flyout option on the toolbar icon.
I am only giving it 3 stars because with Firefox 56, it does not honor its whitelisted domains. I have added in a list of approved domains and if I toggle the JavaScript off for a new domain, it stays off for Facebook, Twitter, etc, and all other previously whitelisted domains. This is the opposite of its stated whitelist purpose. If this behavior changes with Firefox 57, I will add one more star.
Presently, this extension allows JavaScript by default. Clicking it once toggles that action for all domains that one has not yet whitelisted (in the so-labeled user input field). As soon as you toggle it to allow scripting on any website, it stays that way for all web pages. This could allow a popup, poisoned ad, or JavaScript driven iframe to do its dirty work on a freshly loaded page or site.
So, I suggest adding a user option to deny by default on unwhitelisted sites. This would make browsing new sites a little safer (unless user action to allow scripting revealed a hidden attack!). I would place that option as a right click flyout option on the toolbar icon.
I am only giving it 3 stars because with Firefox 56, it does not honor its whitelisted domains. I have added in a list of approved domains and if I toggle the JavaScript off for a new domain, it stays off for Facebook, Twitter, etc, and all other previously whitelisted domains. This is the opposite of its stated whitelist purpose. If this behavior changes with Firefox 57, I will add one more star.
125 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by John Zi, 6 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by 退出中共邪教党团队避疫, a month ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18827259, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Richard, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18512180, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18272483, a year ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by JJ, a year agoIt only blocks scripts and only external scripts. It doesn't actually disable JS. So, NOSCRIPT HTML tags won't work.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Davis, a year agoEasy to use for a Firefox fancier.
U can JS on/off so quickly.
Simple <3 - Rated 5 out of 5by 天灭中共退党团队保平安, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Fish in the percolator, 2 years agoThis is a great add-on. It has become an essential tool that has really optimized my browsing experience. Recommend pinning icon to toolbar for quick toggling on/off as needed.
- Rated 5 out of 5by MikeA, 3 years agoExcellent! I've been wanting this toggle control in firefox for a long time now. A sorely missing control. My primary browser is firefox, but I sometimes switch to safari when I want to stop javascript on a particular webpage. This toggle button addon bascially does the same thing here that safari does in it's preferences -> security pane. Plus the addition that it automatically reloads the page for you. (It also has a preference setting to let you control auto-reloading in both directions.) It's even worth a small donation! (but it's not clear I can set the amount?)
- Rated 5 out of 5by Fabio Tatagiba, 3 years agoMuito bom, em sites que necessita do JAVA simplesmente ele ativa e se quiser desligo num clique, se você está procurando aitvar o Java para jogar, ver animações ou escutar musica em sites que usa java , use esse aplicativo , ele usa o webextensao java, uma alternativa sem complicação e instalação do java.
- Rated 4 out of 5by pererik22, 3 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14618453, 3 years agoDoes what it promises, but the toolbar switch disables JS globally (on all sites) until you enable it again. Usually I just want to disable it on one specific site, temporarily or permanently. In the addon settings there are options to white- and blacklist sites, but I wish there was a shortcut for this.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dario Pintaric, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16969207, 4 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13302001, 4 years ago