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Reviews for LeechBlock NG

LeechBlock NG by James Anderson

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  • by Firefox user 13576026, 7 years ago
    Really great addon but is there any way to hide the addon from the addon list like it used to be?
  • by thm | Tomáš Mládek, 7 years ago
    Most feature-complete website blocker one could wish for.
  • by Firefox user 13573394, 7 years ago
  • by Firefox user 13569155, 7 years ago
    Loved this blocker previously and always worked well. However since updating to the NG version it periodically loses all preferences I have set, and no longer blocks any pages. While I have a relatively short list of sites I want blocked, it is still rather annoying and were it to continue I would try find a better solution.

    Developer response

    posted 7 years ago
    Thanks for the report. Please post bug reports on GitHub so I can gather more information and track down the cause of the issue. This may be the same issue as yours:

    https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG/issues/18
  • by DarseZ, 7 years ago
    Hello, love this add-on!

    Would you be able to remove the requirement to have "Access to all data on all websites"?
    It doesn't seem that you would need to require this, just the URL only...please correct me if I'm incorrect on this assumption.

    Developers may say they don't use any form/login/password data but there's no way for the end user to know. Many of the revised 57+ add-ons have this blanket permission and in many cases it doesn't seem necessary...in my uneducated opinion, of course. I'm open to being schooled.

    Thank you and best wishes!

    Developer response

    posted 7 years ago
    Happy to address this. Honestly, I'm not sure why Firefox gives that rather scary warning. It could be because LB uses a content script to display the countdown timer and warning message within the tab, over the web page. (Content scripts can, in principle, access all data on the web pages you view.) It could be because LB requests 'tabs' permission, so it can intermittently check whether block conditions are met for all open tabs, not just the active tab. I'll look into it. In any event, all the source code is publicly available on GitHub, so you can check that LB isn't doing anything untoward!
  • by dewolfe, 7 years ago
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  • by Firefox user 13560640, 7 years ago
    In the previous version, I liked it that when using the delaying page, whenever the page went out of focus the countdown was canceled and had to be restarted. Is there a way to make the NG version work this way again?

    Developer response

    posted 7 years ago
    Sure, that can be changed.
  • by Firefox user 13506792, 7 years ago
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  • by Firefox user 13509852, 7 years ago
    Good, but purpose is defeated if the "restart with addons disabled option" is not removed
  • by Firefox user 13509810, 7 years ago
    So glad Leechblock is back and better than ever! I'm using this both on my laptop and on Android, and it's working great on both. Would love to see synced options between devices in the future.

    This has been essential for fighting my internet addiction, thank you!
  • by Firefox user 12958497, 7 years ago
    It really helps me control myself. I like the extra restrictive features available, like blocking access to backstage value areas, to prevent changing values there.
  • by Firefox user 13545297, 7 years ago
    Fantastic extension. Keeps it simple and helps me focus on work.
  • by Firefox user 12982795, 7 years ago
    AAahh!!! I don't know what happened but everything got reset??!? How often does that happen? Should I back up the settings every week? day? month???

    Also the warning doesn't always show up! Sometimes it just blocks the site with no warning!
  • by Firefox user 13540035, 7 years ago
    Works perfectly! Ideal for blocking all that distracting crap!
  • by Firefox user 13538322, 7 years ago
    Perfect
  • by Firefox user 13521425, 7 years ago
    Just started using. So far exactly what was needed. 5 stars.
  • by Firefox user 13535806, 7 years ago
    We really need "Hide in add-ons" old option for Leechblock NG.

    Otherwise, very fine and useful.
  • by Jafenter, 7 years ago
    Fantastic plugin. I'm glad that this new version exists for compatibility with Firefox Quantum.
  • by Firefox user 13532706, 7 years ago
    Excellent - does exactly what I want. I spent a long time searching for something that would do exactly this on Chrome, but none of the extensions available work very well. LeechBlock is simple and effective, and has already saved me from a lot of distractions after my first day of use.
  • by Rafi Dwi, 7 years ago
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