{"id":5221,"date":"2009-08-06T10:46:32","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T10:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=5221"},"modified":"2009-08-21T06:08:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-21T06:08:08","slug":"how-to-block-website-in-mozilla-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/how-to-block-website-in-mozilla-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Website in Mozilla Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross created the project Moilla Firefox. It was done as an experiment in that branch. You have different versions in Firefox, like version1.0, version1.5, version2.0, version3.0 and version3.5. The Firefox retains the original cross-platform of the Mozilla browser. It retains the cross-platform using the XUL user interface markup language. Due to the XUL it is possible to extend the browser\u2019s capacity through the use of extensions and themes.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Firefox has Adblock. Adblock is a content filter extension. This Adblock is for Mozilla Firefox and Mozila application Suite based web browsers. This Adblock is mainly used to block advertisements. It also lets users to prevent page elements from being downloaded and displayed. An improved version of the Adblock of Mozilla Firefox is Adblock Plus. Adblock Plus has grown to replace the old Adblock. There are many improved features in the Mozilla Firefox Ad blocker, to filter subscriptions, user interface and element hiding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/Images\/B\/BlockSite-Firefox.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"BlockSite Firefox Add-on\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/Images\/B\/BlockSite-Firefox.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"BlockSite Firefox Add-on\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>This Adblock was developed by Henrik Aasted Sorensen, Michael McDonald and Wladimir Palant. The first 1.1 version was released in July 13, 2009. It works in the Cross-platform operating system. Its type is Mozilla extension. With many features added Adblock focuses on the usability. At the top of the main window it has menu items. From its panel at the bottom, which has a list of block able items is integrated. This panel can be detached from the main window. Addition to the regular ad blocking Element Hiding can be also used. There are many other features in the Adblock. It helps to enable and disable individual filters without even removing them. It also has the feature which includes filter statistics which hits counter.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla has a built-in image blocker like that, Adblock blocks HTTP requests. It blocks according to their source address and can block I Frames, scripts and Flash. It also does element hiding. That is it uses automatically-generated user style sheets to hide elements, elements such as text ads on a page as they load instead of blocking them.<\/p>\n<p>To block the website in mozilla firefox you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/3145\">this extension<\/a> for Firefox which is given below. Or you can edit the hosts file on your PC. You can also download the parental control software from http:\/\/www.geeksjunction.com to block certain websites in Firefox. You can also block the websites by adding it to your Windows Hosts file; this can be done without any software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross created the project Moilla Firefox. It was done as an experiment in that branch. You have different versions in Firefox, like version1.0, version1.5, version2.0, version3.0 and version3.5. The Firefox retains the original cross-platform of the Mozilla browser. 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