Block Unwanted Websites on Mozilla Firefox <4
The easiest way to block a website in Mozilla Firefox <4 is by installing a third-party Addon called “BlockSite”.
As the name suggests, it lets you configure the “blacklisted” sites i.e. those which you want to block from your Mozilla Firefox <4 Web Browser.
It also converts hyperlinks to blacklisted domains to non-function text which means that there is no way to reach that domain.
BlockSites also comes with Password Protection. You can enable it and it’ll make sure that the sites you have blacklisted won’t get opened on your system and there is no way in which anyone can change the settings without your permission.
Block Websites on Mozilla Firefox <4 using BlockSite
Step 1: Open Firefox –> Tools –> Addons and then click on “Get Addons” then “Browse all Addons”. Here you will see a search box, type in “blocksite”, the plugin will get listed, install it and restart your Mozilla Firefox <4.
Step 2: Once Mozilla Firefox <4 has loaded again, go to Tools –> Addons and open preferences of Blocksite by performing a right-click on it. Here you can list those unwanted sites under the ‘blacklist’, any website listed there won’t get opened again.
Make sure “Blacklist” radio button is ticked and “Enable BlockSite,” “Enable warning messages,” and “Enable link removal” are enabled.
Step 3: Check “Enable authentication,” and then enter a password that would give you the control over which sites are blacklisted. No one would be able to change the blacklisted sites without your permissions.
Step 4: Click on “Add” button to add new websites to the blacklisted sections, repeat this procedure to add as many websites as you want. Once you are done, click “OK” and restart Firefox. That’s it!
Delete the websites from blacklisted section and those would start opening in your Mozilla Firefox <4.
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it would be VERY nice to have right click option “block this url” or “block whatever…” instead of tonz of programs that require going to menu, clicking 25 different options to block something.