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Cookie Manager by Rob W

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  • by joebt, 5 years ago
    Thanks for beginning a cookie manager for Fx 57+. I know it's brand new & takes a lot of work. Just trying to give some useful suggestions.

    1) Re: Taurean75's comment: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/a-cookie-manager/reviews/896808/ - -
    yes, I think they meant as in the link you posted: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/user_interface/Popups.
    That's the way many addons provide menus, where options may require frequent changing.

    2) If I understand, why have any addon open in a NEW TAB, instead of using a toolbar icon? Not a requirement for Fx 57 / webextensions? Or just the fastest way to get Cookie Manager up & running?

    Most Fx 57 ready addons I use allow adding icons with drop menus to toolbar. Few require using about:addons to *change* (most) options - especially for cookies.

    3) Suggestion: post a few more screenshots on MAO w/ some explanations. Probably entice more users to try it. I see Cookie Monster's dev has pulled it from AMO. Lots of users will be looking for replacement.

    Keep up the good work. For ideas, I'd look at features in the more popular cookie managers - that aren't updating to webextensions.

    If you want feedback of what's most important to users to implement 1st, maybe setup a support page on http://forums.mozillazine.org, as other addon devs did. One post could be a poll for wish list.

    I could tell you some cookie features I've used most - for years, & read others say were important to them, but it'd make this review long(er). Maybe you don't need ideas for now. :) But, feel free to PM me.

    Edited review 08/13/2017: correct typos

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    > Curious-why open an addon in a new tab?
    When I wrote this extension many years ago, I wanted to only enable it when I wanted to edit cookies, which is rarely.
    When I published the add-on to Firefox, the initial use case is Firefox for Android, which does not have an extension button (as of Firefox 55, it is possible).

    In version 1.3, I have added an option to not automatically open the add-on upon startup, and also an extension button to quickly access the cookie manager via the extension button.

    3) The add-on is functional, but the UI is not really that strong. I expect the UI to be improved in one of the next versions, so I haven't published a screenshot yet.

    > If you want feedback (...) maybe setup a support page
    I have published the source code on Github, together with an issue tracker @ https://github.com/Rob--W/cookie-manager/issues
  • by Taurean, 5 years ago
    A little inconvenient but it works!

    A pop-up UI would be nice instead of enabling / disabling it.

    RE: Either one would do.

    EDIT: Thanks for taking my suggestion!

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Do you mean an extension popup (e.g. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/user_interface/Popups) or a separate tab/window?

    Edit: Implemented in version 1.3
  • by Firefox user 13131993, 5 years ago
    It's the only add-on I find to show session cookies in private window but still it can't delete cookies in TorBrowser [7.0.1 (based on Mozilla Firefox 52.2.0) ], throwing this error:
    `Cannot modify 1 private cookies because the sites are not reachable. Try to temporarily disable Tracking Protection at Settings > Privacy.`
    Tracking Protection is off (It's so by default in TorBrowser). I disabled NoScript but didn't help. Any idea?


    UPDATE:
    And where is 1.3? :)

    UPDATE:
    I got 1.3 from git repo and It worked! thanks following this!

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    There are a number of issues that cause this problem (the worst one being https://bugzil.la/1381197). I have implemented some work-arounds in version 1.3 so that the extension works in most cases in the TOR Browser .
  • by Firefox user 13052586, 5 years ago
    Powerful tool
  • by chris p, 5 years ago
    What circle in the address bar?

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    See https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/previews/full/183/183935.png

    That screenshot was taken in Firefox 53 for Android.
    If you have a newer version, the icon is not shown and the Cookie Manager is only started when it is enabled.

    I did it in this way to encourage users to disable the add-on when they don't need it.
  • by Firefox user 12936698, 5 years ago
    Final edit, sorry for all the edits.
    Dev responded to my review and addressed issues mentioned. This Ext works wonders. Super useful IMO! Thanks. Oh.. "Options" still doesnt do anything when touched. Not sure if norm.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    I just published a new version which works in Firefox 53 and earlier too.

    In Firefox 53 and earlier, WebExtension add-ons cannot open a new tab, so I added an icon to the address bar that opens the tab upon click.
    Due to another bug in Firefox (which is fixed in version 55), this icon is visually very small. Put your finger at the bottom-right side of the icon if it is difficult to aim and then the cookie manager will be opened.

    PS. The add-on is functional, but the UI can be improved. I just wanted to quickly be able to remove individual private browsing cookies, and did not have time to create a fancy UI yet. Feedback is welcome.

    EDIT: "Options" not working is a bug in Firefox for Android, see https://bugzil.la/1302504 .