43 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by Jadawin, 2 bliain ó shinYou can only block a defined number of websites. You must then switch to the paid version.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Kea, 3 bliain ó shin
- Rated 2 out of 5by habib, 3 bliain ó shin
- Rated 2 out of 5by Liam, 3 bliain ó shinIt does not completely block a website. I blocked a website with the addon and that blocked site still could leave some cookies on my browser. So, the addon still allows a blocked website to establish a connection, although a short one, still enough time to leave cookies. If you look for an extension that completely blocks any connection so a website won't find out your IP address, that one ain't doing it for you.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 15470096, 4 bliain ó shin
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13853249, 5 bliain ó shin
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14168767, 5 bliain ó shinIf you check your browser performance with - about:performance , you'll see this extension constantly using CPU in the background. Why? Uninstalling..
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14079138, 6 bliain ó shin
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14235865, 6 bliain ó shinThis is add-on is fantastic at curbing procrastination but I just found out it's made by Big Star Labs which was found to be using spyware on multiple add-ons including blocksite. I was wondering why such a great idea was removed from firefox and chrome. What are you guys doing about this? Can I install this add-on without worrying about privacy?
Developer response
posted 6 bliain ó shinHi, you can take full control over the data you share and can amend these details from the settings page at any time. Please feel free to read the Privacy policy for more information regarding this issue: https://blocksite.co/privacy/ - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14146491, 6 bliain ó shinHelp me if you can , cause my rating could be much higher but I am unsure if this is what the app does (delete list of blocked sites or was it human error - something I did ). Like clearing the cache , deleting history in browser etc..? I have no idea why my list got deleted.When I first installed it I started using it immediately and it was great. I would have sites try and pop up but he software diverted it to a blank page that said "no way Jose" . You can divert the block site to a blank page , motivational quotes. It was great and it was blocking a lot. Then if I had an address (url) that did not have a blockedsite Icon (mostly pop ups) I manually blocked it by opening Blockedsite app and clicking on "edit Blocked Site list" then just adding the site I wanted to block. When I clicked enter and it shows up on my list of blocked sites. It usually shows a long list of sites I blocked , And it was working , blocking sites that I manually added under but today I went to blockedsite directly again to block a site I had to enter manually and my entire list of BlcokedSites was gone except for 2 entries I added tonight , added by simply clicking the icon and clicked on the big button that says "Block Site" ! What's the point of making a list of sites to block when the list disappears just like that. Anyways if you can help me I would really appreciate it, since I want to use it continue using the app but if the list will disappear daily or whenever I will uninstall this app. my e-mail is ppmmjjs@hotmail.com
Developer response
posted 6 bliain ó shinHello, your list of blocked sites should never disappear. Please email us at support@blocksite.co so we can help. Thanks! - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14154519, 6 bliain ó shinThere probably is a way to use this Add-on correctly, but it is counterintuitive at the very least.
* Setting schedule doesn't work. The websites were blocked outside the specified time intervals as well.
* All the symbols in the redirect link are lowercased, so the user can't redirect to Google Docs, Pastebin and all the other websites with case-sensitive URLs.
* What is this WorkMode timer? Hopefully something useful, but no explanation provided.
* Whitelist mode is very weird. I would expect two separate lists -- white and black -- however, here there is just a single list and the user chooses whether to block the websites from it or only allow the listed websites, so switching between blacklist and whitelist mode is a big hassle.Developer response
posted 6 bliain ó shinHi, thank you so much for your detailed review!
1. We are not aware of any issues with the schedule. Please email us at support@blocksite.co so we can help.
2. A fix to the issue with the redirect link will be released in the next version! :)
3. Work Mode allows you to focus for 25 minutes and then take a break for 5 minutes. You can build a separate block list just for Work Mode.
4. We are also working on improving the whitelist feature so there will be 2 separate lists, as you suggested.
Thank you again! - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14077539, 6 bliain ó shinPlease fix Active Hours. I have to manually switch off the extension at the end of my working day!
- Rated 2 out of 5by Johannes Choo, 6 bliain ó shinActive hours doesn't seem to work. Will amend review if it's fixed.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14064490, 6 bliain ó shinfor simple on/off blocking this is fine, but the scheduling functionality does not work
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14005593, 6 bliain ó shinEverytime using CCleaner, black list is erased. Unable to use along with CCleaner
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13605220, 6 bliain ó shinIf a script launches a new window, BlockSite does nothing to stop it. Also, it seems that the website is very specific, there doesn't seem to be a way to specify a wildcard.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13981410, 6 bliain ó shinSi al quererla desinstalar pidiera la contraseña... seria genial... pero de nada sirve la protección si con solo desactivarla o desinstalarla facilmente se quita dicha proteccion
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13887330, 6 bliain ó shinSeems pretty leaky. So far I've listed about twenty or thirty sites (porn, online trading, shopping etc) that have been parasiting my streaming experience, but many of them are still getting through.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13444665, 6 bliain ó shinShedueler doens't work at all.
Only blocks after refresh. Not super useful. - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13500001, 6 bliain ó shinIt blocked some sites but the process to block a site is ridiculous. Sorry. I want to support the developers but I found using this plugin really cumbersome.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13824329, 6 bliain ó shinIt blocks sites only on the first window, if I open a new window or go to private mode it does not work.