Speed Bumper Autor: Sam Wilson S S

Speed Bumper — Intentional Friction for Mindful Browsing
Speed Bumper is a WebExtension designed to help you curb impulsive browsing habits through intentional friction rather than outright
website bans.

Instead of completely blocking your favorite websites, Speed Bumper introduces a full-screen reflection pause whenever you visit specified
URL patterns (such as YouTube Shorts, Reddit subreddits, or social feeds). A countdown overlay gives you time to pause, reflect, and make
an intentional decision before continuing.
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### Key Features

• URL Path Pattern Matching: Target specific sections of websites (e.g. youtube.com/shorts/, reddit.com/r/, example.com/feed/*) without
blocking the entire site.
• Per-Rule Custom Timers:
• Wait Duration: Set a reflection countdown delay (from 1 second up to 1 hour).
• Allow / Cooldown Duration: Define how long you can browse after the countdown finishes before the overlay triggers again (from 0
minutes up to 7 days).
• Pattern-Based Cooldowns: Completing a countdown on one URL grants a temporary cooldown window for all pages matching that same rule
pattern.
• Friction-Protected Settings: Changing rule settings, toggling rules on/off, or opening options requires a 10-second reflection pause,
preventing impulsive rule disabling.
• Single Page Application (SPA) Support: Automatically detects navigation changes on dynamic modern web applications (like YouTube and
Reddit) without requiring full page reloads.
• Anti-Bypass DOM Protection: Overlays render in an isolated closed Shadow DOM with scroll-locking and automatic DOM restoration to ensure
reflection pauses remain effective.
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### Supported URL Pattern Examples

Pattern | What It Matches | What It Ignores
----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
youtube.com/shorts/ | https://youtube.com/shorts/123https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ABC | https://youtube.com/watch?v=123
https://www.reddit.com/r/ | https://www.reddit.com/r/technologyhttps://reddit.com/r/all/comments/ | https://www.reddit.com/user/someone
| 123 |
example.com/feed/* | http://example.com/feed/news | https://example.com/about

Wildcards (*) and flexible scheme matching allow for precise targeting across subdomains and protocols.
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### Privacy & Security First

• 100% Local Storage: All rules, timers, and timestamps are saved directly on your device using local extension storage.
• Zero Data Collection: Speed Bumper does not track, collect, or transmit any browsing history, analytics, or personal data.