Reviews for PopUpOFF
PopUpOFF by RomanistHere
Review by Firefox user 13795341
Rated 2 out of 5
by Firefox user 13795341, pirms 3 gadiemFor some reason, this add on seems to "break" ebay's purchased items "tracker". Turn it on and it takes forever to open the pane where you can see your shipping status and then it takes an equally long time to close it after you're done. It's not my hardware as I'm running a very new and very high spec'd MSI gaming laptop. It's lightning fast on every web site and program I visit/use. Removed the app and ebay site was back to normal behavior. Tried several other pop up blockers and none of them break ebay. Currently running "pop up blocker (strict)" and no negative effects on any web site. It's possible firefox or ebay changed something recently, as I used this app for about a week without this problem. Kinda scared me that I may have picked up a keylogger or virus somewhere, but MaCafee and Malwarebytes came back with a clean report after a couple scans. So, unfortunately, I can not recommend this add on while it has this limitation, at least not if you use ebay much.
Developer response
posted pirms 3 gadiemThanks for the reply. I mentioned on the first string of the description, that there is a bug related to how Firefox works and I still haven't resolved it. Some websites tend to be broken or load forever.
However it's possible to just turn down PopUpOFF for the given website and it won't bother you there. My extension uses very different (and not perfect, at least yet) way to detect and block popups - you can compare its size with other popup blockers - and none of them will block overlay walls on some websites, I assure you.
So there is a risk that some websites are gonna be broken, but in return, there won't be annoying ads and cookie notifications somewhere else. For now, that's the deal.
However it's possible to just turn down PopUpOFF for the given website and it won't bother you there. My extension uses very different (and not perfect, at least yet) way to detect and block popups - you can compare its size with other popup blockers - and none of them will block overlay walls on some websites, I assure you.
So there is a risk that some websites are gonna be broken, but in return, there won't be annoying ads and cookie notifications somewhere else. For now, that's the deal.
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Developer response
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- Rated 3 out of 5by Drago, pirms 7 mēnešiemAktualisierung vom 14.03.2024 Add-On v.2.1.3:
Vorteile:
+ Das Beste ist, dass die Entfernung sehr schlau durchdacht ist: Cookie/Popup wird entfernt, die Scrollbar repariert und danach ggf. ein verschwommenes Overlay (blur-Element) zielsicher entfernt.
+ Der Entwickler kümmert sich extrem gut um Updates und reagiert auf Feedbacks schnell und zuverlässig, perfekt!
Nachteile:
- Fehler v.2.1.3: auf ebay.de ist die Chat-Funktion nicht mehr möglich - eingegebene Antworten werden nicht gepostet, auch wenn PopUpOFF auf "Turn OFF" steht!
- Bei zusätzlichem Verwenden von Addons wie "I (still) don't care about cookies" dauert das Laden vieler Shop/Social-Websites immer noch sehr viel länger als üblich (amazon, ebay, youtube, reddit, etc). Aber es ist nicht mehr ganz so schlimm wie früher.
- Das Addon ist ganz gut in der Entdeckung und Entfernung von hartnäckigen Bannern/Cookies, einfachere werden hingegen NICHT blockiert (meist die mit "X"- zum Schließen!). Es erkennt aber oft die neusten Methoden für Overlays/Banner.
Fazit: Dieses Addon sehr mächtig und ein tolles Werkzeug mit einem erstklassigen Entwickler (ich benutzte es seit Beginn und schon lange bevor es so berühmt war wie heute). Für eine noch bessere Erkennung empfehle ich dringend: Füge deinem Code die Erkennungsrate von "Cookie-Banner-Blocker" (Autor: otsmr) hinzu. Danach müssen noch Captchas auf die Whitelist gesetzt werden (otsmr hat dies nicht). Dies würde das Addon wahrscheinlich dann sogar noch besser machen als "I (still) don't care about cookies" und "superagent".
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Update from 14.03.2024 Add-On v.2.1.3:
Pros:
+ The best thing is that the removal is very cleverly thought out: cookie/popup is removed, the scrollbar is fixed and then, if necessary, a blurry overlay (blur element) is unerringly removed.
+ The developer takes extremely good care of updates and responds to feedback quickly and reliably, perfect!
Disadvantages:
- Bug v.2.1.3: on ebay.de the chat function is no longer possible - entered answers are not posted, even if PopUpOFF is set to "Turn OFF"!
- When additionally using addons like "I (still) don't care about cookies", loading many shop/social websites still takes much longer than usual (amazon, ebay, youtube, reddit, etc). But it's not quite as bad as it used to be.
- The addon is quite good at detecting and removing stubborn banners/cookies, but simpler ones are NOT blocked (mostly the ones with "X"- to close!). However, it often recognizes the latest methods for overlays/banners.
Conclusion: This addon is very powerful and a great tool with a first class developer (I've been using it since the beginning and long before it was as famous as it is today). For even better detection, I strongly recommend: add the detection rate of "Cookie Banner Blocker" (author: otsmr) to your code. After that, captchas must be added to the whitelist (otsmr does not have this). This would probably make the add-on even better than "I (still) don't care about cookies" and "superagent".