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ClearURLs by Kevin R.

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  • by h0nd, 4 years ago
    Id expect the tracking elements of this URL to be removed by this extension:
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=featured

    and change to:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/

    But it did not happen with this extension installed.


    Same with following URL:
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/get-started-firefox-overview-main-features?utm_source=desktop-snippet&utm_medium=snippet&utm_campaign=f100_week1_SUMOmainfeatures&utm_term=20603&utm_content=rel

    Maybe I misunderstood or didnt configure correctly. idk.




    edit: Dear Kevin R./developer, thank you for taking the time for this very well explanatory reply. since this issue was due to the browser itself, i changed the rating accordingly. thank you again!

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Hi, thank you for your feedback. You have understood the addon correctly. Actually, these tracking elements should be removed - and they usually are. However, there are technical restrictions from Mozilla for all URLs that belong to Mozilla/Firefox such as mozilla.com. These URLs must not and cannot be modified by any addon, so ClearURLs does not work on Mozilla/Firefox websites, but this is true for all addons.

    You can deactivate these restrictions if you remove the affected URLs in the "about:config" from the "extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains" setting.
  • by Gokhlayeh, 4 years ago
    very useful but need two improvement:
    -a whitelist (as already suggested)
    -the chance to clean a URL since clicking on a mail without needing to refresh the page
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  • by paradonym, 4 years ago
    maybe add a note to remove some sites from about:config's extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains if you're allowed to say that?

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Hi, thank you for your feedback. That's a great hint.
  • by OM_RA, 4 years ago
    Very useful. But the extension needs a whitelist. Some websites that have Facebook comments are broken.
  • by akostadinov, 4 years ago
    Could you explain, when I click a link, what is the policy about referrer URL? Can you add control into the plugin to disable sending referrer when opening a link to another domain?
  • by stingda, 4 years ago
  • by Firefox user 12812210, 4 years ago
    Sehr nettes Addon. *daumen*

    Ich wünschte wohl eine Whitelist (z.b. für die eigene Seite) :-)

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Danke für Ihr Feedback.
  • by Mrere, 4 years ago
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  • by PinkDev1, 4 years ago
    Finally, tracker-free URL sharing

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thanks for your positive feedback.
  • by eren, 4 years ago