Block Site

A customizable, password-protected website blocker and redirector.

What is Block Site?

'Block Site' is an Edge add-on designed to personalize your web browsing experience. It allows users to block access to certain websites, redirect browsing from one website to another, and display custom messages on blocked pages. Notably, it allows timed blocking based on specific dates and times, suited to the user's preference. Importantly, it features data leakage prevention technology to ensure your personal data stays secure. The add-on is configured with a master password protection for optimum control and security.

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Add-on stats

By: Bermet

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Users: 50,527 ▲ 147

Rating: 4.30 (36)

Version: 0.5.2 (Last updated: 2024-05-22)

Creation date: 2022-01-11

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
notifications
alarms
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 162.09K

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 643 ▼ 2

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Block Site (v0.5.2)

4.37

(267) 90,000

Block Site (v0.5.2.1)

3.93

(458) 74,018

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Add-on summary

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This extension will block access to websites of your choosing. A master password controls all customization options, as well as access to any blocked site. It's also possible to redirect navigation from one specific website to another.

FAQs Page: https://add0n.com/block-site.html

Features:

Block unwanted domains.
Prevent access to a range of websites using wildcard matching or regular expression matching.
Reverse mode allows access to only some hostnames and blocks access to all others.
Custom redirection; you can redirect a single blocked hostname to a new destination.
Display a custom message on blocked pages.
Time and date based blocking. Only block access to the websites at specified times and dates. This feature can be configured per hostname.
Protect data leakage. This extension prevents certain hostnames from gathering network activity from your computer, since blocking occurs before any network request is emitted to the server.
Auto-closes blocked tabs after a period of time.
Closes annoying pop-ups as soon as the opening request is received.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to set up and use.
Effective in blocking unwanted websites.
Features like scheduling and pause intervals are helpful.
Master password lock adds security.
Good for maintaining focus and productivity.

Cons

Does not work after Microsoft Edge updates.
User interface can be complicated for some users.
Issues with saving options and settings.
Difficult to figure out the master password setup.
Uninstallation is easy, which undermines blocking.

Most mentioned

Easy to set up and use.
Effective in blocking websites.
User interface complications.
Issues after Edge updates.
Useful for maintaining focus.

Recent reviews

Easy to setup, easy to find where the master pass goes. Excellent plugin!

by Lulu, 2024-10-01

This is much better than the ****** microsoft settings in Edge browser. Hope Edge gets taken down and Brave takes over, **** EDGE. I love this extention

by Bogoslav, 2024-08-09

Effective upon first experiments. I have just begun to use this, but so far it is effective in blocking the desired websites.

by Zac, 2024-07-27

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