Adblock Options Not Showing
The following table lists and explains all preferences that are used by Adblock Plus. These preferences can be viewed and changed via about:config.
Meaning the shortcut for toggling the 'Show the ABP Plus icon in the Add-on Bar' is a combination of Ctrl key plus the forward slash key! Go ahead and try it, press Ctrl + / and you will see the ABP icon disappear, then press those keys again and it reappears. Many thanks for your helpful suggestion:-) In fact the icon was NOT available! However, after selecting it from the list of available add-ons, I was able to disable it and then re-enable it, and as if by magic the icon reappeared top right next to the menu button! Lol Job done:-).
| Preference | Default value | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Visible options | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.enabled | true | Value of the 'Enable Adblock Plus' option |
| extensions.adblockplus.frameobjects | true | Value of the 'Show tabs on Flash and Java' option |
| extensions.adblockplus.savestats | false | Value of the 'Count filter hits' option |
| extensions.adblockplus.showinstatusbar | false | Value of the 'Show in status bar' option |
| Hidden options | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.clearStatsOnHistoryPurge | true | If true, clearing browsing history will also clear hit statistics for Adblock Plus filters. Note that the hit statistics often allow deducing which sites the user visited, when and how often. |
| extensions.adblockplus.composer_default | 2 | Determines which suggestion should be selected in the filter composer by default: 0 — custom pattern 1 — exact address only 2 — entire directory 3 — entire site |
| extensions.adblockplus.data_directory | adblockplus | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.9 and higher. |
| extensions.adblockplus.defaultstatusbaraction | 0 | Defines the action that should be executed when the status bar icon is clicked. For list of possible values see defaulttoolbaraction. |
| extensions.adblockplus.defaulttoolbaraction | 0 | Defines the action that should be executed when the toolbar icon is clicked. Possible values are: 0 — show menu 1 — open/close blockable items 2 — show Preferences dialog 3 — enable/disable Adblock Plus anything else — do nothing |
| extensions.adblockplus.enable_key | empty | Defines the keyboard shortcut to be used to enable/disable Adblock Plus. For description of possible values see sidebar_key. Note: This setting will only apply after the browser is restarted. |
| extensions.adblockplus.fastcollapse | false | If set to true blocked elements will no longer be hidden. This might have the effect thatplaceholders will show up for blocked images for example, unless hidden by other means. This functionality was availableas 'Hide placeholders of blocked elements' before Adblock Plus 2.6.7. |
| extensions.adblockplus.filters_key | Accel Shift E, Accel Shift F, Accel Shift O | Defines the keyboard shortcut to be used to open Filter Preferences dialog. For description of possible values see sidebar_key. Note: This setting will only apply after the browser is restarted. |
| extensions.adblockplus.flash_scrolltoitem | true | Defines whether 'Flash item's borders' in the list of blockable items should try to scroll the item into view. |
| extensions.adblockplus.patternsbackupinterval | 24 | Minimal interval between two backups of patterns.ini (in hours) |
| extensions.adblockplus.patternsbackups | 5 | Number of backups for patterns.ini that should be kept. If this is 0, backups will be disabled. |
| extensions.adblockplus.patternsfile | empty | Name of the file that should be used to store the list of filters. This can be either an absolute path, or it can be file's location relative to the user's profile. |
| extensions.adblockplus.please_kill_startup_performance | false | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.9 and higher. |
| extensions.adblockplus.previewimages | true | Defines whether the tooltip in the list of blockable items should show the image that the item represents. |
| extensions.adblockplus.sendReport_key | empty | Defines the keyboard shortcut to be used to send issue reports. Fordescription of possible values see sidebar_key. Note: This setting will only apply after the browser is restarted. |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_autoupdate | true | Defines whether filters in filter subscriptions will be updatedautomatically. Note: Disabling updates is not recommended. |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_exceptionscheckbox | true | If true, the filter list for nonintrusive adswill get special treatment and will be displayed as a checkbox in the userinterface. |
| Remembered actions | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.blockableItemsSize | {width: 200, height: 200} | Remembered size of the Blockable Items list (width setting is only relevant whendisplayed as a sidebar). |
| extensions.adblockplus.currentVersion | 0.0 | Stores the last used Adblock Plus version, this will trigger actions that need to be done on upgrade or first install |
| extensions.adblockplus.detachsidebar | false | Stores state of the list of blockable items — true means detached |
| extensions.adblockplus.hideContributeButton | false | This is set to true if the user chose to hide theContribute button. |
| extensions.adblockplus.notifications_ignoredcategories | [] | List of notification categories that the user opted out of. |
| extensions.adblockplus.notifications_showui | false | Determines whether notification management UI should be displayed (only if the user opted out of notifications before). |
| extensions.adblockplus.recentReports | [] | JSON-encoded data on recently submitted issue reports (address of the report,website reported and time of submission) |
| Internal preferences (don't change unless you really know what you are doing) | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.analytics | { trustedHosts: ['adblockplus.org', 'notification.adblockplus.org', 'easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org'] } | Contains analytics data, for example the version of the first fetched resource, and a list of trusted hosts which that data can be shared with. |
| extensions.adblockplus.documentation_link | Address on adblockplus.org to be opened for documentation links. It willredirect to the actual documentation location depending on the language used. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.notificationdata | {} | Current emergency notification data. |
| extensions.adblockplus.notificationurl | Location of the file containing emergency notifications. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.report_submiturl | Address on adblockplus.org to submit issue reports to. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_antiadblockurl | Location of the subscription that hides anti adblock messages. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_exceptionsurl | Location of the filter list used toallow nonintrusive ads. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_exceptionsurl_privacy | Location of the filter list used to allow only nonintrusive ads that are privacy-friendly. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_fallbackerrors | 5 | Sets the required number of failed subscription download attempts before the fallback script (see subscriptions_fallbackurl) will be consulted for the new address of the subscription. Note that Adblock Plus will always retry a download one day after a failed download attempt. |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_fallbackurl | Address of the script that should be consulted if a subscription fails to download a certain number of times (see subscriptions_fallbackerrors). %s is replaced by the address of the subscription in question. The script should print something like '301 http://example.com/new_list.txt' if the new location of the subscription is known. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_listurl | Address to download the complete list of filter subscriptions from. | |
| extensions.adblockplus.whitelistschemes | about chrome file irc moz-extension moz-safe-about news resource snews x-jsd addbook cid imap mailbox nntp pop data javascript moz-icon | List of URL schemes that shouldn't be blocked (applied to both whole documents and to item locations) |
| Removed preferences | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.blocklocalpages | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.blocktypes | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.checkedadblockinstalled | Unused in Adblock Plus 1.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.checkedadblockprefs | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.checkedadblocksync | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.checktoolbar | Unused in Adblock Plus 1.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.correctTypos | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.3 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.correctTyposAsked | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.3 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.grouporder | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.hideimagemanager | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.1 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.lastRuleUpdate | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.3 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.linkcheck | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5.4 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.linktypes | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.localschemes | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.noncollapsabletypes | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.patterns | Unused in Adblock Plus 0.7.5 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.protectchrome.* | Unused in Adblock Plus 1.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.settings_key | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.showintoolbar | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.showsubscriptions | Unused in Adblock Plus 1.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.synchronizationinterval | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.warnregexp | Unused in Adblock Plus 1.0 and higher | |
| extensions.adblockplus.whitelist | Unused in Adblock Plus 2.3 and higher | |
| Preferences for administrators | ||
| extensions.adblockplus.suppress_first_run_page | false | Suppresses the first run page Adblock Plus opens after the installation. |
Have been noticing problems with Adblock Plus taking a while to start working when I start up Firefox lately. But a few moments ago when just sitting idle on Wikipedia, I got a popup from Firefox saying the addon isn't recognized anymore and has been removed. Looking into the settings for further info, it said stuff about it no longer being verified in Firefox and took me to some page that described the issue but it didn't explain much, just something about 'improving' or updating itself to be safer; removing my ad blocker sure doesn't make it safer. It had a link to take me to other addons to replace the missing one but there apparently are none. Just a bunch of Firefox addons I'm not interested in. Adblock Plus is literally the only addon I use.
(For the record, I got the same error message for the Trend Micro toolbar, that it was no longer 'verified' so had been removed, though I didn't have it enabled.)
I went to the Adblock Plus site and tried downloading/installing it again and this time, Firefox refused, saying the file appeared 'corrupt' so it would not install it. (That's a lie. I installed it just fine the other day.)
I'm now posting this from (a competing browser) because I refuse to surf the Web without a reputable ad blocker installed--a previous computer was ruined (WITH up-to-date antivirus software running) because of a hijacked ad. Is Firefox now banning Adblock Plus? What am I supposed to use in the meantime?
I much prefer Firefox over (competing browser) but I can't use it like this. It is literally not safe. :(
Adblock Not Working On Twitch
Just realized, too, that I can only browse a certain site on my tablet with Firefox for mobile and its Adblock Plus addon, which (mobile version of competing browser for Android) doesn't have. Is that going to stop working, too? So now I can't visit my most-used website while on a tablet?