Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Diagnostics 1.2 for Adblock Plus released · 2012-01-05 10:51 by Wladimir Palant

Install Diagnostics 1.2 for Adblock Plus

  • Made Diagnostics install/uninstall without requiring a browser restart.
  • Added context menu to copy item’s address and filter.
  • Dropped support for old application versions (at least Firefox 8, Thunderbird 8 or SeaMonkey 2.5 required now).

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Adblock Plus 2.0.3 released · 2012-01-05 09:54 by Wladimir Palant

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  • Added a way to disable automatic filter subscription updates by means of a hidden preference.
  • Fixed: Blocking from context menu sometimes doesn’t work if the context menu has a submenu.
  • Fixed: Tabs on Flash and Java sometimes disappear before they can be clicked.
  • Filter Preferences: Fixed the default width of the “Enabled” column.
  • Blockable items: Fixed “Disable filter on site” feature.

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Customizations 1.0 for Adblock Plus released · 2011-12-27 18:40 by Wladimir Palant

Install Customizations 1.0

This is the first Customizations for Adblock Plus release. This extension provides a collection of semi-supported user interface tweaks for Adblock Plus. It can be installed without restarting the browser — easy to try. More information

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Adblock Plus 2.0.2 released · 2011-12-21 17:52 by Wladimir Palant

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  • Improved texts describing “non-intrusive ads” feature.
  • Made toolbar icon properly customizable in Thunderbird.
  • Fixed: Filter editing is broken in Firefox 3.6.
  • Firefox Mobile: Fixed user interface to handle “non-intrusive ads” feature properly.

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Adblock Plus 2.0.1 released · 2011-12-14 11:57 by Wladimir Palant

Install Adblock Plus 2.0.1

This release is fixing a few minor issues compared to Adblock Plus 2.0. Main reason for the release is a change to the compatibility information.

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Adblock Plus 2.0 released · 2011-12-13 16:59 by Wladimir Palant

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Major changes

  • Experimental pop-up blocking support for the cases where the built-in pop-up blocker fails.
  • New Filter Preferences dialog makes managing filters and subscriptions easier.
  • Custom filters can be organized into any number of filter groups.
  • Backup and Restore functionality allows creating a copy of all filter preferences, not just custom filters.
  • Added “Allow non-intrusive advertising” setting (can be changed in Filter Preferences, documentation).

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Element Hiding Helper 1.1.4 released · 2011-12-08 14:50 by Wladimir Palant

Install Element Hiding Helper 1.1.4

Previous release had a bug which caused it to malfunction in Firefox versions before Firefox 10. This has been corrected now.

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Element Hiding Helper 1.1.3 released · 2011-12-08 10:22 by Wladimir Palant

Install Element Hiding Helper 1.1.3

Changes

  • Fixed: Element selector prevents a memory compartment from being released (forum topic).
  • Fixed: Some websites display their content on top of element markers.

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Diagnostics 1.1.7 for Adblock Plus released · 2011-11-12 13:01 by Wladimir Palant

Diagnostics 1.1.7 has been released. This version fixes a compatibility issue with Firefox 8.

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Automatic updates to Adblock Plus 1.3.10 temporarily disabled [Update] · 2011-09-29 07:49 by Wladimir Palant

Yesterday I asked Mozilla to put Adblock Plus 1.3.10 into the sandbox again to disable automatic updates. This is not because anything is wrong with Adblock Plus 1.3.10, it is actually because of a bug in Firefox 7 — updating the browser while an extension update is pending makes that extension disappear from the list. Mozilla promised a solution in the next few days at which point the automatic updates can be enabled again.

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