Reviews for Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus by Adblock Plus
Review by Firefox user 13434134
Rated 4 out of 5
by Firefox user 13434134, 9 years agoBelow was a 1 star review for an old and very disappointing version of Adblock Plus. The 2019 and 2020 versions on Win10 are much better, but they're still not as user-friendly as the 2015 and before versions on XP. ABP wants users to allow acceptable ads, but those acceptable ads are items of their choice that you can't override without turning off the allow acceptable ads option. I might be prepared to accept 99% of items but not being able to block the 1% that are a nuisance. Not all the items I want to block are even ads. I choose to block the footer on the Google homepage because on enlarged settings it blocks the search functions. I can't block that item whilst allowing acceptable ads. Not smart.
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Not just bad - it's HORRENDOUSLY bad! It takes 20+ seconds to switch on or off - which freezes your Firefox page. When you click on an element to block you don't know exactly what you're blocking. If you block an incorrect object, eg an overlay on a streaming site and you block the stream itself rather than the overlay, (a 50-50 chance), then God help you. It's nigh-on impossible to delete or edit the new custom filter.
A fantastic product that i've used for 10 years, (with over 400 personal custom filters) has been turned into a God-awful disaster that I will probably end up having to remove. What's been done to this product is akin to sabotage.
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Not just bad - it's HORRENDOUSLY bad! It takes 20+ seconds to switch on or off - which freezes your Firefox page. When you click on an element to block you don't know exactly what you're blocking. If you block an incorrect object, eg an overlay on a streaming site and you block the stream itself rather than the overlay, (a 50-50 chance), then God help you. It's nigh-on impossible to delete or edit the new custom filter.
A fantastic product that i've used for 10 years, (with over 400 personal custom filters) has been turned into a God-awful disaster that I will probably end up having to remove. What's been done to this product is akin to sabotage.
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Developer response
posted 21 days agoWe appreciate your feedback. We use a system called smart allowlisting: if you do not visit a website that you have allowlisted within 7 days, it gets automatically removed from your allowlisted websites. If you visit it in 7 days, it will get renewed for another 7 days.
We are always looking to improve, so I am forwarding your message to our team for their consideration in future updates. - Rated 1 out of 5by Mirka, a month ago
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Developer response
posted a month agoIf you are suddenly seeing ads, please try the steps in this article: https://help.adblockplus.org/hc/en-us/articles/23213105628691-What-to-do-if-you-are-seeing-ads. If those steps don't help, please use the link in the article to reach out to us and we'll be happy to continue assisting you.- Rated 1 out of 5by Jeason0604, 3 months agoit says it blocks ads on Yahoo Mail, but it doesn't. Nor on Yahoo.com. at least not on my computer.
Developer response
posted a month agoIf you are still seeing ads, please try the steps in this article: https://help.adblockplus.org/hc/en-us/articles/23213105628691-What-to-do-if-you-are-seeing-ads. If those steps don't help, please use the link in the article to reach out to us and we'll be happy to continue assisting you. - Rated 5 out of 5by CLEDSON IRAN, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16037773, 4 months ago
Developer response
posted a month agoFor non-Premium users, our payment page displays when we update the extension to keep you informed on changes we've made and as a reminder to consider upgrading to Premium. There is no obligation to upgrade and you can dismiss the page by clicking the "x" on the browser tab. You can also dismiss this page by going to the Advanced tab on your ABP settings and unchecking the box next to "Allow Adblock Plus to show occasional promotional messages."- Rated 1 out of 5by tl, 4 months agoCreates multiple virus like software applications that are intentionally hard to uninstall. Also not a reputable company, takes your information and tries to hide it from you that they do it.
Developer response
posted a month agoAdblock Plus does not create or distribute any malicious software. We also do not collect or sell personal data. Our privacy policy is publicly available and clearly outlines what limited data we process and why. If you have further questions or require additional support, please submit a support request and we'll be happy to assist you: https://help.adblockplus.org/hc/en-us/requests/new. - Rated 5 out of 5by NNNN, 4 months ago