Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Adblock Plus 3.16 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2023-01-25 16:29 by Thomas Greiner

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This release includes further under-the-hood changes to make Adblock Plus compatible with Manifest v3, as well as some bug fixes.

User interface changes

Made user interface compatible with Manifest v3 (ui#1069, ui#1190, ui#1249, ui#1276, ui#1277).
Temporarily removed link behind the Premium label in the icon popup in order to reduce confusion (ui#1293).
Fixed: Developer tools panel only showed one element hiding filter hit (ui#1309).

Filter changes

Upgraded EWE to 0.7.2 (release notes: 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2) (ui#1183), which includes the following changes:

Made functionality compatible with Manifest v3 (ewe#316, ewe#319, ewe#323, ewe#380).
Implemented migration of user data from Manifest v2 to v3 (ewe#344, ewe#345, ewe#378).
Upgraded adblockpluscore to 0.10.1 (release notes: 0.10.0, 0.10.1) (ewe#377, ewe#394).

Firefox-specific changes

Fixed: Unable to report issues using the issue reporter (ui#1173).

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How to Block Pop-Ups with a Firefox Ad Blocker · 2022-12-21 17:00 by Adblock Plus

Firefox users can make the internet a less distracting place with a Firefox ad blocker.

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Introducing Adblock Plus Premium · 2022-12-06 21:15 by Adblock Plus

Meet Adblock Plus Premium – the same Adblock Plus you love with even more options for blocking ads and distractions.

Adblock Plus 3.15.2 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2022-12-02 17:16 by Thomas Greiner

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This release fixes a problem that caused the “Block element” button to disappear from the icon popup (ui#1303). It also fixes a problem in 3.15.1 that prevented us from publishing it to the Firefox Add-ons store (ui#1306).

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Adblock Plus 3.15.1 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2022-11-30 13:20 by Thomas Greiner

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Snippet changes

Upgraded @eyeo/snippets to 0.5.5 (release notes: 0.5.4, 0.5.5), which includes the following changes:

Made the hide-if-graph-matches snippet compatible with Manifest v3.
When debug directive is used, race provides the winner name when any snippet wins a race.
Fixed: override-property-read snippet broke when used with multiple non-existent references.

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Adblock Plus 3.15 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2022-11-23 16:51 by Thomas Greiner

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This release introduces Adblock Plus Premium with the Premium-exclusive Distraction Control functionality. It also includes significant under-the-hood changes to make Adblock Plus compatible with Manifest v3, as well as various important bug fixes.

User interface changes

Introduced Adblock Plus Premium (ui#981, ui#985, ui#1139, ui#1200).
Improved on how idle state is shown in icon popup (ui#842).
Added filter validation error message when adding too many custom filters under Manifest v3 (ewe#243).
Made user interface compatible with Manifest v3 (ui#1070, ui#1071, ui#1079, ui#1080, ui#1086).
Fixed: Acceptable Ads survey dialog was flickering when disabling Acceptable Ads (ui#581).
Fixed: When navigating from an allowlisted page, the toolbar icon continued to indicate that the page is allowlisted (ui#1120).
Fixed: Filters with $popup option were not shown in developer tools panel (ui#1128, ewe#234).

Filter changes

Upgraded EWE to 0.6.1 (release notes: 0.5.0, 0.6.0, 0.6.1) (ui#1176, ui#1195, ui#1257), which includes the following changes:

Snippet changes
- Upgraded @eyeo/snippets to 0.5.3 (release notes) (ui#1195).
- Made snippets compatible with Manifest v3 (ewe#143).
Upgraded adblockpluscore to 0.9.1 (release notes: 0.8.0, 0.9.0, 0.9.1) (ewe#309, ewe#341).
Fixed: Allowlisting filter with $document option was not applied to aborted frames (ewe#230).

Chromium-specific changes

Fixed: Acceptable Ads checkboxes had visual glitch in older Chromium versions (ui#1178).

Firefox-specific changes

Fixed: Adblock Plus failed to initialize when using Firefox in Private Browsing mode (ui#1129, ewe#231, ewe#369).

Yandex Browser-specific changes

Fixed: Adblock Plus failed to initialize when Yandex search page was open on browser start (ui#1160, ewe#309).

How to Choose the Best Ad Blocker for Firefox · 2022-10-19 15:00 by Adblock Plus

The best ad blocker for Firefox is easy to use, blocks ads and trackers, and lets you support a healthy web.

ABP for Samsung Internet: Best Ad Blocker for Android · 2022-09-21 16:00 by Adblock Plus

ABP for Samsung Internet is the best ad blocker for Android because it blocks annoying ads and pop-ups, blocks trackers, and allows you to support content creators you love.

Adblock Plus 3.14.2 for Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera · 2022-08-29 12:30 by Thomas Greiner

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Snippet changes

Replaced abp-snippets with @eyeo/snippets and upgraded it to 0.5.2 (release notes: 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2), which includes the following changes:

Added hide-if-contains-similar-text snippet.
Removed hide-if-contains-image-hash snippet.
The json-prune snippet now exposes more details when the debug; directive is added before its execution within the filter (e.g. #$#debug; json-prune ...).
The hide-if-contains-visible-text snippet now accepts -snippet-box-margin:x as an attribute, where x should be a number that represents the surrounding pixels margin.
Various performance improvements.

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How to Find the Best Google Chrome Ad Blocker · 2022-08-24 17:00 by Adblock Plus

If you’re looking for the best Google Chrome ad blocker, we’ve got a few tips to help you on your search.

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