hpaolini
Web extensions version?
Thank you for this extension, finally one that works. However, it's incompatible with FF 57 😢 Will there be a web extensions port?
At the moment there is no API to protect the add-on from being disabled/removed. Password-protection should be a must in a content filter; therefore, releasing a half-baked version of ProCon without it would not be as convenient.
If there is enough interest in the community, I might take some time to fully port it to a Web Extension. However, such version will definitely lack password-protection.
Thank you so much for all your work put on this project. I agree with you, it makes no sense to have an add-on to block websites without also having a password to prevent us from changing its settings. I hope the situation will change. Does anyone know if there is any other browser that allows this function?
I understand that moving to "web-extensions" would be a headache but it would really become the only extension that provides this functionality in firefox (as far as I know). I would personally appreciate if you dedicate a time to make it work. Thank you very much!
If you would please do what you can to make this work with quantum. I understand you are having problems with the passwords but something functioning would be great! I use this to block my son from sites and preventing him from using keywords he uses to look up things I don't want him to see.
At the moment there is no API to protect the add-on from being disabled/removed. Password-protection should be a must in a content filter; therefore, releasing a half-baked version of ProCon without it would not be as convenient.
If there is enough interest in the community, I might take some time to fully port it to a Web Extension. However, such version will definitely lack password-protection.
@hpaolini: This is a radical suggestion, but perhaps the installation/removal worries can be delegated to pluckeye?
Maybe the Policy Engine could be used to prevent disabling this extension?
@hpaolini - please do develop a WebExtension version! ProCon is a real help to me. I use CCK2 (https://mike.kaply.com/cck2/) to prevent myself from disabling ProCon on the desktop. Anyway, whether or not you update ProCon, thanks for writing it in the first place.
Hello @hpaolini ,
I hope you are fine :)
I just up this to know if you are still thinking to update it? My childs are growing and begin to search things in internet...and there is not a real alternative to procon latte in FF...
Thanks in advance :)
up ?
Hello @hpaolini ,
I hope you are fine :)
I just up this to know if you are still thinking to update it? My childs are growing and begin to search things in internet...and there is not a real alternative to procon latte in FF...
Thanks in advance :)
up?
I don't feel that parental filters as web extensions are useful at all. When I first built ProCon for Firefox (and tinyFilter for Chrome) the platforms and browsers were limited, so it kind of made sense to use extensions instead of, say, a filtered DNS. Now, said extensions are not enough; they can easily be disabled (due to the nature of web extensions) and can be bypassed in many ways (by installing other browsers/apps).
As I always said, if you guys have any ideas (outside of the browser realm) please get in touch with me. I really care about making a product that tackles this issue but, unfortunately, web extensions are now a poor choice.
any ideas (outside of the browser realm) please get in touch
Countless offerings. A dizzying array.
Relatively recent: Five Best Content Filtering Tools – I have no experience with those.
More than a decade ago I experimented with Untangle. An impressive product, the open source aspect felt great (giving, not just taking) but ultimately there was no need to deploy it.
Untangle NG Firewall Reviews & Ratings 2019 | TrustRadius – I don't know about TrustRadius but re: the uppermost review I do recall that it was reasonably easy to get started. At the time I was booting a tower computer from a live CD; nowadays I guess that it could be a mini PC (set aside somewhere at home) booted from a USB flash drive.
