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ublock origin stores its default lists in this json file https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/assets/assets.json

it has some good selections but it is not complete. gorhill selects the lists by his own subjective standards. tastes and needs are however different for other people. the problem is that the default page is static and cannot be updated from a different source. i think that should change. filterlists.com should allow to create selections of lists based on categories, filscore and language so people can subscribe to it. unfortunately im not aware of a browser addon that supports loading a selection automatically yet but you can also just sync that file in the browser addon directory with a simple script and a cron job. and someone has to do the first step anyway.

this way users can easily share their lists of preferred lists and make it easier for casual users to choose the lists that suit them the best.

Great suggestion. Would love to implement this. It's similar to #8, but still different enough in concept to keep this issue separate.

Isn't that similar to #263?

#263 is for links like "filterlists.com/maintainers/hawkeye116477" or "filterlists.com/software/ublock-origin" that will filter the lists by the parameters in the URL.

I think the idea with this one (#112) is to allow a user to combine, for example, EasyList, EasyPrivacy, and AdGuard Mobile Ads into a new custom combo list. FilterLists.com would combine the chosen lists, de-duplicate rules, and host a custom auto-updated merge list that people could subscribe to instead of the original lists. there are a variety of scripts/tools that do something similar (such as Steven Black's project), but have a nice point-and-click web UI with access to the entire FilterLists.com database could be useful. I'm not sure how much value it would add, and this feature wouldn't be coming real soon (lower priority). I also would want to investigate licensing and get feedback from some of the list authors to see if they would be OK with something like this. 🤷‍♂️