Way to block a website using Mozilla Firefox

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The Internet hosts billions of web pages but a large chunk of this material may be inappropriate for kids. User can stop pondering anymore about it. There is the east way that can possibly helps the user to prevent kids from viewing the dark side of the world wide web by using Mozilla Firefox.

Mozilla Firefox had provided few Add-ons which is Foxfilter, Blocksite and etc. User can search more at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:12

For Foxfilter

Step 1 :
To add this add-on to browser just need to go to the following URL and click the “Add to Firefox” button.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4351

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Step 2 :
Once user have added the firefox add-on, go to the Tools menu bar at the top of their firefox browser and navigate to “FoxFilter Preferences” and open that page. Then, select the first option that is “Enable Filtering” and click on “Save Changes ” button.

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Step 3 :
Now open the same page again and go to the “Black List” option at the top. Scroll down and user will see a field named “Block these keywords and websites”. This field can be edited and user can put any keywords that they want to be blocked. For instance user want to block www.facebook.com, they just need to click anywhere in that field and write www.facebook.com or simply facebook and then click the “Save Changes” button.

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And this is it. Now when kids are trying to open facebook in the browser, it will give them an error message of “Content Blocked”. Do you think block a website is easy?

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FoxFilter also has a password protection feature that allows user to access various settings and uninstallation f this add-on. So no one can uninstall this add-on or change its settings.

Step 4 :
Open the “FoxFilter Preferences” page and go to the “Security” tab and set your password as you would like. After filling all the fields dont forget to click the “Save Changes” button. And you’re done.

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*Note : This procedure is just for Mozilla Firefox browser.

References:

• http://www.ehow.com/how_4966362_block-websites-mozilla-firefox.html
• http://blogote.com/2009/ideas/browser-ideas/how-to-block-certain-website-in-firefox-browser.html
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145
• http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4351
• http://www.labnol.org/internet/how-parents-can-protect-kids-from-adult-content/9267

Mozilla Firefox Add-ons - Personas

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There have millions of new users join Mozilla community and enjoying theming their Firefox. Thousands of designers created over 35,000 Personas in Firefox. Personas are easy-to-install, easy-to-use themes that change the look of your Firefox web browser.

Personas for firefox is another extension which added lightweight theming to our browser. Personas have been introduced because:

• themes nowadays are too hard to find, install and use.
• graphic designers should be able to style the browser without having to code
• browsers can be more than just desktop software, they can include online components
• people just wan their browser to be more fun and personal

Personas are the new fantastic feature for Mozilla Firefox. It can change our browser to suit our current mood, feelings or personal taste without downloading individual skins.

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To all readers, check this website below, you can get your own personas now!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=&cat=personas&appid=1&pp=5


References:
https://mozillalabs.com/personas/
http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2007/12/personas-for-firefox/

Mozilla Firefox Add-ons - Extensions

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As far as i know, there are very little people are using Mozilla Firefox Add-ons this function. "Add-ons"? What is that? Is it upgrade my Firefox or another web browser? Add-ons means that you added software into your web browser. You can customize your own Firefox with Add-ons.

Add-ons are the small pieces of software created by people all over the world, that add new features or functionality to your installation of Firefox. Add-ons can augment Firefox with new search engines, foreign-language dictionaries, or change the visual appearance of Firefox . Through this, you can customize your own Firefox with your own styles.

Extensions
Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality or modify the existing ones in Firefox. There are people all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are some extensions that allows you to block advertisement, download video from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in others browsers.

How to install Extensions?

Step 1: Click on the Tools menus and select Add-ons. The Add-ons window will appear.

Step 2: Select the Get Add-ons panel.

Step 3: In the Get Add-ons panel, click in the empty Search All Add-ons box. Try to type something about the Add-on you wants. Add-ons that match your search will appear in the list.

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Step 4: To install an extension, click the Add to Firefox. The Software Installation window will appear.

Step 5: When Install Now button is available , click on it to install the software that you chose.

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Step 6: After finish download extensions, you will be asked for restart your Firefox to finish the installation. Firefox will restart and your new extensions will be available.

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I will tell you more about Add-ons soon. Hope you all can learn new stuff from this post. Thank you for reading. Remember to vote for the poll.


References:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+extensions+with+Firefox
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Customizing+Firefox+with+add-ons