Adblock in Vivaldi
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i got this as well with adblock plus
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Thanks a lot for that tip
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You can use the following site to download any extension direct from the chrome webstore. I used this when Opera switched to chromium before there was an extension to do it automatically.
http://chrome-extension-downloader.com/
Yes, the domain name looks like some spammy crap because of all the dashes but it is legit. For the paranoid, here is a virustotal scan of the domain.
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Simple.Install AdMuncher (free),the effectiveness of the super.Checked!
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Ik have downloaded it, and now it works for Vivaldi, it doesn't show up in the extention bar.
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^If you're referring to Ad Muncher, that's an external program that hooks into all browsers and filters network traffic, and it doesn't show up as a browser extension because it isn't one.
Although Ad Muncher is better than nothing, it's not as flexible as ABP, it doesn't yet work on HTTPS sites, and it injects an iframe from interceptedby.admuncher.com into every page that it's active on (which means you're effectively telling Ad Muncher's server logs what sites you're going to, a bad idea if you also use the Tor Browser or an I2P setup); I had to set up a large number of exceptions when I discovered that Ad Muncher was what was breaking some site.
I mean I like it as another layer of defense (I paid for a lifetime license a couple years ago, before it was free), but it's not a panacea.
You can use the following site to download any extension direct from the chrome webstore. I used this when Opera switched to chromium before there was an extension to do it automatically.
http://chrome-extension-downloader.com/
Yes, the domain name looks like some spammy crap because of all the dashes but it is legit. For the paranoid, here is a virustotal scan of the domain.
Just FYI, when I said I wasn't able to get uBlock to install, I meant even after downloading the CRX file using that site and dragging it into the Extensions panel.
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Just FYI, when I said I wasn't able to get uBlock to install, I meant even after downloading the CRX file using that site and dragging it into the Extensions panel.
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- What you need to do is extract the .crx file to it's own folder using 7-zip/Winrar. A .crx file is just a .zip file with a different file extension name.
- Open the folder you extracted the extension to and rename _metadata to metadata
- As posted earlier in this thread next you enable developer mode inside of the extentions pages and click load unpacked extension.
- Browse to the folder you extracted your .crx file to and click ok. Your extension will now be installed.
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Operation is a success!
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Thank you for advice tobyraistrick.
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Thank youu
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Perfect! Working like a charm. Just what I needed. Many thanks!
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i got it installed fine and can see it installed but its not working and i have no options? i get pop ups same as i did without it?
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Go here: code.getadblock.com/releases/
Get the latest version ZIP. Unzip it.Go here: vivaldi://chrome/extensions and choose Load Unpacked Extension and point to unzipped adblock files from above.
Thank you. That worked like a charm. Everything is much better now.
I can't believe they released a browser without an easy-to-install ad blocker.
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… I can't believe they released a browser without an easy-to-install ad blocker.
Believe it. Vivaldi was released as a Tech Preview, that has only had two updates in its very short life. There will naturally be a number of significant bugs, incomplete elements, and omissions when following this kind of path. Every user right now has their own "I can't believe" story. What will matter far more is where things stand in a couple of months or a year from now.
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Go here: code.getadblock.com/releases/
Get the latest version ZIP. Unzip it.Go here: vivaldi://chrome/extensions and choose Load Unpacked Extension and point to unzipped adblock files from above.
Thank you. That worked like a charm. Everything is much better now.
I can't believe they released a browser without an easy-to-install ad blocker.
As noted by RRR13, it has not been released. I feel privileged to be testing this early in the pre-release stages..
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In case someone didn't notice yet - you can just go to the chrome web store and click on "add to chrome". Works for me for every extension I need. (using 64 bit vivaldi)
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Ad Muncher is really good. I use it with modified hosts file and don't have to worry about crashing extensions in Vivaldi
I know that some people want total control, but at this stage it's better to use universal filter and not wondering if the browser crashed because of extension… or maybe because of bug -
Would love to try out ublock while trying out Vivaldi, can't seem to get the crx file though, tried a zip from github, but it fails trying to load the extension with a javascript error.
Could not load javascript 'js/vapi-client.js' for content script.Edit: nevermind, I am a maroon. Downloded the master zip by mistake. First time trying the chrome store I got a dead bird icon, then couldnt even get to the download now button any long , just a desc of the app.
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For me Adguard is working even better then Adblock and with Adguard context menu on right click is showing options to manually block ads.
You can install it through the Chrome Store and everything works perfect.Download: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adguard-adblocker/bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg
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I suggest µBlock is lighter than the others and it works well.
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This trick worked for me, using Adblock and Ghostery! Thanks OP
