uBO Lite?

Hadden89

@Granite1 I don't understand why is happening, the window should say "blocked by vivaldi adblocker".

A quick thing you might try is to actually install ublock lite. Then you should be able to remove it. Let us know if the glitch still happens.

Post a screenshot when these things happen. Maybe other ubo lite users can recognize it if is the site, the extension or the browser doing that.

Granite1

@Hadden89 said in uBO Lite?:

Post a screenshot when these things happen.

That is what I wanted to do after my 2nd post, but then it did not happen anymore, which is a shame.

So, from now on, esp. if it is something out of the ordinary – in this case, blocked by uBO Lite instead of blocked by Vivaldi blocker – I will take a screenshot immediately and post it here.

I had uBO "Normal" installed for years – various browsers, not Vivaldi – and always struggled with it, so eventually I dropped it.

The problem seems to be resolved for now, don't know how, it seems as if Vivaldi/extensions, needed to "warm up" to the webpage.

Anyway, I'll follow your suggestion and install/uninstall uBO Lite, then report back.

Granite1

@Hadden89 said in uBO Lite?:

Post a screenshot when these things happen.

As per your suggestion elsewhere on this page, I installed uBO, and tried the webpage again. Here is a screenshot:

I subsequently uninstalled uBO Lite and tried again and sure enough the webpage came through. I am baffled as to how uBO Lite was mentioned the 1st time I tried to get access and was blocked by uBO Lite that I did not have installed.

Another interesting titbit: when uBO Lite blocked me this morning, it did offer me the possibility to proceed to the site. When I clicked on that blue button, nothing happened.

However, after actually installing uBO Lite, clicking on the blue button did grant me access to that webpage.

I suppose there is nothing else to do at this stage but I'll keep an eye on it and report back if it happens again.

Last but not least, I would like to ask you your opinion about blockers. I am using Vivaldi's ad and tracker blocker, but I am not entirely sure if it is does the job well enough.

I have had AdGuard (MV3 beta) installed as a "top-up" and that seems adequate. Now I have uBO Lite too. Leaving Vivaldi's blocker aside, which of the 2, AdGuard or uBO Lite, is the better of the 2, in your view?

DoctorG

@Granite1 said in uBO Lite?:

which of the 2, AdGuard or uBO Lite, is the better of the 2, in your view?

The uBlockLite is easy use for people who want a one-click blocker.
Prefer Adguard for more configurability and ability to remove parts of a page by mouse click.

Granite1

@DoctorG said in uBO Lite?:

Prefer Adguard for more configurability and ability to remove parts of a page by mouse click.

Yep, that is undoubtedly true. But what about performance purely in terms of blocking performance?

DoctorG

@Granite1 I feel that on my Vivaldi the Adguard makes page rendering slower compared to uBlockLite.

Hadden89

@Granite1 said in uBO Lite?:

Here is a screenshot:

Yeah, that's pretty much the classic ubO /ub0 lite window...

uBO Lite blocked me this morning, it did offer me the possibility to proceed to the site. When I clicked on that blue button, nothing happened.
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However, after actually installing uBO Lite, clicking on the blue button did grant me access to that webpage.

So, in some way, you had a corrupted extension folder of UboLite which is the reason I told you to re-install and then remove

A potential cause might be an un-cautious manual backup/restore or vivaldi installed in the wrong path.

I am using Vivaldi's ad and tracker blocker, but I am not entirely sure if it is does the job well enough.

At the moment I'm using only the vivaldi blocker. It does a good job with few exceptions (youtube), but tweaking the lists help a lot.
Someone pairs with ubolite or adguard.

which of the 2, AdGuard or uBO Lite, is the better of the 2, in your view?

Both are good. But as you are pairing the native blocker, I'd go with adguard: is slightly heavier than ubolite but has some support to cosmetic filters / custom lists. You can remove ubolite (and this time shouldn't leave leftovers) or adguard as you wish.

Granite1

@DoctorG said in uBO Lite?:

I feel that on my Vivaldi the Adguard makes page rendering slower compared to uBlockLite.

Probably because Adguard is "heavier", as Hadden89 states.

Many thanks for your help.

DoctorG

@Granite1 I suggest: test 1 month only uBlockLite and next month only Adguard. And then decide which one suits better.

barbudo2005

My opinion:

If you just want to get rid of Ads and Trackers, including YT, use uBOL.

If you are used to the functionality and features of uBO, as detailed in this post, use Adguard.

TbGbe · Win: Snapshot Vivaldi 7.4.3664.3

@Granite1 said in uBO Lite?:

I am using Vivaldi's ad and tracker blocker, but I am not entirely sure if it is does the job well enough.

I have had AdGuard (MV3 beta) installed as a "top-up" and that seems adequate. Now I have uBO Lite too. Leaving Vivaldi's blocker aside, which of the 2, AdGuard or uBO Lite, is the better of the 2, in your view?

A word of advice/warning - Don't run multiple blockers at the same time.

When using uBO (or Adguard) be sure to Disable Vivaldi blocker.

Granite1

@Hadden89 said in uBO Lite?:

A potential cause might be an un-cautious manual backup/restore or vivaldi installed in the wrong path.

I'll go with that as an explanation.

@Hadden89 said in uBO Lite?:

You can remove ubolite (and this time shouldn't leave leftovers) or adguard as you wish.

I leave both for now though always 1 of them disabled in order to get a fell for which I prefer.

Thanks a lot for your help and insights.

Granite1

@DoctorG said in uBO Lite?:

I suggest: test 1 month only uBlockLite and next month only Adguard.

Good strategy, thanks

Granite1

@TbGbe said in uBO Lite?:

Don't run multiple blockers at the same time.

Why is that, because they interfere with each other?

BTW, if I may ask, what is your set-up regarding blockers?

TbGbe · Win: Snapshot Vivaldi 7.4.3664.3

@Granite1 Not just with each other, they modify the incoming data (websites, scripts, css etc) and can cause problems with operation or display that will be reported as Browser "bugs".
Also the "simple" effect of resource wastage (over lots of tabs & workspaces).

Currently still running uBlock Origin.