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Comment Blocker, Block Comments In Firefox

User comments are an integral part of modern websites. They come in different forms, direct comments on blogs for instance, Youtube video comments or as messages on a Facebook profile page. Some Internet users think that user comments add to the clutter of the web, while others believe that they can add value to a website.

It depends on several factors like the target audience of the website or the level of spam control. Some users may prefer to disable comments on the web, to only enable them if necessary.

That’s what Comment Blocker for the Firefox web browser does. The add-on hides comments automatically on websites, with the option to display them immediately if desired.

The compatibility is astonishing. Comment Blocker works on many different types of sites, from Youtube over WordPress blogs to Blogspot and Digg. There will be some sites where the comments won’t be blocked automatically, but we had a hard time finding any where it did not. The add-on appears to be unable to block comments on secure sites, like the Mozilla website.

Comment Blocker indicates blocked comments in the Firefox address bar. Moving the mouse cursor over the icon displays if comments have been blocked. A left-click on the icon in the address bar opens a menu to enable comments on the page. There is also a second option to whitelist the domain so that comments will always be displayed directly.

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Comment Blocker provides Firefox users with an efficient tool to block almost any comment section on the web. The whitelist of domains is a handy feature that adds to the value of the add-on. An option to enable comments with a hotkey would be welcome, as would an option to enable them directly near the comment section, and not only from the address bar of the browser.

Comment Blocker is compatible with all Firefox 3.6 to 4.x versions. It can be downloaded from the official add-on repository.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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  1. paul(us) says:

    Great find Martin, The first time it was a bit looking for where the comment adviser was (in the url when there are comments otherwise not).

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