Skip Redirect

Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This add-on tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful.

Skip Redirect - A Firefox Add-on for Efficient Web Navigation

Skip Redirect is a Firefox extension designed to enhance web surfing efficiency. It operates by detecting and extracting the final URL housed within intermediary web pages, enabling direct access to the intended webpage. It has customization options for skipping URLs or parameters list to avoid any disruption in functionality like log-in issues. The extension respects user privacy and collects no data. Find more details and provide feedback on its Github page.

Add-on stats

Version: 2.3.6 (Last updated: 2022-03-11)
Creation date: 2015-08-13
Weekly download count: 365
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • clipboardWrite
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 83.26K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Skip Redirect (v2.3.6)
3.78 (156) 50,000
Skip Ads Pro (v1.0)
2.89 (136) 17,684
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Add-on summary

Skip Redirect

Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This webextension tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful. As an example, try this url:

Please give feedback(see below) if you find websites where this fails or where you get redirected in a weird way when this add-on is enabled but not when it's disabled.

See the add-on's preferences (also available by clicking the toolbar icon) for options.

By default all URLs but the ones matching a no-skip-urls-list are checked for embedded URLs and redirects are skipped. Depending on the pages visited, this can cause problems. For example a dysfunctional login. The no-skip-urls-list can be edited to avoid these problems. There is also a skip-urls-list mode to avoid this kind of problem altogether. In skip-urls-list mode, all URLs for which redirects should be skipped need to be added to the skip-urls-list manually.

Some websites use multiple url parameters like this:

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/341f76f7cf6f9af0965a0db2c7512fe09e996e54ee6f29a7211e8e4b80c97e36/http%3A//www.example.com/page-we-want-to-skip%3Ffirst=www.want-to-go-here.com&amp;second=www.do-not-care-about-this-url.com" rel="nofollow">www.example.com/page-we-want-to-skip?first=www.want-to-go-here.com&amp;second=www.do-not-care-about-this-url.com</a>

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for redirect handling
  • Good for privacy by preventing fingerprinting
  • Bypasses link filter pages effectively
  • Improves loading times for destination pages
Cons
  • Causes login errors on some sites requiring authentication
  • Issues with certain redirects not being detected
  • Lacks an Android version
  • Developer appears inactive or uninterested in maintaining the add-on
Most mentioned
  • Functionality issues on authentication-required sites
  • General effectiveness in handling redirects
  • Problems with certain websites and ad redirects
User reviews
Thank you .. works as of now . .. have to copy the link and paste it directly in the address bar instead of clicking on the link ..

by Maggle, 2024-11-30

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Skip Redirect requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Skip Redirect has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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