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.
What is Skip Redirect?
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: 383
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low 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)
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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 privacy by preventing fingerprinting via redirect URLs.
  • Seamless in bypassing link filter pages, such as those used by Steam.
  • Effective in resolving issues related to unwanted redirects, especially with Google ads.
Cons
  • Login errors on certain authentication-required sites, such as Amazon.
  • Lacks an Android version despite demand.
  • Inconsistent performance on certain sites, leading to frustrations.
Most mentioned
  • Login issues with authentication-required sites.
  • Performance problems on some sites.
  • Overall usefulness for enhancing browsing privacy.
Recent reviews
2024年11月4日現在 一部の認証が必要なサイトで、正しいIDとパスワードを入力してもログインエラーになる。 Amazonのお気に入り編集でもエラーになります。 今現在有効にしておくアドオンではありません。 Login errors on some sites that require authentication, even if the correct ID and password are entered. I also get an error when editing Amazon favorites. This is not an add-on that should be enabled at this time.
by gane, 2024-11-04

by Whatzet2U, 2024-07-03
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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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