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: 402
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 bypassing redirect URLs and enhances privacy.
  • Fast performance, loading destination pages instantly without waiting.
  • Helps resolve issues with ad redirects, particularly with Google sponsored ads.
Cons
  • Login errors on some authentication-required sites.
  • Issues with specific functionality on Amazon.
  • Limited support for Android devices.
Most mentioned
  • Works well
  • Login errors
  • No Android version
Recent reviews

by terrycleanblessed, 2024-11-17

by MikeB0s, 2024-11-08
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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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