Social Fixer for Facebook fixes annoyances, adds features, and enhances existing functionality to make FB more fun and efficient. Filter the news feed, hide sponsored posts and political posts, hide parts of the page you don't want to see, and more!
What is Social Fixer?
"Social Fixer" is a Firefox add-on that revamps your Facebook experience by allowing you to filter posts in the news feed by various criteria, hide sponsored and political posts, customizes the interface through display tweaks, and adds multiple convenient features such as 'Stealth Mode', 'Comment Navigator' and 'Anonymize'. This add-on also offers the ability to hide certain page components and ensures you're always on the most recent feed.
Add-on stats
By: MattKruse
Creation date: 2009-11-30
Weekly download count: 125
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 213.88K
Email: ma*****@mattkruse.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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# 749
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Add-on summary
Social Fixer is filled with features to make your Facebook experience better.
- Filter posts in the news feed by content, author, link url, and more
- Built-in Filter Subscriptions let you just pick a filter and use it without knowing how it works
- Pre-defined filters include hiding Sponsored Posts, Political posts, things your friends like, and much more.
- Hide posts you've read and are done with, so they don't appear in the news feed anymore
- Select from a list of Display Tweaks to customize the interface, or write your own with CSS
- Force FB to stay on the Most Recent feed
- Hide parts of the page you don't want to see, like panels in the left or right columns.
- Comment Navigator lets you expand all comments and replies to a post, and highlight comments that are older than an age you specify
- Tips point you to built-in Facebook settings and options and suggest values to make your experience better
- Stealth Mode hides Like buttons, Comment areas, etc so you can browse Facebook without accidentally interacting with posts you don't intend to
- Show full timestamps on posts, rather than relative times like "1 hr ago"
- Anonymize for screenshots with one click - hide friend names, group names, profile pictures, etc. If you want to share a conversation or screenshot but not your privacy, anonymize first.
User reviews
Pros
- Effectively blocks unwanted ads and posts, making Facebook more user-friendly.
- Very customizable, allowing users to set specific rules for their content feed.
- Highly appreciated by users who find their Facebook experience significantly improved.
- Helps to regain control of what users see in their feed.
Cons
- Occasionally stops working for certain features, such as suggested posts.
- Reports of political bias in content filtering.
- Can have performance issues, such as jumpy scrolling when hiding posts.
Most mentioned
- Blocking unwanted posts and ads
- Customization options
- Problems with suggested posts filtering
- User experience improvement
Recent reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Social Fixer requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Social Fixer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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