URLRedirector

URLRedirector

Automatically redirect specificed urls to new pages.

What is URLRedirector?
URLRedirector is a helpful web tool that automatically redirects specified urls to new pages by applying url rules. It supports online rules and redirection conditions such as exclude pattern, http method, and resource type.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 261 ▲ 1
Rating: 4.86 (22)
Version: 1.3.18resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2016-09-28
Weekly download count: 10
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
Size: 286.78K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This addon is a usefule web tool. It could automatically redirect some urls to new pages according to the specified url rules.

A rule is a simple object, including origin url pattern and target url pattern. If the url is match with orgin url patten, then it will be replace with the target pattern. E.g. orgin pattern is http://www.foo.com/(\d+) and target patter is http://www.bar.com?id=$1, the url http://www.foo.com/1234 will be redirected to http://www.bar.com?id=1234 .

For now, the addon support online rules (a JSON file) and some redirection condition (exclude pattern / http method / resource type ).

User reviews
Fantastic add on that fixed my issues with cdn.digg.com links that were not opening properly from my FreshRSS RSS reader.
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Safety
Risk impact

URLRedirector is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install URLRedirector if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

URLRedirector is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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