The configurations in the 2nd and 3rd columns of the table are intended to be used with the The Firefox Privacy Guide For Dummies! and the Firefox Configuration Guide for Privacy Freaks and Performance Buffs, respectively, the former of which does not rely on uMatrix and the latter of which does. Dynamic filtering only becomes available after you enable the 'I am and advanced user' option in the uBO settings and it is crucial to read the uBO wiki before enabling this option.įollowing are my personal preferences for setting up uBlock Origin. Here you can create temporary or permanent filter rules to control images, JavaScript and frames and the rules can be applied globally or per-domain. Dynamic filters are controlled from the pop-up interface when you click the uBO toolbar icon.

Static filter lists are enabled from the 'Filter lists' tab of the uBO dashboard. Static filters filter out content like ads, malware, tracking technologies, annoyances and more. Essentially you have no control over the filters provided by these lists they are either enabled or disabled. So what is the difference between static and dynamic filtering you ask? Static filters are filter rules which are provided by the various filter lists. For even finer grained control, uBO can be used in conjunction with uMatrix by the same developer, however in this case it should be configured in its easy mode with the appropriate static filters enabled while uMatrix is used to handle the dynamic filtering. In addition to blocking annoying content such as ads, it can also block JavaScript, frames, images, 3rd party fonts and more, as well as help to prevent tracking and malware.

UBlock Origin is not simply an ad blocker as many might assume, rather it is a powerful content filter, similar to a firewall, that is capable of both dynamic and static filtering. While there may be some legitimate forks, there are also many ripoffs out there and i would highly recommend avoiding them. First and foremost, use only uBlock Origin (uBO) by Raymond 'gorhill' Hill (here's the uBlock Origin page on the Firefox Add-ons website).

Disable ublock for a site