Site Not Blocked Until Refresh or Open in New Tab

[onoms222]

I find that some blocked sites in already open tabs do not get blocked even after the block starts. I have already selected the "Immediately block pages on these sites..." option. It works on some blocked sites and doesn't on some others. On the sites where it does not work, if I click a link or refresh the page, then the block kicks in. This is true across Edge, Chrome and FireFox. I disabled "access to website data" permission on all but some sites and it appears those that do not have access to website data have this issue. If this is indeed the reason, is there a workaround or fix that would allow the "immediate block" to work as intended regardless of that permission?

[proginosko]

Are you blocking by keywords?

[onoms222]

No, not blocking by keywords. Also, I'm using version 1.7, FWIW.

[proginosko]

If you don't allow access to website data for those sites, LeechBlock can't inject its content script into the page, which will reduce the functionality. So that's probably the issue here. Is there a reason you don't want to grant that permission to those sites?

[onoms222]

Yes, due to different levels of sensitivity across websites, I cherish that kind of granular control. Technically though, it can still simply redirect to a different URL without that permission, no? It does diminish functionality, I understand e.g. keyword block, timer on page etc which will require that level of access. But if I'm only blocking by site domain and willing to forego those features, it can still redirect or navigate away to a different URL?

[proginosko]

Fair enough. Yes, in principle it ought to be able simply to redirect the page. I'll need to take a closer look to figure out why it's not working.

[Karan-SWE]

Hey @proginosko I'm giving LeechBlock NG access to site data for all sites and I'm still facing this problem.

[Karan-SWE]

One thing to note is that I'm using Linux Mint and Firefox version as seen in the images.

[proginosko]

Yes, like this discussion says, only when I Refresh or Open in New Tab when the timer runs out. Otherwise the site is unblocked with the timer sitting at 00:00:00.

Please export your options to a text file (Options > General > Export Options to Text File) and email it to me at leechblockng@proginosko.com so I can take a closer look.

[Karan-SWE]

Thank you, I've emailed my text file to you.

[proginosko]

Thanks for sending the file. You should select the option "Immediately block pages on these sites once blocking conditions are met".

[Karan-SWE]

Thanks for sending the file. You should select the option "Immediately block pages on these sites once blocking conditions are met".

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you so much, this fixed it for me! Also I'm pretty sure I ticked it when I first saw the settings but somehow I got the option to tick it again. No worries, my problem is gone now.