Allowlisting in AdBlock

The following information is for AdBlock desktop extensions on Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

 

Where can I view my allowlist?

  1. Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar. If you don't see it, be sure to pin it.
  2. Click the gear icon.
  3. Click on the Customize tab.

Under Manually edit your filters you'll see a box with a list of any filter rules you've created and sites you've allowlisted. In the example below, nytimes.com has been allowlisted:

 

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Add or remove a site on your allowlist

There are two ways to add or remove a site on your allowlist: 

Via the AdBlock menu (Easy)

To add a site:

  1. Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar.
  2. Click the More icon (three dots).
  3. Click More pause options.
  4. Adjust the site or page slider to match the URL of the domain, set of pages, or specific page you want to add to your allowlist, then click Exclude.

The page will refresh and ads will display. 

Once excluded, the filter rule will automatically appear in your list of custom rules on the Customize tab in AdBlock's Options.

This option allows you to see ads on a specific page, set of pages, or site but will block ads everywhere else (including on pages on the same site).

 

To remove a site:

  1. Visit the page or site you want to remove.
  2. Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar. If you don't see it, be sure to pin it.
  3. Click Resume Ad Blocking.

The page will refresh and ads will be blocked again. The site will no longer appear in your list of filter rules on the Customize tab in AdBlock's Options.

 

 

Manually add or remove a site (Advanced)

To add a site:

  1. Create an exception rule: How to write filters
  2. Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar. If you don't see it, be sure to pin it.
  3. Click the gear icon.
  4. On the Customize tab, click Edit.
  5. Paste your exception rule in the box. 
  6. Click Save.
  7. To ensure your changes are reflected, reload the website where you want to see ads.

 

To remove a site:

  1. Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar.
  2. Click the gear icon.
  3. On the Customize tab, click Edit.
  4. Look for any lines in the box that contain the name of the website and delete them.
  5. Click Save.
  6. To ensure your changes are reflected, reload the website where you no longer want to see ads.

 

 

Other options for disabling AdBlock

There are several other ways to tell AdBlock where it's okay to show you ads.

 

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