Block "read more"

Blocks "read-more" style elements on several popular websites, to help stay focussed on the actual content you were looking for.
Block "read more" is a Firefox add-on that blocks "read-more" style elements on several popular websites, such as Wikipedia, YouTube, StackExchange, Facebook, and Quora. It allows you to visit the content you searched for without being distracted by suggested content and questions.
Manifest V2
By: Mark
Daily users: 1
Rating: 2.00
(3)
Version: 2.1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code: 5726308
Creation date: 2014-12-27
Firefox on Android: Yes
Size: 33.27K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 20 hours ago

User reviews

Blocks everything on a YouTube channel page. Also hasn't been updated in 3 years.
by Savannah, 2020-12-13

Edited to 2 stars: as of Jan 2019, it breaks Youtube's search results. ------------------------- It's great. Would it be possible to have a taskbar button to turn this on/off? Sometimes you do need to explore around...
by hmijail, 2017-12-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact
Very high risk impact

Block "read more" requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, wikipedia.org, stackexchange.com, stackoverflow.com, askubuntu.com, mathoverflow.net, serverfault.com, stackapps.com, superuser.com, facebook.com, quora.com
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Risk likelihood
Moderate risk likelihood

Block "read more" is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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