Productivity spikes Monday morning and you feel like nothing can stop you – until you see the famous new tab button. There was a click here and a click there, and an hour passed by staring at the Twitter feed. Solution – go cold turkey and block sites. This is how you can block websites on Firefox.
This is also useful for imposing parental controls. Although there is no built-in feature to do this, Firefox supports many add-ons, one of which can help you block websites. In addition, you can also block websites with the hosts file on Windows. Let’s show you how.
1. Use a Free Add-on to Block Websites in Firefox
Block Site is a popular Firefox add-on for blocking websites. It has a simple user interface and also allows you to set the length of time the site will remain blocked.
For parental controls, you can set a password so that only you can control the stuff and unblock websites. Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Open the Block Site utility website on Firefox using the link below.
Step 2: Click Add to Firefox.
Step 3: Click Add.
Step 4: The add-on is now installed on Firefox. To enable it, click on the add-on icon and select the settings icon next to Block Websites.
Step 5: Click Options.
Step 6: Enter the URL of the website you want to block and click Add.
When scrolling down, you will see options to only block websites for a certain period of time and add a password to unblock them.
Step 7: Scroll down and tap Save option.
Step 8: Now, you need to enable these features. Click on the add-on icon in Firefox and select the Block Site extension.
Step 9: Click OK to start limiting websites.
If you now visit the blocked website, you will see the following Window.
Note: To disable blocking, you can open the options for Block Site and use the Remove Rule button to do so. Or, you can also find the option to pause or resume restrictions by tapping the settings button, next to the Block Sites add-on in the add-ons menu.
That’s it. However, if you can’t install add-ons on Firefox, check out these top ways to fix Firefox add-ons not working on PC. Alternatively, you can try the method below.
2. Use the Hosts file to block websites on Firefox
The hosts file on Windows is a document that contains instructions and important information that helps your computer access the internet. You can think of it as a directory of important IP addresses and their names. By making a few edits to the hosts file, you can block a website.
Note: Remember that this method blocks your PC from accessing the website through any web browser – and not just Firefox. So proceed with caution.
Step 1: Open Notepad from the Start menu by running it as administrator.
Note: You can also right click the Notepad icon and click ‘Run as administrator’.
Step 2: Click File followed by Open.
Step 3: Click the file type drop-down menu and select All files.
Step 4: Click Windows (C:) and open the Windows folder.
Step 5: Now, scroll down and click on the System 32 folder.
Step 6: Click on the driver folder.
Step 7: Click on the etc folder.
Step 8: Select the hosts file and click Open.
Step 9: After the last line of code in the command, copy and paste the address of the localhost, which will usually be 127.0.0.1.
Step 10: Next, type the URL of the website you want to block.
This is how we block Twitter website in hosts file.
Step 10: Click File followed by Save. Now close the Notepad window.
That’s how you block websites with the hosts file on Windows. And those are both methods by which you can block websites on Firefox. If you have any further questions, you can check out our FAQ section below.
Firefox Site Blocking FAQ
1. The site is not blocked in Firefox even if the hosts file is changed. What do I do?
Here are three tips to solve the aforementioned problem: 1. Clear Firefox cache and data on your PC. 2. Restart your PC. 3. Make sure to Save the hosts file after making changes.
2. Is the Block Site extension safe to use on Firefox?
Yes, the Block Site add-on is safe to use on Firefox. However, make sure you only install it from the official source.
3. How to unblock websites if they are blocked from hosts file?
You can open the hosts file on Notepad as an administrator, remove the site blocking line, and save the file. This will remove the site blocking rule.
Block websites on Firefox easily
We hope this article helped you block and restrict websites on Firefox. But we hope Firefox will add a built-in tool to block websites. This will simplify the procedure even further and, perhaps, give Chrome users another reason to switch to Firefox! To further extend your functionality on Firefox, here’s how you can customize the Firefox desktop home page.
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