Cookies whitelist

[Kracov]

I have a cookies whitelist, been doing it like this for years it helps reduce clutter. I was wondering if it were possible to have better control with the whitelist cookies through an addon? For example, I often go to tube sites and videos will not play unless i allow cookies. It's rather annoying really. Maybe there's an addon that allows all cookies for the duration of private browsing?

[BarbieBarb]

There are several..
I was using Cookie Controller https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... ontroller/
but now use Custombuttons instead.

You need to have Custombuttons addon for any install of custombuttons... but there are hundreds of custombuttons to choose and install http://custombuttons.sourceforge.net/fo ... 782762ccce
and 596 that you need to unzip cb2db.zip http://custombuttons.sourceforge.net/fo ... ?f=4&t=266
Cookies Permissions
(click the install link in the very top left corner)https://infocatcher.github.io/Custom_Bu ... sions.html

[anon42]

See if Cookie Whitelist, With Buttons serves your purposes. That's the one I use.

Edit:
Hmm, addon page says 3.4 is not available for FF46. And sure enough I still have 3.3. 3.3 does appear to be working on my FF46.0.1. Note on that page does say to use 3.3 for FF46.

[Kracov]

hmm i was hoping for something better than a cookie button, still. i would easily forget to disable cookies with the button. usually i have the options open while i have cookies enabled in private browsing. this way, when i'm done with private browsing, i can disable the cookies and close the options tab. with the button, it's away from my general view and harder to remember to toggle it.

[dfoulkes]

Not sure if this type of extension is what you need... I use Cookie Monster and in its options menu (on my add-ons bar) ... if I visit a site needing cookies I temp allow cookies and when done with the site I click on Revoke temp allowed... or if I don't care for a period of time... when I close Firefox all those temp allowed get removed... anyway... worth a look?

Cookie Monster :: Add-ons for Firefox

And there are other exts. on AMO that handle that stuff.

[anon42]

hmm i was hoping for something better than a cookie button, still. i would easily forget to disable cookies with the button.

What are you looking for as opposed to some kind of button? FWIW, the one I suggested does not automatically whitelist cookies. You have to explicitly click its button to whitelist it.

[Kracov]

dfoulkes, unforntunately even that extension requires clicking "allow cookies from domain.com" for every single domain i visit, unless i'm missing something.

[dfoulkes]

It's going to come down to the indiv. users likes and dislikes... all that I can tell you is what I do...

I have my default profile with a number of extensions such as NoScript, Cookie Monster etc...

What I did long ago was to clear out all of my cookies, install Cookie Monster and visit all sites that I trust and/or want to just keep cookies all the time for those sites.

So, when I visit a new site on a temp basis I temp allow cookies but if I say... want to visit U.T. and don't want to mess with temp allows or temp allow scripts (in NoScript) I just copy the sites link to my pretty basic profile that I also have running... in that profile I only have the extension uBlock origin (add blocking) ... and then I use that profile for what I call my junk browsing... and in that profile Options... I have it set to clear everything except bookmarks when it closes.

You can run as many profiles as you like along-side your main profile by using the code in this doc.
Opening a new instance of your Mozilla application with another profile - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

I don't know if you know how to create other profiles... so JIC...
Creating a new Firefox profile on Windows - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
And,.... DON'T TOUCH THAT "Choose Folder..." BUTTON! ... unless you fully know all about it.