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Manheim2
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Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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In in FF52.4.0esr, I am getting the following message: Firefox prevented this page from redirecting to another page and must then hit the Allow button on the right side for Firefox to actually load. Any help in overcoming this issue would be greatly appreciated. :?:
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Copy/paste into the location bar: about:preferences#advanced

Next, if it's not selected already, click the General button and then remove the checkmark from: "Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page".
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Reflective: Thanks for the quick reply! Your solution worked. :)
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Reflective wrote:Copy/paste into the location bar: about:preferences#advanced

Next, if it's not selected already, click the General button and then remove the checkmark from: "Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page".
BTW, that option no longer exists in FF 56.0 -- https://superuser.com/questions/1255192 ... firefox-56

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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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In Firefox 56+ you will have to toggle accessibility.blockautorefresh on the about:config page to toggle this feature.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/accessibility ... utorefresh
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Reinstating the old prefs UI should fix that problem (hopefully): http://techdows.com/2017/09/disable-new ... ox-56.html
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Reflective: thanks for the link. I have saved it for future reference. For the moment, I am using FF 52.4.0esr in order to keep my current extensions working as long as possible.

Ortho_Fan and dickvl: thanks for the info and link regarding the fact that the Redirect option no longer exists in FF 56.0. I've saved that link as well for future reference.
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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In case anybody is interested : guigs (Mozilla Administrator) made a video, in which she compares 55 Preferences to 56 Preferences :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk39zpLWn7w
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Reflective wrote:Reinstating the old prefs UI should fix that problem (hopefully): http://techdows.com/2017/09/disable-new ... ox-56.html
Many thanks for the tip. I noticed the disclaimer -- " (If you don’t know, Mozilla removes the hidden preference and the old code after feature has been used for some time)." -- so I guess I'll have to decide which works better for me soon.

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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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It might be best to get used to the new Preferences, though - better for OPs and better for forum contributors.
Easier for all concerned - at least that way we'll all know where to look when we're being told to check certain settings in 'Preferences'.
It's a pain in the toosh, all these changes, but we'll just have to live with it, I'm afraid.
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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browser.preferences.useOldOrganization is gone in Firefox 57+ since the code for in-content-old has been removed.
Bug 1349689 - Remove old preferences fork (in-content-old) [57]
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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dickvl wrote:browser.preferences.useOldOrganization is gone in Firefox 57+ since the code for in-content-old has been removed.
Bug 1349689 - Remove old preferences fork (in-content-old) [57]
Well spotted, Dick !
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Happy112: thanks for the YouTube link comparing 55 Preferences to 56 Preferences. Really appreciate it and have saved the link to it for future reference.
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Manheim2 wrote:Happy112: thanks for the YouTube link comparing 55 Preferences to 56 Preferences. Really appreciate it and have saved the link to it for future reference.
My pleasure !
That admin did a really good job, didn't she ?
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Re: Firefox prevented page from redirecting to another page

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Once upon a time Firefox was a fully customizable browser which everyone could adapt to their own taste. Mozilla however has other ideas and what we'll have pretty soon will be just another Chrome clone complete with intrusive data collection into the bargain: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/06/mozil ... ollecting/
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