Adblock Plus ignoring my attempts at blocking ads - Help!

[yayagal250]

The trouble started a couple of days ago. I have a new computer and loaded Firefox with my usual extensions, including Adblock Plus. I also decided to run the AdblockPlus FiltersetG, but after a while I decided I wanted to set my own filters. So I tried to uninstall the filterset and had problems. Got help over at Firefox for how to uninstall that add-on. But now Adblock Plus will not listen when I try to block an ad. The filter shows up in the list, so I know the program hears me. But whatever I've blocked is still there, no matter how many times I try to block it. I've tried restarting Firefox, restarting the computer - nothing.

Does this sound familiar to anybody? Anyone know what I can do to get functionality back with this add-on?

[Wladimir Palant]

First off: http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_project#filterset.g


Then, it is not enough to uninstall the add-on, you also have to delete the filter group in Adblock Plus preferences - otherwise old filters from Filterset.G will stay there.

Finally, how are you adding rules? Do you right-click an image, select "Adblock Image" and add what you see as a filter?

[yayagal250]

Yes, that's how I've always done it, and it always worked in the past. At the moment, all the stuff from that filterset is gone, there's only a few filters that I've set myself on there. The problem right now is that each time I open the filter window, it says that Adblock is disabled, but it isn't. At least, when I look in the add-ons list, it's shown as enabled (there's a button to disable it). I keep trying to re-enable it, but no dice. I can't get it to work.

[Wladimir Palant]

When you are in the Adblock Plus preferences, go to menu Options and check "Enable Adblock Plus". Note that the menu is on the to of the screen (not the window) if you are a Mac user.

[yayagal250]

Argh! Thank you so much for your answer. I don't think I ever would have figured it out on my own. *headdesk*