Content Blocker: Managed Sites: Display Number of Hits

Content Blocker: Managed Sites: Display Number of Hits

I was looking at the content blocker manager (the widow that displays the sites \ elements blocked) and I thought it would be nice if there was a column to display the number of hits for each site.

This would help me in reviewing my list, to determine which urls (or regex strings) are effective and which ones simply arent blocking very much if anything.

If after a couple weeks you could see the url strings that had 0 hits, you could evaluate why they arent working. Maybe a url changed? Maybe a typo? It would keep us from having a growing list that other wise would be difficult to keep track of. By knowing the number of hits, you can easily manage and maintain a slim and effective list.

Here is a sample image to give you an idea.
Number of Hits Sample.png

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Nice idea

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Great idea, but the column should somehow make more sense - "hits" is pretty confusing in the context of the content blocker, and might confuse people.

+1 very good idea

+1 good idea, that would really make it easier to prune the filter list and remove ineffective filters.

Originally posted by SuitCase:

Great idea, but the column should somehow make more sense - "hits" is pretty confusing in the context of the content blocker, and might confuse people.

You've got a point... I guess "Number of ads removed" would be ideal but way to long "Matches" maybe?

Originally posted by RayGoneFishing:

You've got a point... I guess "Number of ads removed" would be ideal but way to long "Matches" maybe?

I had a tough time with that myself. How do you keep it short yet be descriptive? Since the address column is 'all blocked sites' maybe...

Prevented, Ads Blocked or Total Matches? Or... Why not shorten your suggestion to 'Ads Removed'?

Yeah, tough choice... "Ads blocked" or "Ads removed" would probably do it. Although other stuff can be blocked too, like javascript or background images, so "ads" might be a bit to limited... Now I see why you settled on "hits"

Hey, don't get too un-PC about this! You're blocking "content", not "ads"

I think "Matches" or "Total blocked" would be good ideas.

Originally posted by RayGoneFishing:

Now I see why you settled on "hits"

Yeah thats how I came to that more or less. But now we have a few good ideas out there.

Originally posted by SuitCase:

Hey, don't get too un-PC about this!

The only thing more un-PC like, would be not using Opera

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really good idea.

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Interesting!
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And we can sort these Content Blocker items by Hits.

I think, that good idea in the site preferences to place: "Enable bloking"

Look:
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Blocked_content_Opera_community_.png


My idea: Enable blocking checkbox in site preferences

Site_preferences_IDEA_.png

"Hits": nice idea, but just for informing purposes, so not really crucial...

The 'Enable blocking' checkbox has higher priority for me however!
Another wish of mine would be a 'Quick find' facility in the 'Blocked contents' sites list.

And does anybody know what the asteriks in the sites list are really standing for, are they functioning as wild card or placeholder symbols?
TIA

Originally posted by HaJotKE:

The 'Enable blocking' checkbox has higher priority for me however! Another wish of mine would be a 'Quick find' facility in the 'Blocked contents' sites list.

Thanks HaJotKE!

Originally posted by HaJotKE:

And does anybody know what the asteriks in the sites list are really standing for, are they functioning as wild card or placeholder symbols?

http://operawiki.info/TextSearch?tokenz=28300c13908cd9307c9747b28944c3bc&phrase=asterisk

asterisk.banner.asterisk
Asterisk replaces any symbol.

Originally posted by medium:

Asterisk replaces any symbol.

Thanks, I already thought so, but it doesn't really make sense sometimes, e.g. "http://img.wallstreet-online.de/gd2.gif*" is blocked, why is an asterisk appended here?

Originally posted by HaJotKE:

e.g. "http://img.wallstreet-online.de/gd2.gif*"

Asterisk doesn't make sense here, I think

Originally posted by medium:

Asterisk doesn't make sense here, I think

http://img.wallstreet-online.de/gd2.gif?rand=foo&ts=18945354532

Originally posted by xErath:

http://img.wallstreet-online.de/gd2.gif?rand=foo&ts=18945354532

You are right. But here is the same gif:
http://img.wallstreet-online.de/gd2.gif

OK, I see...
or I'll put it better: I don't see anything in both cases, because I did block it...
Thanks!

I believe, it's more or less a philosophical question.
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Originally posted by HaJotKE:

OK, I see...
or I'll put it better: I don't see anything in both cases, because I did block it...
Thanks!

I believe, it's more or less a philosophical question.
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Click ones more here and look in adress bar (or using mouse read on status bar), how I renamed my png, to see image on-line:

asterisk.banner.asterisk

Therefore it is worthwhile being able to turn blocking for the control off.

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Hi *medium*,
apparently I can't answer to your PM, it still doesn't show in my sent list...
You don't have it turned on, as I see, M/B this is the reason.
I wanted to say this, because I don't want to be seen as impolite
Greetings and thanks!
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Originally posted by HaJotKE:

apparently I can't answer to your PM

I'm sorry! I have forgotten about it. Set really: "allow messages from friends and moderators", but today turn it to "allow from everyone".
I should was to add you to my friends at once!
Wish show you, that picture is trifle.

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Display Number of Hits +1
Enable blocking checkbox in site preferences +1 (and global enable/disable blocking)
'Quick find' facility in the 'Blocked contents' sites list. +1

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Good idea.

Originally posted by mitchman2:

Good idea.

Greetings!

All those replies and I never got a notification In any case, looking forward to any enhancements made to the content blocker. Quick find was a good idea BTW.

Originally posted by MarcFou:

In any case, looking forward to any enhancements made to the content blocker. Quick find was a good idea BTW.

Exactly!

Originally posted by Sombria:

and global enable/disable blocking

Yes, Sombria! Its indeed great idea!

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Useless but nice!

Originally posted by b.noise:

Useless but nice!

You didn't read the topic, the proposal was supplemented, read please those comments:

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=142348&t=1161877424&page=1#comment1776551
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=142348&t=1161877500&page=2#comment1791676
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=142348&t=1161877545&page=2#comment1793364

Originally posted by medium:

You didn't read the topic, the proposal was supplemented, read please those comments

I did read the topic, and i don't understand what you mean (maybe it's my bad english).

Since my English isn't good I demonstrated the picture at the statement

This addition will be very useful.

Yeah I looked at the screenshots, I think it would be nice but not so useful, so it would be good to have this "blocked" counter, but I think that there are more useful changes to implement in Opera. Priority, just this

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It's a good idea

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slightly OT: I really wish they'd switch the functionality of Click and Shift-Click (i.e. Click is the one that blocks specific elements) because I find that a more logical choice... but I doubt that's gonna happen.

Originally posted by svivian:

I really wish they'd switch the functionality of Click and Shift-Click (i.e. Click is the one that blocks specific elements) because I find that a more logical choice...

Supported!
Unusual mappings are taken also at other UI places, e.g. Shift-F12 and Ctrl-F12.
Shift-F12 is the first more elevated step after F12 and as such used for first simpler levels of enhancements, Ctrl-F12 is the second more elevated step, after F12 (and also Shift-F12) and as such used for more rarely used, more sophisticated enhancements.
These are the rules for UI design as taught, e.g. by IBM...

OPERA is using this in plain wrong mode, Shift-F12 opens 'Customization' - which are used less often - and Ctrl-F12 opens 'Preferences' - which are used more often - IMO, which is just inverted to normal UI design rules...

Originally posted by HaJotKE:

Unusual mappings are taken also at other UI places, e.g. Shift-F12 and Ctrl-F12.Shift-F12 is the first more elevated step after F12 and as such used for first simpler levels of enhancements, Ctrl-F12 is the second more elevated step, after F12 (and also Shift-F12) and as such used for more rarely used, more sophisticated enhancements.These are the rules for UI design as taught, e.g. by IBM...

Hmm... I see where you're coming from with this, but for me Ctrl+F12 is easier than Shift+F12 because Ctrl is on the outside of the keyboard layout. It makes sense this is assigned to the most commonly used dialog.

Originally posted by svivian:

...but for me Ctrl+F12 is easier than Shift+F12 because Ctrl is on the outside of the keyboard layout

C'mon, the difference is just another key located directly side by side. Also, what's 'outside' for you? For me both are 'outside'... You mean 'outside' two times, namely just in the corner...
But personal preferences are nothing to debate on, I am afraid - "de gustibus non est disputandum!"

Originally posted by svivian:

It makes sense this is assigned to the most commonly used dialog.

Thanks for confirming this!
Fortunately these mappings can be user defined, that's why I have changed them already...

Same as I did for the bookmarking 'Ctrl-D' shortcut BTW, which has been always in all other browsers 'Ctrl-D', only OPERA was abnormal.
And it's that abnormality, which is so bad, at least for all the other, 'normal' users...
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