There should be a way to allow extensions to execute only on specific websites like the Site access option in Edge does, this improves extensions usability and may also enhance privacy.
I’ve always wondered why this doesn’t exist. Giving an addon access to all your browsing data when you only need it for one or a few specific sites just seems like a massive security flaw.
As the above commented noted, it’d also make sense to be able to specify that an addon only works with specific containers.
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In browsers such as Google Chrome, you can go to extensions settings and choose to limit an extension to certain sites.
But on Firefox, there is no such feature to limit add-ons. I really need this for a personal reason, it's genuinely the one thing preventing me from using the browser. I would really like to see this implemented in the future.
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I was just thinking how great it would be for certain extensions (like Honey for Shopping) would be great if they can have limited access based on Sites or if using the Containers extensions already.
It sounds like "Containers" would be the best option for security due to the cookie/tracking isolation layer. Hope this gets in the line-up for a Firefox 10X release!
This is a Chromium feature that I find really helpful and miss from Brave. I need extensions like Grammarly for work, but I wish I could contain them to certain areas.
Completely agree - this is definitely one of those "must have" features on Chrome that I miss - I often limit extensions to the website they're used for (FakeSpot for Amazon only, SponsorSkip for YouTube, etc).