Need help with exception syntax!

[erkjhgdfn]

How do I write an exception to these popups? My attempts have so far been futile and I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong.

My exception filter: @@||http://bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient-popup.php^

[ghost]

You might want to try

@@popup.$domain=bodybuilding.com

[chrisaljoudi]

@erkjhgdfn Hi! The rule you had there looks like it should work (or else I'm way behind on sleep). Mind sharing a URL where this is occurring?

[ghost]

@chrisaljoudi : Chris, according to the image the filter

popup.

was triggered (although I didn't see it on my system when I loaded that site). So, shouldn't the exception created for that one?

[chrisaljoudi]

@tlu1024 Exception filters, I believe, don't have to be the exact "opposite" of the original filter. They just have to match the URL you're trying to allow.

For instance, say you have a filter that looks like this:

tracking.js$script

We can see that would block a URL like https://google.com/tracking.js, right?

Now, if we add the following exception filter:

@@||google.com^$script

That URL will no longer be blocked — because it matches the rule in the exception filter.

Am I making sense? Sorry if not.

[my-password-is-password]

The title of the page in his screenshot looks to be this link , http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/7-quick-n-easy-lunches-for-a-healthy-diet.htm

Under "Ingredients", click the "1 can of Canned Light Tuna" link.

Using default lists didn't block the popup with popup.. I added popup.$popup to "My filters" to block it and to make an exception you have to add $popup or it didn't work.

This worked, @@||bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient-popup.php^$popup
This didn't work, @@||bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient-popup.php^

[chrisaljoudi]

@my-password-is-password

Thanks for the link — much appreciated. :)

I was mistaken — popup-related filters do indeed require the filter to explicitly mention the $popup type (which makes sense).

Sorry about that.

@erkjhgdfn so, when you want a rule to affect popups, you should have the popup type suffix after the $. In other words, this should work for your example:

@@||bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient-popup.php^$popup

[ghost]

@chrisaljoudi

Exception filters, I believe, don't have to be the exact "opposite" of the original filter. They just have to match the URL you're trying to allow.

I agree. But the "opposite" should work nevertheless provided the filter syntax is correct, shouldn't it? Thus, the filter suggested by myself should probably be changed to

@@popup.$domain=bodybuilding.com,popup

I cannot test it as I don't see any popups on that site even with uMatrix deactivated.

BTW: Where is the popup option documented? I couldn't find it here.

[ghost]

As a side note: Shouldn't issues regarding filters (which are not uBlock specific) strictly rejected and pointed to the Easylist forum instead? I think those countless issues were one of the major reasons why gorhill was more and more overburdened.

[erkjhgdfn]

@my-password-is-password
@chrisaljoudi

Thank you, resolved.