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Troubleshooting

Raymond Hill edited this page Jul 28, 2026 · 16 revisions

Self-diagnose the proper functioning of uBO Lite (uBOL).


Default filtering mode

The default filtering mode of uBOL is meant to be optimal:

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When the filtering mode is optimal, it is possible that some ad placeholders are left behind on a given site. If this happens and you want to get rid of the placeholders, set the filtering mode to complete for that site:

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When the default mode is basic, uBOL will still filter network requests, but will not apply cosmetic- or scriptlet-based filters.


Any browser: The default filtering mode automatically switches back to basic

This happens if you do not give uBOL the permissions to "read and change" data on all websites by default:

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Safari (macOS) Safari ⇒ "Settings..."
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Safari (iOS) Settings ⇒ Apps ⇒ Safari ⇒ Extensions ⇒ uBlock Origin Lite
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Safari: uBOL does not filter anything

This happens if you do not allow content blockers in Safari.

Safari (macOS) Safari ⇒ "Settings..."
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Above is the default setting for all websites. Be sure that content blockers are not disallowed on a given website:
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