Don Faulkner July 22, 2013 18:40

Sort list of blocked trackers by blocked status

It would be very nice if there was an option to toggle the sort of the list of trackers for a site, to either sort alphabetically (today's default), or by blocked status. This would make it easier to determine what site I accidentally unblocked, for example.

On some pages, the Ghostery tracker will show "Blocked: 17 of 20." This is awesome, but those missing three nag at me. So, I'll usually go look, and turn of whatever shouldn't be on. Right now, I have to scroll through the alphabetically sorted list to find the trackers that are switched on. It would be nice to be able to set an option or click a button and have the list sorted/grouped by block status. That way I can easily find all the unblocked trackers in one place.
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    Pete (Senior Communications Manager) July 22, 2013 18:45
    Hi Don,

    Thanks for using Ghostery!

    Thanks for the feedback! If you go to block the nagging unblocked, why don't you just click "Select All" and Block new elements by default? that way everything is blocked all the time? Or do you have a fairly complex Blocking Options list?
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  • Don Faulkner July 31, 2013 14:16
    Hi Pete,

    Thanks for replying. I do have "block new elements by default" checked, so that's not the issue.

    Sometimes, I'll visit a site, and see that Ghostery lists (for example) 7 of 9 blocked. Often one of those items that are not blocked will be a widget that I actually use. Sometimes, one of those is an element that I accidentally unblocked with a stray click. If the list is short (2 of 5), finding the errant unblocked element is easy. If it's longer (13 of 16), then it takes time to go through the list to find the elements that are unblocked, so that I can re-block them.

    None of this is difficult: the color change in the graphic elements helps a lot in finding the unblocked elements. I just thought that sorting them to the top would make it easier.
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    Eric P. Scott July 31, 2013 18:43
    I think this is a reason some of us prefer using the compact, informative, and keyboard-accessible "old" panel (an exclusive benefit for Firefox users).



    Of course, you can also just open Ghostery's Options, scroll down to Blocking Options, and select the unblocked filter:



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