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Is There anyway I can block a website on Google Chrome ? - Joshua - 04-28-2014 06:04 PM
I just wanted to know if there is any way that I can block a website on Google Chrome without downloading anything.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
- Ava - 04-28-2014 06:05 PM
There are apps/extension you can get at :
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk-webstr&utm_medium=ha.
Just search up blocking websites or block on the search engine, and it'll show you some apps you can use to block a website.
Here's a link to the search to make it easier :
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/blocking%20website?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk-webstr&utm_medium=ha
It's not like Internet Explorer or Firefox where you can just go to tools and block them. That's why Google Chrome has the Chrome Web Store. You can add extensions or apps to help you with those types of things.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
- Toothpaste - 04-28-2014 06:10 PM
You need to use the Windows HOSTS file, there is no way to do it directly in Chrome without an extension like you would download from the Chrome Web Store.
The hosts file in Windows can be used to direct a web address to an IP address, so you should direct the website you want to block to localhost (your own machine), which will block access to it. The IP address for localhost is 127.0.0.1
In Windows 7, go to Start Menu, find notepad, right click on it and go to Run as Administrator, this is necessary to be able to edit hosts.
In Notepad, go to File > Open.
Find the HOSTS file, in Windows 7 navigate to C > Windows > System32 > drivers > etc
(Or copy paste C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc into the address bar in the Open box)
Once you have the "etc" folder open, in the bottom right of the "Open" window of Notepad there is a drop down box, change the setting from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All files (*.*)" (because the hosts file is not .txt) now, in the etc file you will see "hosts" displayed, open it.
Add a new line as follows, any lines that start with # are ignored by Windows.
127.0.0.1 http://www.example.com
127.0.0.1 example.com
To be sure of blocking it is best to add the www version and the domain version, since some sites work with / without www. Also add any subdomains you want to block like subdomain.example.com
You do not need to include http://
Save the file.
- sowhat - 04-28-2014 06:14 PM
try modify the hosts file.