SUMMARY

Hi! It's so easy to distract yourself on the internet and to procrastinate. This extension allows you to choose to block the websites based on the keywords you don't want to see appearing.

There are thousands of video games to play, news stories to read, video content to consume and so on. And often times this is what we do when the project deadline or exams are still far away. It's sometimes a bit hard to force yourself into doing what you need to do.

And distractions are everywhere! Even if you use StayFocusd or Cold Turkey or FocusMe to block some websites by their URLs, you can't block everything. For example even with ChatGPT you could talk about the news or video games if you really don't feel like studying/doing some work.

With this extension, you can block the websites based on words and phrases on their text.

Extension is open sourced:
https://github.com/molodchyk/Defense_against_Distractions.

Changelog

Version 1.1:

-added export/import functionality -added missing translations -bug fix: ChatGPT's stream of text is now properly detected

Version 1.2:

-websites from multiple groups can be applied to a single URL -the page closes automatically after being blocked, timers were removed

Version 1.3:

-keywords values can be increased during locked schedules -keywords can be shuffled during locked schedules -bug fix: keywords can be added again

Version 1.4.1:

increased storage for the website groups
improved error handling regarding storage
bug fix: redirection works as intended

The latest version of Defense against Distractions is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 34 active users. The initial version was launched on 2023-12-30.

HOW TO INSTALL Defense against Distractions FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download Defense against Distractions CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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