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I've just installed noscript for the first time and I think I like it but I'm trying to learn how to use it.

My first and largest issue is how to reset noscript back to default configuration. FAQ entry 2.4 says it addresses this question but then it does not actually address it. I've been mucking about trying different things and I'm pretty sure I screwed something (or several somethings) and I just want to revert all Noscript settings back to default. I tried uninstall and reinstalling the addon but that still retained all customizations.

Second, what is the best way to whitelist something? I'm visiting a trusted site and it doesn't work. I hit up Noscript and it lists like 7 different addresses or variations of addresses. I just want to allow everything from this site permanently. If I bring up options then it appears I can manually add all 7 addresses or variations of addresses but surely that cannot be the best way to do it! When I first hit up Noscript I can click the Trusted icon for each entry and that appears to work but it's only temporary. Is there really not a button somewhere to just allow this site permanently? What am I missing?

Thanks in advance for any assistance rendered!

So far as I know, easiest way to reset NoScript configuration is deleting storage-sync.sqlite from your profile folder as long as firefox isn't running.

kaelsidhe wrote: Second, what is the best way to whitelist something? I'm visiting a trusted site and it doesn't work. I hit up Noscript and it lists like 7 different addresses or variations of addresses. I just want to allow everything from this site permanently. If I bring up options then it appears I can manually add all 7 addresses or variations of addresses but surely that cannot be the best way to do it! When I first hit up Noscript I can click the Trusted icon for each entry and that appears to work but it's only temporary. Is there really not a button somewhere to just allow this site permanently? What am I missing?

Thanks in advance for any assistance rendered!

the ...domain rules include sublevel domains. so allowing ...page.com includes www.page.com and forums.page.com

As for temp rules: there is a clock symbol. If it's solid, you create a temp rule. if it is not, they are permanent.

THe interface on first visiting basically gives you choises.
if you want to JUST allow https://www.google.com you choose that one. If you want to generally allow google, you use ...google.com.

The normal use of Noscript is less about making rules about the page you are on. It is about creating rules where code comes from.
Many sides embed code from other pages, and No script makes rules for those separately.

reading the guide is a good starting point.

Just hit the Reset button.
What, you declare, there is no longer a Reset button?

easiest way to reset NoScript configuration is deleting storage-sync.sqlite from your profile folder

AFAIK, storage-sync.sqlite is not exclusive to NoScript, so by deleting that file, you would also loose any settings any other extensions may have set up in there. (Why there wouldn't, eh, no sense in even asking.)

therube wrote: (Why there wouldn't, eh, no sense in even asking.)

The answer would probably be "Because I was busy getting the more important things done and they kept breaking anyway, and then I had to fix that".

As for the storage-sync.sqlite:
A user here was interested in what else would save there, and after loading top (10 iirc) addons as ranked by Mozilla, the tenth one did save something there.

If someone is really running a lot of addons they might want to check into that file with a freeware DB browser for SQlite to make sure.
It's not a complicated file, there is like one table in it, and each tupplet is the whole settings for each addon.

Another method to get rid of a lot of settings is editing the debug log window in the options menu. (But that helps more with getting rid of large chunks of white/blacklist at a time)

Using DB Browser for SQLite works very well to reset NoScript settings:
- install or use portable version of DB Browser for SQLite;
- follow Mozilla tutorial on how to locate Firefox profile then close Firefox;
- open storage-symc.sqlite located in the profile root folder with DB Browser for SQLite;
- switch to Browse database tab;
- you may close the right panes so you can make room to adjust table columns size for best visibility;
- find the record that is very similar to what appears in NoScript debug area;
- hit Delete record then save on exit.

Hint: NoScript collection name is default/{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232} on my system.
This seams to be hardcoded to each extension and probably never changes.