How to whitelist tracking scripts in uBlock Origin Lite for development purposes

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I recently installed uBlock Origin Lite on my browser and now I’m having trouble with my development work. The extension is preventing Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Adobe Launch from loading properly on websites I’m working on.

I need these tracking scripts to function so I can test and troubleshoot analytics implementations. When I check the extension settings, I can navigate to the developer section and view the filter lists where I see these URLs are being blocked, but there doesn’t seem to be an option to modify or edit the blocked items.

Does anyone know if there’s a method to create exceptions for specific analytics tools while keeping the ad blocker active? I want to keep using the extension but need these particular scripts to run for my work.

Any help would be appreciated!

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Skip the manual whitelist headache - automate this instead.

I hit the same wall testing analytics across client sites. Constantly switching uBlock settings drove me nuts, especially juggling different configs for each project.

So I automated it. Built a workflow that switches browser profiles based on what I’m working on. Dev profile barely blocks anything, production testing blocks everything except specific tracking scripts, regular browsing blocks it all.

It watches my active project folder and switches profiles automatically. Also handles test data injection into analytics tools so I don’t have to click around verifying implementations.

Saves me 30 minutes daily vs manually tweaking browser settings. Plus no more “why aren’t my analytics firing?” moments when I forget which profile I’m using.

You can set up something similar pretty easily. Just think of it as a workflow problem, not a browser config issue.

Check out https://latenode.com for this kind of dev automation.

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uBlock Origin Lite doesn’t have whitelist options like the regular version. It’s simpler but way more limited.

Hit this same problem last year with our QA team. We just switched back to regular uBlock Origin for dev browsers.

With the full version, you can disable filter lists or add custom rules. Hit the dashboard, go to My filters, then add:

@@||googletagmanager.com^$script
@@||google-analytics.com^$script
@@||assets.adobedtm.com^$script

Tells it to allow scripts from those domains. You can also click the uBlock icon and use the point-and-click thing to temporarily allow blocked stuff.

I keep two browser profiles for dev work. One with minimal blocking for testing, another locked down for regular use. Way easier than constantly flipping settings.

Lite version just isn’t made for granular control. Uses static filter lists you can’t customize.