Banner filters tab

This tab is shown in Filters window and allows you to setup banner filters. See Understanding banner filters for background information on banner filters. See How to block banners? and How to unblock banners? to learn more about banner blocking and unblocking and other ways of banner filters management.

See Understanding banner filters for interpretation of banner filters window look. To expand or collapse a filter or a host click small plus or minus sign near its name. To view filter properties in Banner filter item properties window or host properties in Host properties window double-click it. To select filters and hosts use the same technique as for Documents tab.

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The following icons are used for filter and host nodes in the filter tree:

• Disabling (reject) filter;

• Enabling (accept) filter;

• Host with third-party resource blocking turned off;

• Host with third-party resource blocking turned on;

• Disabled filter. Disabled filters and nodes are shown grayed as well.

Moving filters

To move filters or hosts within the filter tree to change their priority you may drag them to a new position. To enable dragging the filter tree should be sorted by priority. When you drop filters at a new location on another filter or host, you will be asked to make the following choice:

• "Move above this filter" - choose this to move the filters above the filter or host you dropped them on. The moved filters will have a greater priority than the filter you dropped it on;

• "Move below this filter" - choose this to move the filters below the filter or host you dropped them on. The moved filters will have a lower priority than the filter you dropped it on;

• "Add a subfilter" - choose this to move the filter under the filter or host you dropped it on. The moved filters will be processed only after the filter you dropped it on matches.

See Understanding banner filters for more information on filter priority and processing. Other ways to move filters include using "Increase priority" and "Decrease priority" buttons on Banner filters tab toolbar and Cut, Copy and Paste commands of Banner filters tab context menu.

Banner filters tab toolbar

The Banner filters tab toolbar is shown at the top of the Banner filters tab:

Following buttons are available on the toolbar:

• "New filter" - opens Banner filter item properties window where you can enter a new filter node. New filter is added as a subfilter to the currently selected filter or host. If no or multiple filters or hosts are selected, new filter is added to the top filter level;

• "New host" - opens Host properties window where you can enter a new host node. Host node is added always at the top level;

• "Delete" - deletes selected filters and hosts;

• "Increase priority" - moves the filter or host up the filter tree so that it is processed earlier than filters below it. This command is available only if filter tree is sorted by priority. See Understanding banner filters for more information on filters processing. Another way to increase priority is to drag the filter above;

• "Decrease priority" - moves the filter or host below the filter tree so that it is processed later than filters above it. This command is available only if filter tree is sorted by priority. See Understanding banner filters for more information on filters processing. Another way to decrease priority is to drag the filter below;

• "Properties" - opens Banner filter item properties window or Host properties window for the currently selected filter or host respectively. In those windows you can edit a filter or a host;

• "Block third-party resources" - turns on or off global "Block third-party resources" flag. See  Understanding banner filters for more information;

• "Enable/disable filters" - does the same as "Enable banner stopper (block banners as specified by filters)" option in Banner stopper tab;

• "Refresh banners automatically" - does the same as "Refresh affected banners on the page after filter change" option in Banner stopper tab.

Banner filters tab context menu

Banner tab context menu is shown when you right-click a filter or a host in the Banner filters tab:

Use Banner filters tab context menu to perform filter- or host-specific operations. Following options are available:

• "New filter" - does the same as "New filter" button on Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "New host" - does the same as "New host" button on Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "Enable/disable filters" - does the same as "Enable banner stopper (block banners as specified by filters)" option in Banner stopper tab;

• "Enable filter node" - enables or disables selected filter and host nodes. This command switches "Enabled" option available in Banner filter item properties window or Host properties window for the selected filters and hosts to the opposite value. The filters or nodes that were enabled become disabled and vice versa. The checkmark near this option shows this option state for the current filter or host. This option state for filters is also shown by special icon (see Legend);

• "Block third-party resources" - does the same as similar option in Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "Refresh banners automatically" - does the same as "Refresh affected banners on the page after filter change" option in Banner stopper tab;

• "Sort by" - switches the filter tree sort mode. There are two options:

  • "Priority" - sorts the filter tree by filter evaluation priority. In this mode the filters are shown in the same order as they are evaluated as set out in Understanding banner filters. This is preferred sorting mode as you can move filters  in this mode to change their priority;

  • "Name" - sorts the tree by Address field of the filter or Host field of the host node. Use this mode to find a filter or a host by its address. Note that filter moving is not supported in this sorting mode;

• "Increase priority" - does the same as similar button on Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "Decrease priority" - does the same as similar button on Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "Cut" - removes the selected filters or hosts into clipboard. Actual removal occurs only when you paste the filters in another location;

• "Copy" - copies the selected filters or hosts into clipboard so that they may be pasted later in another tree location;

• "Paste" - pastes the filters or hosts from the clipboard that were cut or copied there previously. When pasting, you will be asked the same question as for filter moving;

• "Delete" - does the same as similar button on Banner filters tab toolbar;

• "Properties" - does the same as similar button on Banner filters tab toolbar.