[serious] FireFox: Warn before accessing site

[I_Love_My_Vans]

Hello all!

Does anyone know how to get Firefox to warn me before entering a specific website. I sometimes need to access our live server but it is so similar to my dev server I sometimes make changes on the live site

I need to be able to just throw up a "Your accessing the live server" message.


Thanks
ILMV

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

How about putting a big message on the dev website. If you don't see it, you're in the live one.

Alternatively, you could take 2 seconds to glance at your ADDRESS BAR.

[I_Love_My_Vans]

Both of those points are not an option.

I need something like this, but not black ;D, of which throws up a barrier before I access the site.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/f...eta5attack.jpg

[Andrew G]

One method is greasemonkey. Create a script that pops up a box when you enter the site.

Example

// ==UserScript==
// @name           Something Test
// @namespace      testing
// @include        http://www.something.com/
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
	alert ("hi");
})();

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

I lurve firefox *drooooool*

[mendhak]

Has the address bar been banned in your company?

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Lol, that's basically what I was asking. I thought perhaps he's so brainy that his neck can't support his head enough to look up that high.

[I_Love_My_Vans]

The systems look exactly the same and the URLs are all very similar... so no.

So go forth and suck it.

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

[Andrew G]

I have nothing more useful to input, but I needed to post this image somewhere... Hope it helps with your problem

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

You might have been better off posting it in the 'fail' thread, rather than one with a serious tag.

[TheBigB]

Instead of building a complete script you could install adblock and block the live site.
When you want to view the live site just rightclick the adblock icon and tick the whitelist button; unticking when you're leaving the live site.
Not the most beautiful solution, but at least one...

[Andrew G]

You might have been better off posting it in the 'fail' thread, rather than one with a serious tag.

True.. but when has anything I've ever done been useful?


On the more serious side, you can colour the tab depending on the site. Its not a box that pops up or anything, but you should be able to notice a change in colour, especially if you make it the only site to change.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8004

[I_Love_My_Vans]

Cheers AndrewG, I have made a greasemonkey script with an annoying message box for every loverly page

[Shaggy Hiker]

The systems look exactly the same and the URLs are all very similar... so no.

So go forth and suck it.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I thought that was a truly great response.

[Andrew G]

No worries

[I_Love_My_Vans]

I have even gone to the extent to write a greasemonkey script to remove all spam posts made by Kregg from my screen, but when I do that the entire CC dissapears?!