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Where can I instruct FF to automatically redirect to another page without being prompted to allow it?

Where can I instruct FF to automatically redirect to another page without being prompted to allow it?

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In Firefox 56+ the "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page" setting can no longer be found in Options/Preferences.

You can modify this pref on the about:config page to enable or disable this feature

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

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In Firefox 56+ the "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page" setting can no longer be found in Options/Preferences.

You can modify this pref on the about:config page to enable or disable this feature

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

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Thanks cor-el. I eventually found out that by hitting the correct side of the mouse I could toggle the preference from modified to default.

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This answer does not explain how to turn this annoying new feature off.

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"Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page" can only be enabled in current Firefox releases by setting the accessibility.blockautorefresh pref to true on the about:config page or when you have modified this in an older Firefox version in "Options/Preferences -> Advanced".

In Firefox 56+ this choice was removed from Options because of the redesign of the Options page (about:preferences) and you need to modify the pref directly on the about:config page.