Issue 5693 - Add Article Content to help.eyeo.com

pages/adblockplus/add-a-filter-list.md

+title=Add a filter list
+description=A default filter list based on your browser's language settings is automatically activated when you install Adblock Plus. Add additional filter lists to block unwanted items, or to block ads on websites that you read in other languages.
+template=article
+product_id=abp
+category=Customization & Settings
+
+Adblock Plus requires filter lists to block ads. A default filter list based on your browser's language settings is automatically activated when you install Adblock Plus. It blocks ads from the most popular (often English language-based) websites. However, it does not block ads on less popular national websites. For example, if you live in Germany you should subscribe to the national German filter list. This filter list is detected as "EasyList Germany + EasyList".
+
+An overview of actively maintained filter lists can be found [here](https://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions).
+
+**Tip**: As a recommendation, you should avoid adding too many filter lists to Adblock Plus. Adding too many filter lists slows down the ad blocker and, therefore, your browsing.
+
+<div class="platform-ios" markdown="1">
+</div>

[ire, 2017/09/20 08:18:03]

I'm not sure what to do for cases where there is no content for the specific
browser. We may have to have a meeting to discuss how we want the browser
detection & displaying of content to work. 

There are 2 ways I think it could work:

1. The platform selector shows all platforms we support, and by default will
always be selected to the user's current browser. If there is no content for
that browser, there could be a message saying something along the lines of "No
content available for this browser" (but better worded)

or

2. The platform selector will only show platforms that the current article has
content for. If the current user isn't in one of those browsers, they are either
shown all the content, or the platform selector will default to a different
browser that the current article does have content. 

--

This decision affects if there should still be a <div> for platforms that don't
have content for the current article. 

[juliandoucette, 2017/09/22 14:42:13]

This is a tough question.

I think we should:

1. Show a friendly message if the platform is missing
2. List available platforms in meta data so that we can add them to list item
classes and hide them in topic lists

I think we should run this by Jeen.

+
+<div class="platform-chrome" markdown="1">
+## Chrome
+
+1. Click the **Chrome menu icon** in the upper right corner of the toolbar and select **Settings**.
+<br>The *Settings* tab opens.
+2. Select **Extensions** from the left menu.
+3. Locate Adblock Plus and click **Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* page opens.
+4. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+5. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+6. Click **Add**.
+7. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Just Now** or displays the current date and time.
+8. Close the tab.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-firefox" markdown="1">
+## Firefox
+
+1. Click the **Firefox menu icon** in the upper right corner of the toolbar and select **Add-ons**.
+<br>The *Add-ons Manager* tab opens.
+2. Select **Extensions** from the left menu.
+3. Select Adblock Plus and click **Options** (Windows) / **Preferences** (Mac).
+4. Click the **Filter preferences** button.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Filter preferences* window opens.
+5. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+6. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+7. Click **Add**.
+8. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Success** and displays the current date and time.
+9. Close the window.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-ie" markdown="1">
+## Internet Explorer
+
+1. From the status bar located at the bottom of your browser, click the **Adblock Plus icon** and select **Settings**.
+<br>**Tip**: If you do not see the Adblock Plus icon, right-click the tab bar (the empty area near the tabs) and select **Status bar**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* window opens.
+3. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+4. Close the window.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-maxthon" markdown="1">
+## Maxthon 5
+
+1. Click the **Maxthon menu icon** in the upper right corner of the toolbar, hover over **Tools** and select **Extensions**.
+<br>The *Extensions* tab opens.
+2. Locate Adblock Plus and click **Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* window opens.
+3. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+4. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+5. Click **Add**.
+6. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Last update (Date) (Time)**.
+7. Click **Done**.
+
+## Maxthon 4.9
+
+1. Click the **Adblock Plus icon** and select **Adblock Plus Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* window opens.
+2. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+3. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+4. Click **Add**.
+5. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Last update (Date) (Time)**.
+6. Click **Done**.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-opera" markdown="1">
+## Opera
+
+1. Click the **Opera menu icon** in the upper left corner of the toolbar, hover over **Extensions** and select **Manage extensions**.
+<br>The *Extensions* tab opens.
+2. Select **All** from the left menu.
+3. Locate Adblock Plus and click **Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* tab opens.
+4. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+5. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+6. Click **Add**.
+7. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Just Now** or displays the current date and time.
+8. Close the tab.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-safari" markdown="1">
+## Safari
+
+1. From the Safari toolbar, click the **Adblock Plus icon** and select **Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* tab opens.
+2. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+3. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+4. Click **Add**.
+5. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Just Now** or displays the current date and time.
+6. Close the window.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-samsung" markdown="1">
+## Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet
+
+1. Open the Adblock Plus for Samsung Internet app.
+2. Tap **Configure your filter lists**.
+3. Select the **filter list** you would like to subscribe to below *Other Languages*.
+4. Tap the back button to refresh.
+5. Close the app.
+</div>
+
+<div class="platform-yandex" markdown="1">
+## Yandex.Browser
+
+1. Click the **Yandex.Browser menu icon** and select **Extensions**.
+<br>The *Extensions* tab opens.
+2. Locate Adblock Plus and click **More details**.
+3. Click **Options**.
+<br>The *Adblock Plus Options* tab opens.
+4. Click the **Add filter subscription** button.
+5. Select the **filter list** that you want to subscribe to from the drop-down menu.
+6. Click **Add**.
+7. Verify that the filter list update status appears as **Just Now** or displays the current date and time.
+8. Close the tab.
+</div>