Internet is a blessing to us, we can get access to almost any kind of information. However, it can also get a little out of control when this power is given in your child’s hand. They don’t know how to be safe on the internet, so it is your job to make sure they are safe.
Chrome doesn’t actually come with a built-in option to block websites. Although, we do have a work around that will let you block websites, but it requires some setup and will work for only someone under your super vision (for example, your kids).
To create a Supervised account click on main menu on the top left corner of the window and select “Settings”. In the settings, click on “Add person” under the heading “People”.
To allow all websites and block few, make sure “All of the web” is selected in the above drop down menu. Now start adding the URLs of the websites you want to block and make sure the “Behavior” is set to “Block entire domain” to block everything related to it.
You can also allow “safe search” to block all of the adult content automatically without any need of specifying websites (if that was your intention). Just click on “Lock SafeSearch” under the “Permissions” panel and the safe search will be enabled.
The above method doesn’t involve any third-party, but it is quite difficult to setup and maintain. Fortunately, there are many third-party extension that will add the website blocking feature to chrome and will provide some extra features as well.
This extension works best for people who are not interested in fancy features and just want to block the required websites. It will only let you blacklist websites and specify time when they should be blocked. For instance, you can blacklist time killing social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube,Twitter and whitelist sites such as Google, Wikipedia, etc.
Website Blocker (Beta)
Furthermore, you can block websites according to day and time and even in Incognito mode. For instance, you can allow Facebook to open in the night time, when you are not working and you can block it in the day so as to avoid procrastination. You can also add password protection on uninstallation to ensure no one uninstall the extension.
Personal Blocklist doesn’t offer many features, but it is perfect for people who just want to block websites without getting in the hassle of adding numbers and periods. To block a website all you need to do is search for it on Google and you will see a new button “Block (searched website name)”. Click on it and the website will be added to the block list.
