
kleinanzeigen.de suddenly does not work on firefox anymore
Hi to everybody,
I have been using Firefox for many years now. I am also a frequent user of the german website "kleinanzeigen.de" and I always used Firefox to open and browse it. Now, all of a sudden, since yesterday, the website is not working in Firefox anymore. All I see is the blank page I use as start page. In the tab, the titel apears correctly, but the browser window remains blank white. If I open the site in Chrome, everything works fine, so it seems to be a Firefox-problem. Does anyone else encounter this problem and what could be the reason?
Regards, Tobias
All Replies (1)
Hi Tobiasm, if a site is generally known to work in Firefox, these are standard suggestions to try when it stops working normally:
Rule Out a Cache Issue. Reload the broken page bypassing previously cached, possibly conflicting/inconsistent files. To do that, either:
- Shift+click the Reload button on the toolbar
- Press Ctrl+Shift+R
- Press Ctrl+F5
That should force a full reload of the page and ensure that all files are fresh. Any difference?
Double-check content blockers: Firefox's Tracking Protection feature, and extensions that counter ads and tracking, may break websites that embed third party content (meaning, from a secondary server).
(A) The shield icon toward the left end of the address bar usually turns a bit purplish when content is blocked. Click the icon to learn more or make an exception. See: Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop.
(B) Extensions such as Adblock Plus, Blur, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, Ghostery, NoScript, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin or uMatrix may block required elements on a site. Usually you can find a toolbar button for each add-on to manage blocked content in a page. There may or may not be a number on the icon indicating the number of blocked items; you sometimes need to click the button to see what's going on and test whether you need to make an exception for this site.
Remove Site Cookies: Occasionally data the site previously set in a cookie becomes obsolete. While viewing a page on the site, click the lock icon at the left end of the address bar. After a moment, a "Clear Cookies and Site Data" button should appear at the bottom. Go ahead and click that. Firefox will ask you to confirm; go ahead and confirm.
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?
Testing in Firefox's Troubleshoot Mode: In this mode, Firefox temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, any userChrome.css/userContent.css files, and some other advanced features to help you assess whether these are causing the problem.
If Firefox is running:
You can restart Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode using either:
- "3-bar" menu button > Help > Troubleshoot Mode... (before Fx88: Restart with Add-ons Disabled)
- (menu bar) Help menu > Troubleshoot Mode... (before Fx88: Restart with Add-ons Disabled)
and OK the restart. A small dialog should appear. Click the Open button (before Fx88: "Start in Safe Mode" button).
If Firefox is not running:
Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox. (On Mac, hold down the option/alt key instead of the Shift key.) A small dialog should appear. Click the Open button (before Fx88: "Start in Safe Mode" button).
Note: Don't use the Refresh without first reviewing this article to understand what will be deleted: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings.
Any improvement?