Reviews for Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating
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Review by robsku
Rated 1 out of 5
by robsku, 6 years ago*NEW REVIEW*
5 years ago I gave up with this add-on, because it was slowing my browser to crawl. Now it was even worse, because right after installing the whole machine was stuck so badly that I couldn't even switch from GUI to text console (I'm using Linux - it takes something really wrong for this to happen) and try run "killall -9 firefox-bin". And the HDD kept churning something (I guess it was swapping! I have 16GB RAM, my machine almost never needs to use swap space!).
Finally I killed the power (thanks a lot, I had a lot of stuff open in other applications! Thank god FireFox offered to reload my crashed session).
When FireFox then loaded, I went straight to the add-on manager and disabled WOT. I didn't want to see if it would behave any better after restart - I don't like messing with rebooting, especially by force from power button!
I gave you 1 star last time and now I would love to give you zero, if possible, because that was not acceptable!
Otherwise your add-on is great, and might run smoothly on this machine, if it's code was *written well*. Your add-on after all is not that complicated, it shouldn't have ANY effect on speed. And my current machine also has add-ons that run smoothly despite of being quite heavy on resources.
*MY OLD REVIEW FROM 5 YEARS AGO*
First I really thought I was going to like it. I've used WOT through NoScript to check which sites to allow and sometimes to check the site I'm on via FlagFox...
But under only couple hours I noticed that my whole browser had slowed down, I was getting "script busy" errors, and yes, they were from this plugin.
It's not a brand new machine, only a year old or so, I think it's 1,6Ghz dual-core Atom CPU netbook with Windows 7 (uh, I normally over install linux right away) and with FireFox 30.0
Disabling the plugin fixed the problem with one swift browser reboot.
5 years ago I gave up with this add-on, because it was slowing my browser to crawl. Now it was even worse, because right after installing the whole machine was stuck so badly that I couldn't even switch from GUI to text console (I'm using Linux - it takes something really wrong for this to happen) and try run "killall -9 firefox-bin". And the HDD kept churning something (I guess it was swapping! I have 16GB RAM, my machine almost never needs to use swap space!).
Finally I killed the power (thanks a lot, I had a lot of stuff open in other applications! Thank god FireFox offered to reload my crashed session).
When FireFox then loaded, I went straight to the add-on manager and disabled WOT. I didn't want to see if it would behave any better after restart - I don't like messing with rebooting, especially by force from power button!
I gave you 1 star last time and now I would love to give you zero, if possible, because that was not acceptable!
Otherwise your add-on is great, and might run smoothly on this machine, if it's code was *written well*. Your add-on after all is not that complicated, it shouldn't have ANY effect on speed. And my current machine also has add-ons that run smoothly despite of being quite heavy on resources.
*MY OLD REVIEW FROM 5 YEARS AGO*
First I really thought I was going to like it. I've used WOT through NoScript to check which sites to allow and sometimes to check the site I'm on via FlagFox...
But under only couple hours I noticed that my whole browser had slowed down, I was getting "script busy" errors, and yes, they were from this plugin.
It's not a brand new machine, only a year old or so, I think it's 1,6Ghz dual-core Atom CPU netbook with Windows 7 (uh, I normally over install linux right away) and with FireFox 30.0
Disabling the plugin fixed the problem with one swift browser reboot.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoHey Robsku! (update September 19,2019)
We wanted to let you know that now the issue has been solved and we improved significantly WOT's speed on Firefox! Please make sure to update to the most recent version.
We wanted to let you know that now the issue has been solved and we improved significantly WOT's speed on Firefox! Please make sure to update to the most recent version.
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Developer response
posted 6 months agoWe’re sad to hear about your experience with WOT. We would love to hear more of your feedback - contact us to schedule a call and get a surprise as a token of our appreciation.- Rated 5 out of 5by Vlad, 6 months ago
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Developer response
posted 6 months agoThank you, for your thoughtful feedback! We're delighted that you appreciated our app's features. Should you have any suggestions, feel free to reach out at support@mywot.com - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18256174, 6 months ago
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Developer response
posted 8 months agoWe're sorry to hear about your experience. Have you tried reinstalling the app and clearing cache files? Contact us directly so we can help you resolve this asap.- Rated 1 out of 5by westor, 8 months agoI am using this extension more than 8 years now, today i realize that in order to use this extension properly you have to pay to gain premium , so even a single click on this extension requires premium, sorry WOT but you have destroyed that extension due these years. i cannot even attach the icon next to the address bar , then give me a reason to keep using that extension??? sorry but i got too disappointed .
Developer response
posted 8 months agoThanks for sharing. WOT offers online security to protect you from harmful websites and links. Our premium subscription includes website security checks, safer browsing, and anti-phishing alerts. Our pricing reflects this commitment. For assistance, contact support@mywot.com. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 15930041, 9 months ago
Developer response
posted 8 months agoThanks! Glad to hear this is helping you improve your daily routine. If you have ever any feedback for us, contact us at support@mywot.com.- Rated 1 out of 5by Hans, 9 months agoExpected nothing, just peacefully downloading WOT again and then ..... PREMIUM
Basically selling their users work. What the heckDeveloper response
posted 9 months agoWe’re sad to hear about your experience with WOT. We would love to hear more of your feedback - contact us to schedule a call and get a surprise as a token of our appreciation. - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 18547613, 10 months agouseless app. when checking url shows only 'upgrade to premium' window, so there's NO free feature, you need to clarify this before installation.
Developer response
posted 9 months agoWe’re sad to hear about your experience with WOT. We would love to hear more of your feedback - contact us to schedule a call and get a surprise as a token of our appreciation. - Rated 5 out of 5by testfailed, 10 months ago
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