Compatibility with pseudo-protocols (like private:) from other extensions

The Private Tab Firefox extension lets users open private tabs in the same window as normal tabs.

If you type private:https://www.example.com/ into the address bar or use it as a bookmark, the tab will automatically be converted to a private one, and the private: preffix will be dropped during the process.

I’m trying to create Redirector rules to add private: before some URLs automatically (along with an extra string to prevent loops), but can’t get it to work. This is what I have so far:

Is there a way to make it work with the current version of Redirector? Maybe you can fix it by taking a look at the Private Tab API.

[anewuser]

@Gitoffthelawn @yfdyh000

Now there’s a way to always automatically open specific domains in private tabs/containers: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/temporary-containers/ (disable the “automatic mode” setting).

There’s also an extension to keep your history clean of unwanted URL patterns: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/historia/ . It accepts simple expressions and regex rules like these:

/(\/?|\/|\&)search/
/\/?q=/
^*://t.co/
^moz-extension
example
google.com

[einaregilsson]

It’s a nice idea, but not something I’m interested in adding to Redirector. I think this might be a better feature request for the PrivateTab extension itself, to have a list of regexes for urls that should always open in private tabs.