Synchronize
You can synchronize the WOT add-on for multiple browsers on multiple computers.
Contents
Example configurations
- You have Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome on the same computer.
- You use Firefox at home and Internet Explorer at work.
- You have multiple computers on a LAN at home each using a different browser.
How to Synchronize
1) Login to your account
2) Go to your profile page
3) Click on the "Synchronize" menu tab
Note: If the tab is not available, your account has already synchronized for that computer and browser. You will need to check your account profile for the Synchronize link for each browser on each computer.
Advantages of synchronizing
- WOT tallies your ratings and comments from all browser configurations which add to your account's Activity score.
- WOT will override Warnings on all browsers / computers for sites that you have rated high though they may have an overall poor reputation
Automatic Login to WOT
1) Go to your profile page, scroll down and click Edit profile.
2) Look for the Privacy Settings box
3) Check the option: "Allow the add-on to log me in automatically"
Note: If there is no check mark, click on it to "set" it.
4) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit to save changes.
Removing Synchronization
This must be done per browser, per computer that you had opted to synchronize.
Internet Explorer
For each computer that you use with the Internet Explorer browser, you must manually remove synchronization. This requires use of RegEdit
Microsoft support: Windows registry information for advanced users
To start Regedit.exe
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- Type Regedit, and then click OK.
Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Against Intuition\WOT
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software
- AppDataLow
- Software
- Against Intuition
- WOT
- Against Intuition
- Software
- AppDataLow
- Software
Locate the KEYS:
- weboftrust.witness_id
- weboftrust.witness_key
Reset their values to nothing, either double-click the key name OR right-click, select Modify
Delete the entered value, click OK
Exit RegEdit by simply closing the window or click File => exit
Mozilla Firefox
For each computer that you use with the Firefox browser, you must manually remove synchronization.
- Open about:config
- MozillaZine - About:config
- type about:config in the Location Bar (address bar) and press Enter to display the list of preferences. If you see a page with the warning message, This might void your warranty!, click the button labeled "I'll be careful, I promise!", to continue (in fact, there is no warranty whatsoever, it's more a joke to ensure that users are aware of what they are about to do)
- Reset values of "weboftrust.witness_id" and "weboftrust.witness_key"
- MozillaZine - About:config Filter bar
- in the Filter bar type (copy / paste): weboftrust
- scroll down the list of entries to find:
- (generally the last two entries available in this view)
- weboftrust.witness_id
- weboftrust.witness_key
- Double-click the key name OR right-click Modify to change the current value.
- Delete the current value, click OK to save changes, this must be done for both key entries.
- Restart the browser.