What is all this?

If you haven't already done so, it is strongly recommended that you at least skim the chapter on actions files in the User Manual before making any changes. You will also find a comprehensive list of all available actions there, as well how the settings on this page work.

Please note that the first section has special importance. It sets the default actions for all URLs. The resulting actions for a particular URL may differ from these defaults if that URL matches again further down, but this section is largely responsible for your browsing experience. Edit manually with great care, or choose from the predefined sets of actions.

This is the default action file. Updates for it are available from Privoxy.org from time to time. It is therefore not recommended that you add your private rules here, since they will be lost if you install an update in the future. Put your rules in a separate actions file, like user.action instead.