Enabling Pop-ups

When a website attempts to launch a new pop-up window, you may see dialog boxes alerting you of pop-up windows that have been blocked. Follow the instructions below to allow pop-up windows on a per-website basis.

How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Mozilla Firefox?

1. Open Firefox, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.

2. In Firefox's URL window, highlight the entire web address of the current page, then choose the Copy command from the Edit menu or rightclick and choose the Copy command.

3. Click the icon with three horizontal bars in the upper right side of the browser toolbar.

4. Select Options (Windows) or Preferences (macOS). In the left sidebar, click on the Content icon.

5. In the Pop-ups section, ensure the Block pop-up windows checkbox is selected, then click the Exceptions button.

6. In the Address of web site: field, choose the Paste command from the Edit menu or right-click and choose the Paste command, and then click Allow. Note: Pasting the web address of a page you wish to allow pop-ups is recommended, rather than typing the generic main web address. Entire websites must be allowed, not individual directories or pages.

7. Click Save Changes.

8. Close any remaining dialog boxes.

How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Google Chrome?

1. Open Chrome, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.

2. In Chrome's URL window, highlight the entire web address of the current page, then choose the Copy command from the Edit menu or rightclick and choose the Copy command.

3. Click the icon with three horizontal bars in the upper right side of the browser toolbar.

4. Click Settings.

5. Scroll to the bottom of the Settings section and click Show advanced settings.

6. In the Privacy section, click Content settings. The Content settings window appears.

7. Scroll to the Pop-ups section, and then ensure the Do not allow any site to show pop-ups radio button is selected.

8. Click Manage exceptions.

9. In the Hostname pattern field, choose the Paste command from the Edit menu or right-click and choose the Paste command, and ensure the Behavior dropdown menu is set to Allow. Note: Pasting the web address of a page you wish to allow pop-ups is recommended, rather than typing the generic main web address. Entire websites must be allowed, not individual directories or pages.

10. Click Done.

11. Close any remaining dialog boxes.

How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Internet Explorer?

1. Open Internet Explorer, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.

2. In IE’s Address field, highlight the web address of the current page, then right-click and choose the Copy command.

3. From the Tools menu (the gear icon on the far right), select Internet options. The Internet Options dialog box opens.

4. Click on the Privacy tab.

5. Under Pop-up Blocker ensure the Turn on Pop-up Blocker checkbox is checked, and then click Settings. The Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box opens.

6. Right-click in the Address of website to allow field, then choose the Paste command. Note: Pasting the web address of a page you wish to allow pop-ups is recommended, rather than typing the generic main web address. Entire websites must be allowed, not individual directories or pages.

7. Click Add.

8. Close any remaining dialog boxes.

How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Safari?

Safari for macOS has no per-website control over blocking pop-up windows. Pop-ups are either blocked, or they are not. To allow pop-ups:

1. From the Safari menu, choose Preferences and click the Security tab.

2. Ensure the Block pop-up windows option is not checked. Unchecking this option will allow popups.

3. To block pop-ups once again, check the Block pop-up windows checkbox.

Module Resources

Selecting a Browser, Clearing Cache, and Enabling Pop-ups