Overview
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?
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Open Firefox, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.
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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.
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Click the icon with three horizontal bars in the upper right side of the browser toolbar.
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Select Options (Windows) or Preferences (macOS). In the left sidebar, click on the Content icon.
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In the Pop-ups section, ensure the Block pop-up windows checkbox is selected, then click the Exceptions button.
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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.
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Click Save Changes.
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Close any remaining dialog boxes.
How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Google Chrome?
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Open Chrome, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.
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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.
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Click the icon with three horizontal bars in the upper right side of the browser toolbar.
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Click Settings.
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Scroll to the bottom of the Settings section and click Show advanced settings.
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In the Privacy section, click Content settings. The Content settings window appears.
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Scroll to the Pop-ups section, and then ensure the Do not allow any site to show pop-ups radio button is selected.
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Click Manage exceptions.
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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.
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Click Done.
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Close any remaining dialog boxes.
How Do I Enable Pop-ups in Internet Explorer?
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Open Internet Explorer, then go to the web page that you want to allow pop-ups.
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In IE’s Address field, highlight the web address of the current page, then right-click and choose the Copy command.
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From the Tools menu (the gear icon on the far right), select Internet options. The Internet Options dialog box opens.
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Click on the Privacy tab.
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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.
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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.
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Click Add.
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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:
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From the Safari menu, choose Preferences and click the Security tab.
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Ensure the Block pop-up windows option is not checked. Unchecking this option will allow popups.
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To block pop-ups once again, check the Block pop-up windows checkbox.
Module Resources
Selecting a Browser, Clearing Cache, and Enabling Pop-ups