How to stop a website from popping up

How to stop a website from popping up

When a site requires pop-up windows to function, you will have to turn off the pop-up blocker in your web browser to allow the site to function. We’ll show you how to do that in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.

You can disable Chrome’s built-in pop-up blocker on both your desktop and mobile devices from the settings menu.

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To turn off the pop-up blocker in Chrome on desktop, launch Chrome and head into three dots menu > Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Pop-Ups and Redirects. There, enable the “Sites Can Send Pop-Ups and Use Redirects” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

To disable the pop-up blocker in Chrome on mobile, open Chrome and navigate to the three dots menu > Settings > Site Settings > Pop-Ups and Redirects. There, activate the “Pop-Ups and Redirects” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox’s desktop, iPhone, and iPad versions allow you to turn off the pop-up blocker. The Android version does not have a pop-up blocker, which means you do not have to do anything to allow those tiny windows.

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To disable the pop-up blocker in Firefox on desktop, launch Firefox and click the three horizontal lines menu followed by Settings > Privacy & Security. There, turn off the “Block Pop-Up Windows” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

To turn off Firefox’s pop-up blocker on iPhone or iPad, open Firefox, navigate to three horizontal lines menu, tap Settings, and turn off the “Block Pop-Up Windows” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Microsoft Edge

Turning off the pop-up blocker in Microsoft Edge is as easy as many other web browsers.

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To stop Edge’s pop-up blocker on desktop, access Edge, head to three dots menu, then click Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Pop-Ups and Redirects, and turn off the “Block” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

To disable Edge’s pop-up blocker on mobile, open Edge, go to three dots menu, then tap Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Permissions > Pop-Ups and Redirects, and enable the “Pop-Ups and Redirects” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Safari on Mac

Safari on Mac also comes with a built-in pop-up blocker.

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To disable it, open Safari and navigate to Safari > Preferences > Websites > Pop-Up Windows. There, at the bottom, click the “When Visiting Other Websites” drop-down menu and choose “Allow.”

How to stop a website from popping up

Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Safari on iPhone and iPad

To deactivate the pop-up blocker in Safari on an iPhone or iPad, use your phone’s Settings app.

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Start by launching Settings and tapping “Safari.” There, turn off the “Block Pop-Ups” option.

How to stop a website from popping up

And that’s how you allow your sites to open those tiny windows in your various web browsers. Enjoy!


Do you like to browse Reddit but are sick of those “Open in App” pop-ups? Luckily, there’s a way to disable them.

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How do I get a website to stop popping up?

You can block notifications if you don't want any communications from a site to show up on your screen..
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app ..
To the right of the address bar, tap More. Settings..
Tap Permissions. Pop-ups and redirects..
Turn off Pop-ups and redirects..

How do I stop a website from popping up on Safari?

On your Mac, open Safari and choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences) from the menu bar. In the Websites tab, you can configure options to allow or block some or all pop-ups. In the Security tab, turn on the setting to warn when visiting a fraudulent website.

How do I get rid of annoying pop

Enable Google Chrome's pop-up blocking feature.
Click on Chrome's menu icon in the upper-right corner of the browser, then select "Settings" from the list below..
Type "pop" into the Search settings field..
Click "Site Settings.".
Under Popups it should say Blocked. ... .
Turn off the switch next to Allowed..

Why do random Websites keep popping up?

If your device redirects you to unwanted pages, it's probably because pop-up and redirect permissions are turned on in your browser settings. If they're turned off, your device might have been infected with adware.