Safari: Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

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How to enable or disable the pop-up blocker in the Apple Safari web browser for MacOS Sierra.

Safari 12 for MacOS

Block or Allow All Websites by Default

1. Select “Safari” > “Preferences“, then select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
2. Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
3. Use the “When visiting other websites” drop-down menu to one of the following:
   • Block and Notify
   • Block
   • Allow
     

Block or Allow Single Website

1. Visit the website you would like to block or allow.
2. Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
3. Select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
4. Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
5. The website should be listed where you can select a setting in the drop-down menu.
   • Block and Notify
   • Block
   • Allow

When Safari is set to “Block and Notify”, you can allow pop-up windows right after they have been blocked by selecting the two boxes in the address bar.

Safari 11 and 10 for MacOS

Option 1

1. Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
2. Click on “Security” at the top of the window.
3. Check the box “Block pop-up windows” to enable this feature. Uncheck it to disable it.
   

Option 2

1. 1. From “Utilities“, launch the “Terminal” app.
   2. To disable popup blocker, type:

   To enable popup blocker, type:

   iPhone and iPad Version

   1. 1. From the Home screen, select “Settings“.
      2. Choose “Safari”
         
      3. Slide the “Block Pop-ups” to “On” (green) to block pop-ups, or slide it to “Off” (white) to never block pop-ups.
         

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   Trina Johnson says

   I have Safari through my IPhone XR. I just downloaded the CDA Schools app. Now I disabled the pop up in the menu options and I still cannot login to Skyward

   I enabled pop up for safari (MacBook Pro) but the sites are still not allowing the pop ups. What am I doing wrong? this is aggravating. LOL

   I still need help. Safari version is 12.1.2 and I cannot seem to update it unless I update my Mac OS from Mojave 10.14.6, which I cannot do at this time.

   In my Safari Preferences, there is no option for Pop Up Windows under Preferences>Websites. “Notifications’ is the last option before Plug-ins. In the Security Pane (Preferences>Security) there is no checkbox to block popup windows.

   I copied and pasted the terminal script above but it made no change in my Preferences. The popup windows is highly annoying but I can find no way to block them!

   What does one do when there is no setting/option at all in Preferences?

   Patrick Vatel says

   Yes it was really helpful

   Thank you! I was searching everywhere as most notes said to go to the Security Window, not Websites. Thank you!!

   Carrie King says

   Boy do I need help. When I log on all I get are My Documents. When I click on my documents all the pages that are there I looked at. It all says completed and everything is done but there is nothing letting me go farther. I’ve had a lot of trouble with my password but I think I have taken care of that. Thank you

   p. henderson says

   Thank you so much for the help! I couldn’t figure it out.

   Kelley Brumfield says

   VERY HELPFUL
   Under currently opened websites, SKYWARD-SCHOOLNAME will be listed there (IF OPEN IN BROWSER) Then you click on the ASK /\ \/ option to the right and go to allow on everything listed as skyward

   Passa Caglia says

   No explanation for what Block and Notify does for Pop-up Windows…Like what if you select “Allow”? Clicking on the question mark (more information) lower right corner doesn’t really give much information

   very helpful sir! much appreciated.

   This did not work on my phone. I turned off pop up blocker and closed out the app completely and re-opened it. It gave me the same error message that my pop up blocker is blocking the website. I double checked, it’s not on.

   Mary Lou ELLARS says

   i need help what if i don’t have the selection block pop-up showing ?

   how come i don’t have those options?? All i have there is fraudulent accounts and web content

   FARRELL THOMPSON says

   YES IT HELPED VERY MUCH. THANK YOU

   Yes its very helpful. So easily described step by step

   Solved my problem thanks for the instructions for Safari 12 for MacOS

   I find it very helpful.

   Very helpful, up to date and direct to the point.
   Thanks very much.

   HI – this wasn’t helpful because I don’t have that pop-up block box under security in safari preferences?

   Very helpful! After an update it disappeared and couldn’t locate. Thank you.

   Helped! Thanks. Several other web searches did not help. Bless you!

   Mike Matthews says

   Thank you very much, an FAA web site I use to qualify my students uses popups extensively and the freshness of this build made it difficult to locate a clue as to where it went. Kinda like moving into a new house with all the boxes unlabeled. Makes it really tuff to find things.

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   That’s a common bug that bothered users on Windows XP and it seems it found its place in Windows 10, as well. Here’s how to do it easily in Windows 10:

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