Safari: Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

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

1. Windows users select Edit > Preferences. Mac users click 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.

Last modified December 6, 2011

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Veronica January 17, 2013 at 9:26 am: I need to know how to remove pop up blocker from my Galaxy SIII?
Andrew January 7, 2013 at 7:01 pm: How do you remove the blocker on a iPhone. I keep getting the message about the popup blocker.
andrea wilson October 30, 2012 at 8:13 am: thank you
fs January 11, 2012 at 12:08 am: Why go through so many steps? Safari –> (Uncheck) Block Popup Windows…
Julie September 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm: Nope. This doesn’t work for my Mac. It’s an older one running on Tiger. When I get to the Security screen, there is no check box or reference to blocking popup windows.
philthy December 14, 2010 at 5:40 pm: i still have a screen that says verbatim “Grrr! a popup blocker may be preventing Gmail from opening the page. if you have a popup blocker, try disabling it to open the window.”
jhgu January 1, 2010 at 4:32 pm: Thanks man!