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Safari: Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

Safari: Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

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Option 1

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

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Safari 12 for MacOS

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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 Websiteol>
  • Visit the website you would like to block or allow.
  • Select “Safari” > “Preferences“.
  • Select on “Websites” at the top of the window.
  • Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side.
  • 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 MacOS4>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

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    1. From “Utilities“, launch the “Terminal” app.
    2. To disable popup blocker, type:
      defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool true

      To enable popup blocker, type:

      defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool false
    3. Press “Enter“, and the command sets to popup blocker setting as desired.

    • iPhone and iPad Version

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

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    1. 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

    2. 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

    4. 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.

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

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

    16. 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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