How to Allow Pop ups on Google Chrome
Click the Chrome menu (☰)., Click the "Show advanced settings" link., Open the Content Settings window., Scroll down to the "Pop-ups" section., Add sites to your exceptions list., Close the Settings tab.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Click the Chrome menu (☰).
This is found in the top-right corner of the Chrome browser.
Click "Settings" towards the bottom of the menu.
This will open a new tab in your Chrome window which will allow you to adjust the browser settings. -
Step 2: Click the "Show advanced settings" link.
This is located at the bottom of the list of settings.
The settings list will expand after clicking the link. , Click the Content settings... button.
This is located under the Privacy section.
Clicking the button will open a new window. , By default, Chrome does not allow any sites to use pop-ups for security reasons.
Pop-ups can make your computer susceptible to virus infection, and some sites make them very difficult to close.
You can change it to allow all sites to use pop-ups, but this is not recommended.
Instead, if you need pop-ups for specific sites, they should be enabled one by one. , Click the Manage exceptions.. button.
In the "Hostname pattern" column, enter the website that you want to allow pop-ups from.
Make sure that the drop-down menu next to the entry is set to "Allow".
When you are done adding websites, click Done.Only enable pop-ups from sites that you trust. , Reload the web page to let the new settings take effect.
If the pop-ups will still not load, make sure that any extensions you may have installed are not blocking them as well.
If they are, add the website you want to allow to that extension as well or disable the extension. -
Step 3: Open the Content Settings window.
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Step 4: Scroll down to the "Pop-ups" section.
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Step 5: Add sites to your exceptions list.
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Step 6: Close the Settings tab.
Detailed Guide
This is found in the top-right corner of the Chrome browser.
Click "Settings" towards the bottom of the menu.
This will open a new tab in your Chrome window which will allow you to adjust the browser settings.
This is located at the bottom of the list of settings.
The settings list will expand after clicking the link. , Click the Content settings... button.
This is located under the Privacy section.
Clicking the button will open a new window. , By default, Chrome does not allow any sites to use pop-ups for security reasons.
Pop-ups can make your computer susceptible to virus infection, and some sites make them very difficult to close.
You can change it to allow all sites to use pop-ups, but this is not recommended.
Instead, if you need pop-ups for specific sites, they should be enabled one by one. , Click the Manage exceptions.. button.
In the "Hostname pattern" column, enter the website that you want to allow pop-ups from.
Make sure that the drop-down menu next to the entry is set to "Allow".
When you are done adding websites, click Done.Only enable pop-ups from sites that you trust. , Reload the web page to let the new settings take effect.
If the pop-ups will still not load, make sure that any extensions you may have installed are not blocking them as well.
If they are, add the website you want to allow to that extension as well or disable the extension.
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