Block or allow pop-ups in Chrome

By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked 'Pop-up blocked' . You can also decide to allow pop-ups.

If you still get pop-ups after disabling them:

You may have previously subscribed to receive notifications from a site. You can block notifications if you don’t want any communications from a site to show up on your screen. Learn how to manage your notifications.
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Change your default pop-ups and redirects settings

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More Settings.
Click Privacy and security Site settings Pop-ups and redirects.
Choose the option that you want as your default setting.

Manage pop-ups and redirects for a specific site

Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some legitimate websites display web content in pop-up windows.

Allow pop-ups and redirects from a site

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to a page where pop-ups are blocked.
In the address bar, click pop-up blocked .
Click the link for the pop-up that you want to see.
To always see pop-ups for the site, select Always allow pop-ups and redirects from [site] Done.

Block pop-ups and redirects from a site

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More Settings.
Click Privacy and security Site settings.
Click Pop-ups and redirects.
Under 'Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects', find the site.
To the right of the site, click More Block.

If the site isn't listed, next to 'Not allowed to send pop-ups or use redirects', click Add. Enter the site's web address, and then click Add. To capture all pop-ups across the site, use the pattern [*.]example.com.

Block notifications

If you still get communications from a site after disabling pop-ups, you may be subscribed to notifications. To turn off notifications for a site:

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to the site from which you receive notifications.
Click View site information.
Next to ‘Notifications’, select Block from the drop-down menu.

You can also block notifications from your site settings.

Problems with pop-ups

Using a Chrome device at work or school: You can't change this setting yourself, but your network administrator can set up the pop-up blocker for you. Learn how to use a managed Chrome device.

You can control specific ways in which a website acts when you use Chrome. Learn how to set permissions in Chrome.

My site's pop-ups are being blocked

Chrome blocks pop-ups that users might not find useful.

If pop-ups get blocked on a site that you own, go to the Abusive Experience Report. In the report, you can find out if there are any issues found with your site that you can address.

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