How to block and allow Pop-ups in Google Chrome?

Pop are the new browser windows that open up when you are browsing. The main purpose of popups is to show attractive ads to catch more traffic to the website. By default, maximum browsers block the pop-ups. But sometimes the pop-up ads provide free downloadable application etc. which can be useful for us. So let us learn How to allow Pop-ups in Google Chrome?

Steps to block and allow Pop-Ups in Google Chrome:

1. Block Pop-Ups
2. Allow Pop-Ups
3. Customize Pop -Ups

Block Pop-Ups :

Step 1: Click on the Menu (1) bar that appears to the right corner of the browser’s window. Then click the Settings option.

Step 2: A new Settings tab will get opened in your browser window itself. Scroll down the page till you find, +Show advanced settings. Click on Show advanced settings.

Step 3: Some more options will add up to your Settings tab scroll down to find Privacy section. Under Privacy, sections click on the Content settings button.

Step 4: A Content setting dialog box will pop up. Now scroll down the dialog box till you find Pop-ups section. Under Pop-ups section you will find two radio button options.

First is Allow all sites to show pop-ups, selecting this you will allow every site you visit, to show their pop-ups.
Second, Do not allow any site to show pop-ups, selecting this you would block pop-up for every site.

Now to block popups for each site click on the second option i.e.  Do not allow any site to show pop-ups. By default, the second option is selected in Chrome as you can see it is written within brackets “recommended” beside the second option.

Allow Pop-Ups:

Step 5: To allow popups you have to follow same steps till step 3 of Block pop-ups. The next step after Step 3 would be, selecting the first option i.e. Allow all sites to show pop-ups. This will allow each site you surf,  to show popups to you.

Customize Pop -Ups:

Step 6: You can also customize the pop-ups. For that click on Manage exceptions button.

Step 7: A Pop-up exceptions dialog box is opened. You can find two sections in the dialog box Hostname pattern and Behavior. You can put the URL of the site for which you have to customize the popup under Hostname pattern, and under Behavior section, you have to select whether you want to allow or block pop-ups for the site.

You can customize as many sites as you want. After you finished customizing, then click on Finished.

Thank you, hope this was useful. Keep reading.