Pop-ups are things that appear on your web browser. It can be a little text box for an ad, command, and others.
To some people, pop-ups can be annoying and harmful to your browser. The good thing is that you can choose to block these pop-ups so that they don’t appear.
However, some want to know how to allow pop-ups on Chrome, and here are the steps on how you can do so.
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Steps on How to Allow Pop-ups on Your Google Chrome Browser
Step 1
Open your Google Chrome.
Step 2
You can see three vertical dots on the upper right corner of your Chrome, so you need to click on that.
Step 3
You will now be brought to a new options menu and find the Advanced option at the bottom of the screen.
Step 4
Clicking on Advanced will send you to another setup, so find Site Settings and click on that.
Step 5
You will now see the Pop-ups and Redirects option. Take a look at the image below, it is currently blocked so click on that so we can unblock it.
Step 6
Take a look at the image below. The one circled red is the one you need to click on to enable pop-ups to come out.
In the image it is blocked so just click on it, and you’re pretty much done.
Choosing Which Sites You Can Block and Allow Pop-ups
Some people allow pop-ups, but for some sites, you would just want them to be turned off.
The good thing is that you can select sites where you can allow some pop-ups to appear. What you can do is block any standard site from pop-ups appearing.
You can then repeat the steps above from Step 1 to 6. If you did everything correctly, you will arrive at the image below, and you can see the options of which sites you can choose to allow or block pop-ups, which can be a reasonable means of protection.
Why would people want to block or allow pop-ups from happening
One reason people would block pop-ups from coming up is that they can be annoying. You’re just browsing a site, and then a pop-up ad could come up telling you about things that you don’t necessarily need.
Another reason is that some pop-ups can be harmful, especially from sites that you aren’t familiar with.
They can bring a virus and damage your system as well. Then, there are some people that want pop-ups in some sites that they already use because they are proven to be safe.
It is always advisable to block off the pop-ups by default. That way, if you encounter or go to a new site, any pop-up will be blocked off.
You can just put them in your safe list where you can allow pop-ups to come. Just repeat Steps 1 to 6, and you can see on the image below that the pop-ups are blocked.
In closing
You can find out how to allow pop-ups on Chrome but that doesn’t mean that you should always keep it on.
Just choose the sites that you want the pop-ups to appear and keep the others blocked.