How to Allow Pop ups on Google Chrome

Co-authored by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: September 25, 2020 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the settings in Google Chrome to allow pop-up ads to appear while you browse the internet, or if you only want to allow pop-up ads for a specific site, how to add a website to the "Allowed" list in the pop-up settings section of Google Chrome.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Allowing all Pop-ups

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Open Google Chrome.
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Click ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the window.^{[1]
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Click Settings.^{[2]
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced.
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Scroll down and click Content settings. It's near the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section.
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Scroll down and click Popups.
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Slide the Blocked slider to the "On" position
. The Blocked label will change to Allowed. You will now see pop-up windows whenever you encounter them in Chrome.
- You can block pop-ups from individual sites by clicking Add under the "Blocked" section of the menu and entering the URL of the site from which you wish to block the content.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Allowing Pop-ups from a Specific Site

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Open Google Chrome.
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Click ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the window.
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Click Settings.
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced.
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Scroll down and click Content settings. It's near the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section.
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Scroll down and click Popups.
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Slide the Allowed slider to the "Off" position
. The Allowed label will change to Blocked.
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Click ADD to the right of "Allow."
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Enter a URL. Type the address of the site from which you'd like to allow pop-ups.
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Click ADD. You will now see pop-up windows from this site when you encounter them in Chrome.

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Community Q&A

Question

Have tried to allow popups on walmart.com according to your directions but still not allowing popups. What can I do?

Community Answer

If you look at the address bar, you should see an 'i' icon at the leftmost side. Click on it and it should open up a menu, look down and find "Popups" then select your preferred setting.

Warnings

When you allow pop-ups on Google Chrome your computer may slow down or freeze (stop functioning). Some pop-ups can contain animation or videos that automatically start playing when the pop-up opens. This hogs your Internet speed and computer hardware causing slow web browsing or possible operating system crashes.

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