Disabling Browser Pop-Up Blockers

 
Pop-up blockers on modern web browsers allow users to surf the web without annoying ads and other malicious software popping up when navigating to commercial or untrustworthy websites.

However, pop-up blockers can disrupt the operation of some legitimate sites suchs as the DJUSD Student Information System Zangle which uses pop-up windows for logging in, making changes and other legitimate functions.

This webpage shows you how to add a website to the list of exceptions for a browser's pop-up blocker.  This will allow windows to pop up while visiting the "exception" web site, while continuing to block pop-ups from other sites you may visit.

Important: You should NOT completely disable a browser's popup blocker unless you are an expert user or if the browser can only globally enable or disable pop-ups.

This webpage shows you how to add exceptions to the pop-up blockers of the following browsers. Click on them to scroll directly:

• Internet Explorer v. 7.0
• Firefox v.3.x

This webpage also shows you how to globally disable pop-ups for these browsers that cannot make exceptions to pop-up blocking:

• Safari v.3.x
• Opera v.9.x and 10.x

Please note: Google's browser Chrome does not currently have a user-friendly means to control the pop-up blocker.  It is always on.

If you have a different version of one of the above browsers, or if you use a browser not on this list, click on the Help menu of the browser and type in "pop-up blocker" for more information.

Internet Explorer v 7.0

The IE7 Pop-up blocker settings can be configured to allow web sites specified by the user.  You do this by adding a web site to the Allowed Sites list.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, then click Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Pop-up Blocker, then click Pop-Up Blocker Settings.
3. In the Address of Web Site to Allow box, copy & paste or type in the address of the website, then click Add.
4. Click Close.

From the Microsoft Support website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843016

Firefox v 3.x

To access the pop-up blocker settings:

1. Go to the website for which you wish to enable pop-ups.
2. Highlight and Copy the web address (URL).
3. At the top of the Firefox window, click on Tools, and select Options.
4. The option at the very top is to Block Pop-up Windows. Confirm this box is checked, then click the Exceptions button at the right.
5. The Exceptions window appears. It lists the sites for which you want to display pop-ups. Click in the Address field at the top. Paste in the web address you copied in Step 2 above, click the Allow button.
6. The website is added to the list of Allowed sites.  Click Close at the bottom.
7. The Pop-up blocker exceptions window closes. The Options panel returns into view; click the OK button at the bottom.

Safari v 3.x

Safari does not selectively allow pop-up windows, so you must turn on pop-up windows globally.

1. Select the Safari menu (Mac) or Edit menu (PC).
2. The Block Pop-up Windows menu option should be unchecked.

The steps above are from the University of Utah web site: http://www.acs.utah.edu/portal/popups.html.

Opera v 9.x

Opera does not selectively allow pop-up windows, so you must turn on pop-up windows globally.

The following process was tested on Opera v9.63 and v10.0.  It should work for all 9.x and 10.x versions.

1. From the Opera browser window, click the Tools drop-down menu.
2. At the bottom of the Tools menu, click Preferences.
3. The Preferences window opens. Click the General Tab at the upper left.
4. In the middle of the General window pane, you will see the Pop-ups drop-down menu.  It defaults to Block unwanted pop-ups.
5. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Preferences window.

With appreciation to Information Technology, San Diego USD, http://www.sandi.net