How to Block pop ups in MOZILLA FIREFOX
What are pop-ups?
Pop-up windows, or pop-ups, are windows that appear automatically without your permission. They vary in size but usually don't cover the whole screen. Some pop-ups open on top of the current Firefox window, while others appear underneath Firefox (pop-unders).
Firefox allows you to control both pop-ups and pop-unders through the Content panel in the Options window. Pop-up blocking is turned on by default, so you don't have to worry about enabling it to prevent pop-ups from appearing in Firefox.
When blocking a pop-up, Firefox displays an information bar (if it hasn’t been previously dismissed — see below), as well as an icon pop-up-icon-win in the location bar.
popup-win7
When you click either the Options button in the info bar or the icon in the location bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:
Allow/Block pop-ups for this site
Edit Pop-up Blocker Options…
Don't show info bar when pop-ups are blocked
(show the blocked pop-up)
Blocking pop-ups may interfere with some websites: Some websites, including some banking sites, use pop-ups for important features. Blocking all pop-ups disables such features. To allow specific websites to use pop-ups, while blocking all others, you can add specific websites to the list of allowed sites.
Blocking pop-ups doesn't always work: Although Firefox blocks most pop-ups, some websites may show pop-ups using uncovered methods, even when blocked.
Pop-up blocker settings
To access the pop-up blocker settings:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options .
Select the Content panel.
Content Popup Win7 Fx23
In the content panel:
Block pop-up windows: Uncheck this to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.
Exceptions: This is a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups.
The dialog has the following choices:
Allow: Click this to add a website to the exceptions list.
Remove Site: Click this to remove a website from the exceptions list.
Remove All Sites: Click this to remove all of the websites in the exceptions list.
Note: Blocking pop-ups may not always work and may interfere with some websites. For more information, see the What are Pop-ups? section above.
Pop-ups not being blocked
Is the pop-up coming from Firefox?
The pop-up may not actually be coming from Firefox. You can determine where the pop-up is coming from by the appearance of the window.
If you see the location bar with the little bookmark star in the pop-up window, the pop-up is coming from Firefox. Another good indication is the Firefox logo or the orange Firefox button on Windows 7 in the top left corner of the window
If not, you may have malware on your computer that causes the pop-ups. Scan your computer for viruses and spyware. For more details, see Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.
Popup Win3
Is the pop-up blocker on and enabled for this site?
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options
Select the Content panel.
Make sure the Block pop-up windows checkbox is checked.
To the right of Block pop-up windows, click the Exceptions... button. A dialog will appear that shows all the sites that are allowed to show pop-ups.
If the site that's opening pop-ups is in the list, select it and press Remove Site.
Click Close.
Click OK to close the Options window .
Is the pop-up shown after a mouse click or a key press?
Certain events, such as clicking or pressing a key, can spawn pop-ups regardless of if the pop-up blocker is on. This is so that Firefox doesn't block pop-ups that websites need to work.
Is it a true pop-up window?
Sometimes ads are designed to look like windows, but really aren't. Firefox's pop-up blocker can't stop these ads.
What are pop-ups?
Pop-up windows, or pop-ups, are windows that appear automatically without your permission. They vary in size but usually don't cover the whole screen. Some pop-ups open on top of the current Firefox window, while others appear underneath Firefox (pop-unders).
Firefox allows you to control both pop-ups and pop-unders through the Content panel in the Options window. Pop-up blocking is turned on by default, so you don't have to worry about enabling it to prevent pop-ups from appearing in Firefox.
When blocking a pop-up, Firefox displays an information bar (if it hasn’t been previously dismissed — see below), as well as an icon pop-up-icon-win in the location bar.
popup-win7
When you click either the Options button in the info bar or the icon in the location bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:
Allow/Block pop-ups for this site
Edit Pop-up Blocker Options…
Don't show info bar when pop-ups are blocked
(show the blocked pop-up)
Blocking pop-ups may interfere with some websites: Some websites, including some banking sites, use pop-ups for important features. Blocking all pop-ups disables such features. To allow specific websites to use pop-ups, while blocking all others, you can add specific websites to the list of allowed sites.
Blocking pop-ups doesn't always work: Although Firefox blocks most pop-ups, some websites may show pop-ups using uncovered methods, even when blocked.
Pop-up blocker settings
To access the pop-up blocker settings:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options .
Select the Content panel.
Content Popup Win7 Fx23
In the content panel:
Block pop-up windows: Uncheck this to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.
Exceptions: This is a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups.
The dialog has the following choices:
Allow: Click this to add a website to the exceptions list.
Remove Site: Click this to remove a website from the exceptions list.
Remove All Sites: Click this to remove all of the websites in the exceptions list.
Note: Blocking pop-ups may not always work and may interfere with some websites. For more information, see the What are Pop-ups? section above.
Pop-ups not being blocked
Is the pop-up coming from Firefox?
The pop-up may not actually be coming from Firefox. You can determine where the pop-up is coming from by the appearance of the window.
If you see the location bar with the little bookmark star in the pop-up window, the pop-up is coming from Firefox. Another good indication is the Firefox logo or the orange Firefox button on Windows 7 in the top left corner of the window
If not, you may have malware on your computer that causes the pop-ups. Scan your computer for viruses and spyware. For more details, see Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.
Popup Win3
Is the pop-up blocker on and enabled for this site?
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options
Select the Content panel.
Make sure the Block pop-up windows checkbox is checked.
To the right of Block pop-up windows, click the Exceptions... button. A dialog will appear that shows all the sites that are allowed to show pop-ups.
If the site that's opening pop-ups is in the list, select it and press Remove Site.
Click Close.
Click OK to close the Options window .
Is the pop-up shown after a mouse click or a key press?
Certain events, such as clicking or pressing a key, can spawn pop-ups regardless of if the pop-up blocker is on. This is so that Firefox doesn't block pop-ups that websites need to work.
Is it a true pop-up window?
Sometimes ads are designed to look like windows, but really aren't. Firefox's pop-up blocker can't stop these ads.
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