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How do I turn off my pop-up blocker?

Disabling your browser’s pop-up blocker to open the webtext

Written by Alyssa

Overview and video tutorial

Some schools use a link on their website to help students enter the webtext. This link opens a new window that logs you in automatically. 

If that new window fails to open, your browser’s pop-up blocker could be the reason why. 


In most browsers, a blocked pop-up message will appear with an option to allow it. If no prompt appears or you can’t allow it from the alert, you can enable pop-ups directly in your browser’s settings.

Chrome

In Chrome, the message will appear in the address bar, where you type web addresses.

Click on it, check Always allow pop-ups and then click Done.

Arrow pointing to the “Pop-ups blocked” message in Chrome. In the “Pop-ups blocked” menu, the “Always allow pop-ups” option is selected and highlighted.

Firefox

In Firefox, a banner will appear across the top of the page. Click Preferences in the banner and then select Allow pop-ups.

Arrow pointing to the Preferences button in the Firefox pop-up banner. In the drop-down menu, “Allow pop-ups” is highlighted.

Edge

In Edge, the message will appear in the address bar, where you type web addresses.

Click on it, check Always allow pop-ups and then click Done.

Arrow pointing to the “Pop-ups blocked” message in Edge. In the “Pop-ups blocked” menu, the “Always allow pop-ups” option is selected and highlighted.

Safari

In Safari, the message will appear in the address bar, where you type web addresses.

Safari web browser with a box highlighting the “Pop-up window blocked” message in the address bar

To allow pop-ups, first click Safari in the upper-left corner of your screen and select Settings.

An arrow pointing to the Safari option in the Mac menu bar with the Settings option highlighted

In the window that appears, click Websites and then select Pop-up Windows from the left-hand menu.

Safari settings with an arrow pointing to the Websites in the top menu bar with a box highlighting the Pop-up Windows option in the left menu

In the drop-down menu for the website, choose Allow.

Safari settings window under the Websites tab with the Pop-up Windows section selected, showing a drop-down menu where Allow is highlighted for webtexts.com

Note: If you have clicked the link on your school’s website and don’t see the webtext or one of the above messages, then you will need to go into your browser settings and turn off the pop-up blocker manually.


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