Are pop-ups allowed by my web browser?

Updated at: Jun 26, 2024

This page shows you if your browser is allowing pop-up windows to be automatically shown.

Change your settings to allow pop-up windows to appear by reading our helpful guides.

We test your browser to see if pop-ups are allowed

The only way to test if your browser is configured to show pop-up windows is to actually try to automatically open a pop-up window; this is why you might have either seen a "Pop-up Blocked" warning near your browser's Address Bar, or you may have seen a pop-up window flash on the screen briefly. If your browser allows the window to be shown, it will automatically close itself as well - it's just there to quickly test.

Not only do we have to test your configuration by actually trying to open a pop-up, we have to do the test as the page loads, because web browsers will normally allow pop-up windows that are triggered by a click - it's the pop-up windows that are opened by a website automatically that web browsers try to block.

Our guides will help you change your Pop-up windows settings

If you need help with pop-up windows, follow the guides which will help you allow or block pop-ups on individual sites, as well as change your default setting. We've also got some frequently asked questions about pop-up windows.