Allow Pop-Up Windows in Safari

Environment

Mac Safari 

Issue

 How to allow pop-up windows (popups) to open automatically in the Safari browser

Resolution

Safari 12 for MacOS

  1. Select “Safari” > “Preferences“, then select on “Websites” at the top of the window
  2. Select “Pop-up Windows” on the left side
  3. Currently opened website appears on the right side
    1. In the drop-down menu select "Allow"
  4. Close the browser and re-log back in. User should be able to click the link and a new tab open

Safari 11 and 10 for MacOS

  1. Select “Safari” > “Preferences“
  2. Click on “Security” at the top of the window
  3. Check the box “Block pop-up windows” to enable this feature
    1. Uncheck it to disable it
  4. User may have to close out browser and re-log back in

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Article ID: 1341
Created
Wed 5/13/20 7:15 PM
Modified
Wed 11/30/22 1:36 PM

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