Browser Issues »Disabling Browser Pop-Up Blockers

WordPress.com occasionally uses pop-up windows to display new pages, but sometimes these pop-ups are blocked by the browser you’re using. The sections below will show you how to unblock these pop-ups in major browsers.

Google Chrome

1. Click the menu icon on the toolbar. It looks like this:
   
2. Click Settings.
3. At the bottom, click Show Advanced Settings.
4. In the Privacy section, click Content Settings.
5. Scroll down in the window to the Pop-ups section.
6. If “Allow all sites to show pop-ups” is checked, you can stop here. Pop-ups should already be working for you.
7. If “Do not allow any site to show pop-ups” is checked, click Manage Exceptions below that.
8. In the Hostname Pattern box, enter this:

    [*.]wordpress.com

9. In the Behavior dropdown, select Allow. It should look like this:
   
10. In the lower-right corner, click Done.

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Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the menu icon on the toolbar. It looks like this:
   
2. Click the gear-shaped Preferences button.
3. Click the Content tab.
4. If “Block pop-up windows” is not checked, you can stop here. Pop-ups should already be working for you.
5. If “Block pop-up windows” is checked, click the Exceptions button.
6. In the Address of Website box, enter this:

   wordpress.com

7. Click the Allow button.
8. Close the preferences windows. Pop-ups from WordPress.com should now work properly.

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Internet Explorer

1. Click the gear icon on the toolbar. It looks like this:
   
2. Select Internet Options from the menu.
3. Click on the Privacy tab.
4. In the Pop-up Blocker section, click the Settings button.
5. In the Address of website to allow box, enter this:

   wordpress.com

6. Click the Add button.
7. Close the Pop-up Blocker Settings window.
8. In the Internet Options window, click OK.

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Safari

1. From the menu bar, select Safari > Preferences.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Uncheck the “Black pop-ups windows” box, like so: