Popup Blocker (Ultimate) aims to bring a trustworthy popup blocker to your browser. Once a popup is requested by a website, it is going to be blocked by default, however a note with popup link will be displayed on the top right side of the browser window. You can either accept or deny the popup request. If request is granted, then popup will be displayed as usual.
Features
- Popup blocking originated by window.open method
- Popup blocking originated by about:blank linking method
- Previewing popup links in a notification box
QuoteFAQ
What is "Popup Blocker (ultimate)" extension and how does it work?
Popup Blocker (ultimate) is a restirct popup blocker for Chrome, Opera and Firefox browsers. Basically all types of external window openings will be paused for user attention. One a window opening is requested, the extension displays a desktop notification for 30 seconds (customizable) and allows you to preview the link and either accept or deny the request. If request is accepted, a popup window that was requested by the page will be resumed.
What happens if more than one popup is requested to be displayed by current window?
Popup Blocker (ultimate) extension displays the list of all requests. If a same URL is requested more than once, a badge number will appear in the notification. By default, each notification is displayed for 30 seconds which allows you to accept or deny the popup request.
Is it possible to change the notification timeout?
Yes, if the 30 second timeout is not enough for you, go to the options page of the extension and adjust a new period. Note that the time unit is seconds.
What's new in this version?
Please check the Logs section.
Is it possible to change the total number of notifications displayed for a single web page?
Popup Blocker (ultimate) add-on only displays the last 3 unique requested popups that are requested by each page. If you need the extension to display more notifications, go to the options page and change the number there.
Where can I test the effectiveness of this tool?
Go to http://tools.add0n.com/popup-blocker.html page and run different tests. If you can think of another test that is missed in this page please ping me to append the new test. You can also welcome to push a pull request directory for the test page.
Why popup blocker is not working in my Chrome browser when I am in the incognito mode?
In Chromium browsers, you need to manually activate an extension to have permission to interact with incognito tabs/windows. Go to "chrome://extensions/" and check "Allow in incognito" for this extension.
What is the meaning of "redirect" button in the popup notification box?
Some websites tend to open links inside a new tab. This is mainly for the cases when you may need to check the new page and get back to the original page. The redirect button disregards the opening of the page inside a new tab and instead opens the page in the current tab (redirects the current tab to the new destination offered by the link). Use it when you are sure you are done with the page. Note that you can always use the back button of your browser to get back to the original page even after redirection is taken place.
What is the meaning of "background" button in the popup notification box?
This option allows you to open the popup requests in background tabs adjacent to the current tab. For instance while you are reading an article and website requests a popup. You can use this option to have the request be opened inside a background tab to prevent distraction.
How can I prevent internal popup blocker of my browser from blocking popups that are allowed by this extension?
As of version 0.1.6, the extension displays up to four buttons in popup notification box. "allow" option is resuming popup request meaning there is a chance the popup request gets blocked by your browser's internal popup blocker. However, "redirect" and "background" options are handled by extension itself (there will be no internal popup blockage anymore for these two options). It is recommended to use these options when applicable.
Homepage: http://add0n.com/popup-blocker.html
Download link for Firefox browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup-blocker/
Download link for Chrome browser: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aefkmifgmaafnojlojpnekbpbmjiiogg
Download link for Opera browser: https://github.com/schomery/popup-blocker/