How To Add Pop Up Blocker On Safari Site

No pop-up blocker is 100% perfect. Some pop-ups are built into the main page’s JavaScript and behave more like modal overlays rather than separate windows. For those, you’ll still need to manually close them. But for disruptive new windows and tabs, Safari’s built-in blocker is an easy, reliable first line of defense.

By looking at the bottom right under "When visiting other websites," Alex chose Block .

(Optional: For individual websites listed above, you can choose “Allow,” “Block,” or “Block and Notify” on a case-by-case basis.)

Blocking pop-ups on iOS can occasionally interfere with legitimate website features—like certain payment portals or document viewers. If a trusted site isn’t working as expected, you can temporarily disable the blocker, use the site, then re-enable it.

Alex selected Block and Notify , which would stop the pop-up but leave a small icon in the Smart Search field as a signal that something was blocked.