A pop-up blocker is a feature in browsers that limits or blocks pop-ups from websites. This can block you from accessing links such as eBooks or the Email link inside of the Portal. We suggest adding our websites to the list of sites to accept pop-ups from. Here is guide on how to add them in each browser!
- Start by clicking the Settings gear on the top right-hand corner. Then, select Internet options.
- Select the Privacy Once on the Privacy tab select Settings under the Pop-up Blocker section.
NOTE The checkbox for Turn on Pop-up Blocker must be checked to click the Settings option. - In the Pop-up Blocker dialog box under Address of website to allow; type *.gcu.edu and click Add. The asterisk (*) before gcu.edu will allow all GCU sites without needing to individually add them.
- After you are finished, click Close.
- You may need to restart your browser for the changes to start accepting pop-ups.
Edge does not allow you to create pop-up blocker exceptions for individual websites. However, the pop-up blocker can be disabled altogether:
- Click the menu (• • •) button in the top right corner of the browser window.
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Click Settings
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Locate View advanced settings at the bottom of the Settings menu.
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Switch the slider for Block pop-ups to Off.
- After you are finished, restart Edge.
- To access and adjust Firefox pop-up exceptions, click the Menu button in the upper right-hand corner and choose Options from the menu.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and scroll down to Permissions. Select Exceptions next to Block pop-up windows.
- On the Allowed Sites – Pop-ups dialog box, type https://gcu.edu in the Address of website and click Allow. This will allow all GCU sites without needing to individually add them.
- After you are finished, click Save Changes.
- You may need to restart the browser for the changes to start accepting pop-ups.
Through Secure:
- Click on Secure to the left of the address bar.
- Click on the Site settings at the bottom of the resulting drop-down menu.
- Click on the setting next to Popups and change to Allow. This will allow pop ups for the site listed beneath Search settings.
- Reload the page for the new settings to go into effect.
Through Settings:
- To manually allow pop-ups for our sites, start by clicking the Chrome menu
in the upper-right side of the browser.
- Select Settings.
- Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and select Advanced.
- In the Privacy and security section, click the Site Settings button.
- Scroll down and select the Pop-ups section. Under Allow, select ADD.
- Under Site, enter [*.]gcu.edu. The asterisk [*.] before gcu.edu will allow all GCU sites without needing to individually add them.
- When you are finished, select ADD.
- You may need to restart the browser for the changes to start accepting pop-ups.
If you are using macOS High Sierra or above, follow these steps to enable pop-ups on just GCU sites:
- Make sure you have navigated to gcu.edu before adjusting any preferences.
- To access and adjust the Safari pop-up settings, click Safari from the top-left of the Menu Bar and select Preferences.
- Next, select the Websites tab.
- Once in the Websites section, locate Pop-up Windows category from the navigation pane on the left.
- Next, on the Allow pop-up windows on the website below pane, select Allow next to the GCU related website.
- After you are finished, close the window and restart Safari.
If you are using macOS High Sierra, an older macOS, or the steps above did not work for you, you can follow the following instructions to enable pop-ups on all sites. Keep in mind, these steps do not work on macOS Mojave:
- Click on Safari in the upper left corner, then select You can do this on any web page.
- Navigate to the Security tab and uncheck Block pop-up windows to allow pop-ups on all websites. Remember, you can always come back to this page and check the box to block all pop-ups.