Pop-up Blocker Settings

Pop-up Blocker is a browser feature that lets you limit or block most pop-ups. You can choose the level of blocking you prefer, from blocking all pop-up windows to allowing the pop-ups that you want to see.

If you enable Pop-up Blocker, you get a message saying “Pop-up blocked. To see this pop-up or additional options click here.” To minimize the number of pop-ups, you can configure the settings by allowing only pop-ups from the Civic Platform web server.

To set your pop-up blocker settings for your agency’s av.web server:

  1. In the web browser, go to the Tools menu item and choose Pop-up Blocker > and click Pop-up Blocker Settings.

    If applicable, click the Google toolbar pop-up blocker Icon to allow pop-ups from the Civic Platform website.

    If applicable, click the Yahoo toolbar pop-up blocker Icon to allow pop-ups from the Civic Platform website.

  2. In the web browser, go to the Tools menu item and choose Pop-up Blocker > and click Pop-up Blocker Settings.

    If this option is inactive, select Turn On Pop-up Blocker, and then choose Pop-up Blocker Settings.

    Pop up Blocker Settings window displays.

  3. Enter your agency’s av.web URL into the “Address of websites to allow.” Include the https:// or http://. For example, https://av.cityofbridgeview.com.

    You can use an asterisk to designate all sites in a particular domain. If you have other cityofbridgeview.com sites, such as http://av.test.cityofbridgeview.com and http://av.beta.cityofbridgeview.com, the browser considers that all the sites are in the secure zone.

    Sites that use secure forms use “https://” instead of “http://.” You must add separately the “https://” variant of the URL. So, to cover all sites at cityofbridgeview.com for example, you must add two entries:

    http://*.cityofbridgeview.com and https://*.cityofbridgeview.com

  4. Click the Add button.

    The browser displays in the Allowed sites list.



  5. Under Filter level, select the level to apply to the web browser. Depending on your needs, High: Block all pop-ups can be appropriate.



  6. Click the Close button.

  7. In the web browser, go to Tools > Internet Options > General tab, and in the Tabs area, click the Settings button.

    The Tabbed Browser Settings window displays.



  8. Mark the Always open pop-ups in a new window option.

  9. Click OK.