How to disable Safari's pop-up blocker - without risking your security

Ever tried to open something you need on your Mac and nothing happens? Safari's pop-up blocker might be the culprit - and there's an easy fix.

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ZDNET key takeaways

• Sometimes pop-ups are harmful, while other times they are necessary.
• On Safari, you can enable pop-ups for all websites.
• There is a better route that requires creating exceptions.

You're on your MacOS device, shopping for a holiday gift for your loved one. You find the perfect item and decide it has to be purchased. You go through the shopping cart process and decide to pay with PayPal. You click the pay button, and nothing happens.

Nothing. You click the pay button again, and nothing happens. Again and again and again... with no results. What gives?

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