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Better Pop Up Blocker for Chrome blocks pop-ups -- better
Who doesn't love pop-ups? Really, I mean, it has to be the world's most effective and well-respected mode of advertising. You're browsing along, reading something on the Web, and suddenly your screen explodes with color and NSFW video clips. Seriously, how can you not enjoy that?
If you're one of the odd few who aren't enthusiastic about pop-ups, you might appreciate Better Pop Up Blocker. While Chrome already features some pop-up blocking measures, they're not very serious. Even when you add the popular AdBlock extension, Chrome's blocking abilities still leave something to be desired. This point is made quite convincingly by the Better Pop Up Blocker homepage. If you're using Chrome, just click the image that says Click me, I'm an image, and see what I mean.
By default, Chrome allowed three different huge pop-up windows to appear. After installing Better Pop Up Blocker, no pop-up appeared when clicking the image. I was still able to see what pop-ups were blocked using the extension's menu and open them if I did want to access them. The browser action icon will every time it blocks a pop-up, just to let you know it's working.
All in all, it's a welcome addition to my Chrome installation – and one that will remain installed on my system.
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Subscribe to commentsCaptain_HairyNov 28th 2010 2:05PM
There are a few problems with this add-on, notably that its detection of what is a pop-up and what isn't is sometimes slightly off. I've had a number of false positives, most notably recently being the scroller in the Amazon UK Black Friday deal browser. The left and right buttons would not work for me, until I disabled the add-on. The icon could do with displaying a tooltip or notification of some kind when a mouse click causes the pop-up, as many times I've spent a few minutes wondering where my log-in box or whatever has gone, before I remember to allow the pop-up, as the blinking indicator is very subtle.
David LevineNov 28th 2010 3:09PM
I used this extension for a little bit until I got annoyed with some of the things it was blocking. Because it blocks JavaScript, you cannot save Gmail settings and you cannot click on a Twitter button. The extension blocks both of those things. Yes, it works very well at blocking unwanted popups, but I didn't want to deal with the headaches it presented.
PetraFeb 23rd 2011 10:26AM
I agree, it blocks to much
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