How to Block More Popups in Firefox

Please Disable Tracking in Firefox so that my ad revenue and sharing widget are not blocked.  Thanks!

You can see a shield icon at the left end of the location/address bar when you are in private browsing mode that some content is blocked.
 Method 1
Left click the shield and click Disable Tracking.
Method 2
Disable this feature in "Options/Preferences > Privacy".

• Options/Preferences > Privacy: "Use Tracking Protection in Private Windows"

Most people who use the internet regularly take advantage or are at least aware of Adblock Plus. But lately it hasn't been blocking popups on some sites that I visit quite regularly.  Some of those sites have become inundated with popups lately to the point that I cannot enjoy my browsing experience.

So I did some research and found some things that really helped me out and I will share them with you now.

First of all, Adblock Plus is an awesome top of the line ad blocker but I think since everyone got concerned with Adblock Plus blocking ads on YouTube and other prominent sights it prompted a surge of people trying to figure out how to outwit Adblock Plus and now we have more popups getting through.   Fear not because I have found few tweaks that can help us get back on track.

Go into Adblock Plus Filter Preferences .  Make sure the box at the bottom labeled

"Allow some non-intrusive advertising" is unchecked.

This will better improve your chances of blocking some of the more aggressive popup ads.




Another good find was an add-on called uBlock Origin.

You can get it here or just go to options add-ons  in the Firefox browser menu and scroll down to block ads.

Navigate to your favorite website with all the popups.

Now go up and click on the Ub icon once it is installed and click on the big power button to block popups for that sight.  There is also 4 toggle features at the bottom of the ub menu to block all ads on the sight, large media elements, cosmetic filtering, and remote fonts. 

Installing this little gem along with Adblock Plus took care of those annoying popup ads on my favorite websites with ease.

Now I am browsing without worrying or pulling my hair out over closing a popup window every time I make a click. I am back to frustration free browsing once again... ahh..


I hope you found this post educational and helpful.

Thanks for visiting my blog!