For website marketing, push notifications have been a great source of website traffic drivers. Every time a blog or news is published, the website owner can automatically send a push notification making their life easier for promotion.
However, few news websites misuse the push notification feature and bombard users continuously. This annoys the user (you and me) and we can choose to opt out of these notifications or even ban the website URL from sending notifications.
A few days back I was working on a project that required a lot of research online and I was browsing through a news site to gather more information. While I was browsing through that, I came across these push notifications that deviated my attention and distracted me like anything. I had to do something to stop it!
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As a user of the Chrome browser, you have full control of the website pop-ups and notifications that you want to receive from the website. You can block or allow all websites or choose a particular website to send a notification, it is up to you. We can always revert to chrome notification settings.
How to Block Notifications Pop-ups in Chrome Computer?
Talking about blocking the notification, chrome offer options to either block notification from chosen sites or block all push notifications at once. The chrome notifications settings let you do it all.
Here are the steps to block the notifications on the chrome browser on the computer:
- Launch the Google Chrome browser on your computer.
- Click on
menu for options. - Select Settings from the list.
- Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
- Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
- Now toggle the button to turn OFF the sites can ask to send notifications.
This will completely block the site from asking whether to send notifications from the websites. If you want to block specific site notifications, then add the URL under the Block section on the same page.
How to Allow Push Notifications in Chrome Computer?
I do not allow all the websites to send a push notification, however, I allow selected sites or blogs. They occasionally send a notification when they publish a post. This is quite useful to receive the push update immediately. It does not let me make me miss any updates!
Here are the steps to allow the chrome notifications from the chrome browser on the computer:
- Launch the Google Chrome browser on your Computer.
- Click on menu for options.
- Select Settings from the list.
- Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
- Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
- Now toggle the button to turn ON the sites can ask to send notifications.
This will allow the site to seek permission to send chrome notifications.
Next time when you visit a website that is configured with push notification, you will receive the popup on the website as shown below. Here you can quickly choose between Allow or Block command button.
The sites will be listed under the Notifications Allow or Block section based on the action performed in the popup.
How to Allow or Block A Site Notification?
As I mentioned, you can send or receive chrome notifications from selected sites. To do that, you need to add the website URL into the right bucket — Block or Allow. It can be accessed under chrome notification settings.
Here are the steps to allow or block chrome notifications from a specific website:
- Launch the Google Chrome browser on your Computer.
- Click on menu for options.
- Select Settings from the list.
- Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
- Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
- Add the URL of websites under the Block or Allow Notification section.
Based on whether to whitelist or blacklist the website from chrome notifications, add the URL of the website under the Allow or Block section. This will automatically add the website and will not request permission for notification henceforth.
You can always add or remove a website URL from either of the section.
Bottom Line: Chrome Computer Site Notifications
The site notifications are a useful feature that helps receive instant updates. But the site webmaster often misuses the feature and sends tonnes of push notifications which leads to blocking site notifications in the chrome browser.
Chrome has a feature to allow or block site notifications for all websites and also for selected websites. Using the mentioned steps, you can also customize the site notification to allow or block selected sites under the chrome notification settings. It has helped me focus on my work more now since no push notification disturbs me while I browse through the news website now!
Similarly, we can also set up the notification settings in the chrome android browser. You can allow or block selected sites, or block the Chrome browser notification completely.
What are your settings for site notifications? Do you block all the notifications or enable them for a few sites?
FAQs: Manage Notification Settings in Chrome Computer
Now, let us go through some of the frequently asked questions regarding the notification setup and management in Chrome Computer.
How to Block notifications Pop-up in Chrome Computer?
To block the notifications Pop-Ups in Chrome Computer, tap on the three dots in the top right corner and open the settings option. Now, open Privacy and Security and go to the Site settings and then tap on the Notifications option under the permission section. Now, simply select the checkbox before the option, Don’t allow sites to send notifications.
How to allow push notifications in Chrome Computer?
To allow the push notifications in Chrome Computer, tap on the three dots in the top right corner and open the settings option. Now, open Privacy and Security and go to the Site settings and then tap on the Notifications option under the permission section. Finally, tap on the checkbox before the option, Site can ask to send notifications.
How to allow or block a Site Notification in Chrome Computer?
To allow or block a site notification in Chrome Computer, tap on the three dots in the top right corner and open the settings option. Now, open Privacy and Security and go to the Site settings and then tap on the Notifications option under the permission section. Finally, under the customized behavior section there are two categories, one with sites that are allowed to send notifications and other without the permission. So, as per the need tap on the Add and enter the site URL in the respective sections.