How to Setup Notification Settings in Chrome Computer

Push notifications have been a great source of website traffic drivers for website marketing. 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 opt out of these notifications or even ban the website URL from sending notifications.

As a Chrome browser user, you have complete control of the website popups and notifications 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 notification settings.

Block Notifications Pop-ups

Regarding blocking notifications, chrome offers options to block notifications from chosen sites or block all push notifications simultaneously. The notifications settings let you do it all. Here are the steps to block the notifications:

1. Launch the Google Chrome on your Computer.
2. Click on the More menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
5. Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
6. Now toggle the button to turn OFF the sites can ask to send notifications.
   

It will completely block the site from asking whether to send notifications from the websites. If you want to block specific site notifications, add the URL under the Block section on the same page.

Allow Push Notifications

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 push notifications:

1. Launch the Google Chrome on your Computer.
2. Click on the More menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
5. Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
6. Now toggle the button to turn ON the sites can ask to send notifications.
   

This will allow the site to seek permission to send notifications.

Next time you visit a website configured with a push notification, you will receive the popup on the website as shown below. Here you can quickly choose between Allow or Block command buttons.

The sites will be listed under the Notifications Allow or Block section based on the action performed in the popup.

Allow or Block A Site Notification

As I mentioned, you can send or receive notifications from selected sites. To do that, you must 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:

1. Launch the Google Chrome on your Computer.
2. Click on the More menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section and choose Site Settings.
5. Within the Site settings page, select the Notification menu.
6. Add the URL of websites under the Block or Allow Notification section.
   

Based on whether to allow or block 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 section.

Bottom Line

The site notifications are a helpful feature that helps receive instant updates. But the site webmaster often misuses the feature and sends many push notifications, leading to blocking site notifications in the Chrome browser.

Chrome has a feature to allow or block site notifications for all websites and selected websites. Using the steps mentioned, you can customize the site notification to allow or block selected sites under the notification settings.

Similarly, we can also set up the notification settings in the Chrome Android browser. You can allow or block selected sites or 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?

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