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How to unblock site accidentally ad blocked.

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gbabs
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Tried to block a recurring pop-up on Words With Friends via Adblock. Ended up blocking the whole game site. Would like to restore it, but it's pretty PO'd with me right now. Can you help?

Tried to block a recurring pop-up on Words With Friends via Adblock. Ended up blocking the whole game site. Would like to restore it, but it's pretty PO'd with me right now. Can you help?

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I take it by "Adblock" you mean Adblock Plus.

  1. Open the Blockable Items pane, either by clicking the toolbar icon and choosing the respective menu option, or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+V.
  2. Visit a site where something is blocked.
  3. Review the list of blocked and hidden items in the Blockable Items pane. Make note of the Filter Source column; items from a filter category like "My Blocking Rules" are filters that you've added yourself.
  4. Once you've identified a custom filter you want to get rid of, right-click the blocked or hidden item and choose Edit Filter in Effect. This will open the Adblock Plus preferences window and highlight the filter in question.
  5. Right-click the problematic filter and choose Delete to get rid of it, or just clear the checkbox next to it to merely disable it.
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Gingerbread Man
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Chosen Solution

I take it by "Adblock" you mean Adblock Plus.

  1. Open the Blockable Items pane, either by clicking the toolbar icon and choosing the respective menu option, or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+V.
  2. Visit a site where something is blocked.
  3. Review the list of blocked and hidden items in the Blockable Items pane. Make note of the Filter Source column; items from a filter category like "My Blocking Rules" are filters that you've added yourself.
  4. Once you've identified a custom filter you want to get rid of, right-click the blocked or hidden item and choose Edit Filter in Effect. This will open the Adblock Plus preferences window and highlight the filter in question.
  5. Right-click the problematic filter and choose Delete to get rid of it, or just clear the checkbox next to it to merely disable it.
gbabs
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Before your answer came, I tried Dial-a-Grandson. Got it fixed. Thanks for your response, though!!