{"id":232,"date":"2021-03-29T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T10:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2021-03-29T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T10:05:59","slug":"how-to-stop-website-redirects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Website Redirects in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, IE in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What happens if you open <a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/\">basicwebguide.com<\/a> and reached the best movies page?\u00a0 On the Internet, we daily encountered such troubles, and this is called website redirections. Today we discuss, why websites redirects and <strong>how to stop website redirects.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Browser-Redirect-Virus-malware_1-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"How to stop website redirects \" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Browser-Redirect-Virus-malware_1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Browser-Redirect-Virus-malware_1-20x12.jpg 20w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Browser-Redirect-Virus-malware_1.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Why_websites_redirect\" title=\"Why websites redirect?\">Why websites redirect?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#How_to_stop_website_redirects\" title=\"How to stop website redirects?\">How to stop website redirects?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Google_Chrome\" title=\"Google Chrome\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Microsoft_Edge\" title=\"Microsoft Edge\">Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Internet_Explorer\" title=\"Internet Explorer\">Internet Explorer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Mozilla_Firefox\" title=\"Mozilla Firefox\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Opera_Browser\" title=\"Opera Browser\">Opera Browser<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Use_Redirect_Blocker\" title=\"Use Redirect Blocker\">Use Redirect Blocker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Delete_cookies\" title=\"Delete cookies\">Delete cookies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-stop-website-redirects\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_websites_redirect\"><\/span><strong>Why websites redirect?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Redirection of the website is not a fresh issue; this problem started with the Internet browsers&#8217; eruption. Attackers constantly try to infringe on a website&#8217;s system and introduce malware to demolish the website.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a black hat user redirects a website with their site with the intent of illegal impressions. Whether you use Chrome, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or any other browser, this is the common issue in every browser.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we will explain to you <strong>how to stop website redirects<\/strong> and avoid clicking on irrelevant links. You can apply these methods to any browser you use.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_stop_website_redirects\"><\/span><strong>How to stop website redirects?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We can use different techniques to <strong>prevent a website from redirection<\/strong>. These techniques depend on the browser you use, and later we will talk over some methods which apply to any browser. Let&#8217;s start:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Chrome\"><\/span><strong>Google Chrome<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome<\/a> is the most popular web browser used worldwide; according to <strong>Stat Counter, Google Chrome occupied 63.54%<\/strong> of the market share. Although, Chrome automatically prevents some redirects yet this is not always possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Step 1-\u00a0<\/b>Open the Chrome browser and click on the 3 dots, which is on your right top corner. This opens the Chrome menu bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2-<\/strong> Scroll down the menu and you will see the &#8220;setting&#8221; section, click on that, and the setting window will open.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3-<\/strong> The new window is the <strong>advanced setting<\/strong> of the chrome browser. Click on the privacy and security tab and then the content setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-300x169.png\" alt=\"How to stop website redirects \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-chrome2.png 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 4-<\/strong> In the content setting, you will get &#8220;<strong>Pop-Ups and redirection (block recommended)<\/strong>&#8221; and enable that setting by pointing on a tiny ring enable button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microsoft_Edge\"><\/span><strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Edge<\/a>, developed by Microsoft, is the 4th largest web browser with <strong>3.41% of the market share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1-<\/strong> Open Microsoft Edge browser and click on 3 dots on top of the window.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2-<\/strong> Heads to the setting after scrolling down the menu and then click on advanced setting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3-<\/strong> It brings to the next screen, and you locate to the &#8220;keep me protected from malicious sites and downloads with window defender SmartScreen&#8221; switch on this tab, and your redirects will be prevented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internet_Explorer\"><\/span><strong>Internet Explorer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-in\/download\/internet-explorer.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Explorer<\/a> is the 3rd most distinguished browser globally with a <strong>7.02% market share<\/strong> over the Internet. This is also the product of Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2-300x169.png\" alt=\"How to stop website redirects \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-block-webpage-redirects-ie2.png 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1-<\/strong> Open the Internet Explorer browser and click on three on the window, scroll down the menu, and click on the setting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2-<\/strong> Setting will open in a new screen where you found Internet Security; click on that. Here you get different security levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3-<\/strong> Set the security &#8220;<strong>basic to a high,<\/strong>&#8221; and a new window will open that claims window actively prevented by any redirections, but it will not always work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4-<\/strong> If step 3 will not work for you, then return to the &#8220;Internet Security&#8221; and set the setting &#8220;medium to high,&#8221; and this setting will work now for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mozilla_Firefox\"><\/span><strong>Mozilla Firefox<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mozilla owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a> with <strong>3.76% of the market stake<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s see how to stop redirects on Mozilla Firefox:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1-<\/strong> Open the Firefox browser, click three dots on the top right corner, and then go to the options.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2-<\/strong> Now click on Privacy and Security under the options section. Now you will get two settings there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3-<\/strong> First setting is: &#8220;Block Pop Up windows&#8221; under the permissions section. This setting useful suppress the Pop-Up windows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4-<\/strong> Second setting is: &#8220;Block dangerous and deceptive content.&#8221; This setting will block all types of redirects except Pop Up windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opera_Browser\"><\/span><strong>Opera Browser<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Opera Software develops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera Browser<\/a> and currently recently owned by a Chinese firm. However, the market share of opera is comparatively low at 2.19%. The Pop-Ups and Redirects barring settings in Opera are similar to Google Chrome; you can pursue that setting.<\/p>\n<p>These settings are working well for specific Browsers, as mentioned above, But We can also block redirects with some additional techniques. Below are some methods or applications to do so:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Redirect_Blocker\"><\/span><strong>Use Redirect Blocker<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Block website redirect \" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-1-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the <strong>Browser extension<\/strong> work on desktop and block unnecessary redirects. Redirect Blocker safeguards your privacy and speeds up loading times, eliminating tracking and unnecessary redirects from your browsing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redirect blocker<\/strong> bypass all redirects, and With Redirect Blocker, the protection of your privacy is improved, as well as the time it takes to load pages.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_cookies\"><\/span><strong>Delete cookies<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This method works well on every Browser or specific website.<\/p>\n<p>Go to setting of browsers and click on <strong>advance settings,<\/strong> and then heads to the content setting. Now click on cookies, and a new window opens, which displays &#8220;<strong>see all cookies and data<\/strong>.&#8221; Now search the website that cookies you want to delete and click on delete cookies.<\/p>\n<p>You can also clear all the cache data to prevent redirects with the &#8220;Cache enablers&#8221; Plugin or &#8220;W3 Total Cache&#8221; on your own website.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Redirects of the website are extremely annoying, especially when you are researching and working on a time-bound project. Redirects are malware that infringes on a website for personal benefits or to harm a website.<\/p>\n<p>But if you follow our techniques of <strong>how to stop website redirects, <\/strong>you will not face problems and work smoothly. 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