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Safari for Mac: If a website has Safari plug-in content

Some websites use plug-ins to provide video, animation, or other special content. Common examples include Adobe Flash Player, QuickTime, and Oracle Java. However, plug-ins can be exploited and may present a security or privacy risk. You can choose to use only certain plug-ins on trusted websites you select.

A dialog may appear when you visit a website that has plug-in content or when you change the blocking policy for a plug-in in the Security pane of Safari preferences.

If plug-in content isn’t visible and the dialog asks: Would you like to use [plug-in name] on [website address]?

For all websites, Safari defaults these common plug-ins to Off: Flash, Java, QuickTime, and Silverlight. You have these choices:

Use Every Time: Safari uses the plug-in to show content for this website. The plug-in remains enabled for this website as long as you visit regularly.

Cancel: Safari won’t use the plug-in to show content on this website. To use the plug-in to show content for this website when you visit it again, choose View > Reload With Plug-Ins, or press and hold the Reload icon at the right end of the Smart Search field and choose Reload With Plug-Ins.

Use Once: Safari uses the plug-in to show content for this website now but not when you visit it again. To use the plug-in to show content for this website when you visit it again, choose View > Reload With Plug-Ins, or press and hold the Reload icon at the end of the Smart Search field and choose Reload With Plug-Ins.

If plug-in content is visible and the dialog asks: Do you want to trust the website [website address] to use the [plug-in name] plug-in?

You have these choices:

Trust: Safari uses the plug-in to show content for this website and doesn’t ask about this plug-in when you visit this website again.

Cancel: Safari shows a “[Plug-in] blocked for this website” placeholder instead of plug-in content on this website now and when you visit it again. To see plug-in content, click the placeholder, then click Trust.

If the plug-in content isn’t visible and the dialog asks: Do you want to trust the website [website address] to use the [plug-in name] plug-in?

You have these choices:

Never for this Website: Safari doesn’t let the website use the plug-in.

Trust: Safari lets the website use the plug-in and doesn’t ask about it when you visit this website again.

Not Now: Safari doesn’t let the website use the plug-in now, but asks about it again the next time you visit this website.

If the dialog asks: Are you sure you want to trust the website or all websites to run [plug-in name] in unsafe mode?

You have these choices:

Trust: Safari uses the plug-in in unsafe mode. The plug-in can access your personal data and documents.

Cancel: Safari doesn’t use the plug-in in unsafe mode. When a plug-in runs in unsafe mode, it can access your personal documents and data.

If the dialog says a plug-in needs updating

You have these choices:

Download [Plug-in]: Goes to a website where you can get an update. After downloading, install the update, then quit and reopen Safari.

Turn Off [Plug-in]: Safari disables the plug-in in the Security pane of Safari preferences and attempts to show the content without a plug-in. If Safari is unable to show the content, a “[Plug-in] out-of-date” placeholder appears in place of plug-in content on this website until you update the plug-in.

If the dialog says your plug-in version has critical security issues

By default, Safari doesn’t let the website use the plug-in.

To let the website use the plug-in anyway, choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins. In the settings dialog for website plug-ins, select the type of plug-in on the left, click the pop-up menu for this website, then deselect Enable Security Protection. Deselecting Enable Security Protection may present a security or privacy risk, so choose this option only for a website you trust.

To change the plug-in blocking policy for future visits to a website, choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins. For more information about the policy options, see Security preferences.

SEE ALSO

If a plug-in is missing

If features on a webpage don’t work

Safari for Mac: If you need to remove a Safari plug-in

If you installed a plug-in and notice that Safari runs more slowly, quits unexpectedly, won’t download files, or has other problems, the plug-in may be the problem.

Quickly disable a plug-in

You can quickly disable or enable a plug-in. This is an easy way to check if the plug-in is causing problems.

1. Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins.

2. Do either of the following:

Disable a plug-in: Deselect the checkbox to the left of the plug-in name.

Enable a plug-in: Select the checkbox to the left of the plug-in name. For common plug-ins (such as Flash, Silverlight, Java, and QuickTime), you also need to turn on the plug-in for each website.

Set plug-in blocking policies for websites

You can allow a plug-in for some websites and block it for others.

1. Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Plug-in Settings next to Allow Plug-ins.

2. Select the plug-in you want to disable on the far left, then click each pop-up menu on the right and choose Off.

For some plug-ins, you see pop-up menus for different websites, and you can choose to block each one individually. Use the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu to block all other websites that don’t have individual settings.

If the problem is fixed, contact the developer of the plug-in to see if there’s a newer version.

SEE ALSO

Apple Support article: If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues