Stop Safari tabs from switching page

Is there a way to stop Safari from switching the active tab when certain pages load.
For example every-time gmail finishes loading a page it brings that tab to the forefront.
I noticed Saft can do this but there must be another way that is free or with the terminal.
Any ideas?

This is a feature of the site you are visiting, not Safari per se. Usually it's achieved via a JavaScript call, so if you disable that in the Safari preferences it should stop happening. Of course, that's not too useful for other sites that really need it enabled.
Don't forget to send feedback to the websites where this is occuring.

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