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How do I set the page that opens when I open a new tab (press the "+")?

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How do I set the page that opens when I open a new tab by pressing the "+" button?

How do I set the page that opens when I open a new tab by pressing the "+" button?

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Use this extension to be able to set your preferred web site for the new tab.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/newtaburl/

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This did not work at all. Every time I press the "+", the new tab opens Yahoo.com. Yahoo is not my home page.

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I have the same problem. Tried to use the solution above, Did not work. If someone has a solution please help.

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A new tab opens by default as a blank tab (about:blank).

If that isn't the case then an extension has changed that behavior.