How to set the home page
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We'll show you how to automatically open any web page you want when you launch Firefox or click the Home button .
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Set or change your Start Page The Start Page is what you set the browser to show when it is started. Many of us choose Show My Home Page. You can choose any webpage, about: page and other data.
Set or change your Home Page
- Open the web page you want to use as your home page.
- Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button on your toolbar (it's on the left side by default).
- Click on the prompt to set this page as your home page.
Set your home page through Firefox optionspreferences
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Choose the
panel.
- The default Startup setting for When Firefox starts is to show your home page. You can also choose to have Firefox show a blank page or to show your windows and tabs from your last session.
- You can set multiple pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab and click on under Home page.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Click the
panel. - Click the menu next to Homepage and new windows and choose to show the default Firefox Home page, custom URLs or a blank page.
Set multiple pages as your home page
You can set a group of pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab, select
Restore the default home page
If you want to delete your home page customizations, this is how to do it:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Under Home page, click .
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Having problems?
We have solutions:
- If you keep getting the "Firefox has just updated" tab every time Firefox starts, see the article Firefox says it's just updated every time it starts - how to fix.
- If your home page settings are not saved, see How to fix preferences that won't save.
- If you can't see the Home button, have a look at Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.
- If your home page was hijacked or automatically changed, see Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page.
- If a page keeps opening even after you've removed a third-party toolbar and restored your home page, see Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix.
- An extension may be controlling your home page. For more information, see An extension changed my New Tab page or home page.