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home page prompts for a log in instead of going to saved page

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I have a specific page (Protopage) a news/weather aggregator. I have that page designated as my Home page when I open the browser at the beginning of the day. When I open the browser, I am taken to the login page as opposed to the page itself. Firefox is the only browser that prompts me for a log in; I do not get a login prompt when opening Chrome or Vivaldi. I want to eliminate Chrome and Vivaldi because Firefox has proven itself to me to be more secure and faster in A/B testing. However If I cannot open Protopage without a login prompt, I will discontinue the browser's use

Thanks for your time

Tom Susala [email removed from public]

I have a specific page (Protopage) a news/weather aggregator. I have that page designated as my Home page when I open the browser at the beginning of the day. When I open the browser, I am taken to the login page as opposed to the page itself. Firefox is the only browser that prompts me for a log in; I do not get a login prompt when opening Chrome or Vivaldi. I want to eliminate Chrome and Vivaldi because Firefox has proven itself to me to be more secure and faster in A/B testing. However If I cannot open Protopage without a login prompt, I will discontinue the browser's use Thanks for your time Tom Susala [email removed from public]

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Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out.


You may be in Private Browsing mode or told Firefox not to remember.

Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address box. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.


Macs: Make sure you install Firefox properly and that you do not run Firefox from within the DMG (Disk Images) file. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

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الحل المُختار

Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out.


You may be in Private Browsing mode or told Firefox not to remember.

Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address box. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.


Macs: Make sure you install Firefox properly and that you do not run Firefox from within the DMG (Disk Images) file. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

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Detail like websites remembering you and log you in automatically is stored in cookies, so make sure you aren't clearing important cookies.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you.

  • create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you

You can check that you aren't clearing important cookies.

  • using "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" keeps cookies with an allow exception
  • using "Clear history when Firefox closes" to clear cookies clears all cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • Settings -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions"