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How to customize the default Firefox Homepage

{for m57}Firefox for Android lets you choose the content you want to see when you open a new tab. Set it to your favorite website or have it show the default Firefox Home Page which displays great content, such as top-ranked sites, trending stories on [https://getpocket.com/ Pocket (now part of Mozilla)] and sites you've recently visited or bookmarked. {/for} {for not m57}''Top Sites'' in Firefox for Android lets you access pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. If you're a new user, Firefox will show the top-ranked sites according to [http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/ Alexa].This article will show you how to manage Top Sites by pinning, removing sites or editing them. {/for} __TOC__ {for m57} =Hide or reorder panels= #Tap the {button Menu} button (either [[Firefox menu icon is missing on Android - how to access the menu | below the screen on some devices]] or at the top-right corner of the browser), then {menu Settings} (you may need to tap {menu More} first). #Tap {menu General}, and then {menu Home}. #Tap the panel you want to hide or move: ''Top Sites'', ''Bookmarks'' or ''History''. #Choose between the following settings: #*'''Set as default:''' The panel will be the first thing you see when you open a new tab or open Firefox. #*'''Hide:''' removes the panel from the home screen. #*'''Change order:''' Moves the panel to the left or right of the screen. =Show or hide additional content on the Top Sites panel= #Tap the {button Menu} button (either [[Firefox menu icon is missing on Android - how to access the menu | below the screen on some devices]] or at the top-right corner of the browser), then {menu Settings} (you may need to tap {menu More} first). #Tap {menu General}, and then {menu Home}. #Tap {menu Top Sites}. #Under ''Additional content'', tap the switch next to each type of content you want to see. =Edit thumbnails= Tap and hold a thumbnail to bring up a menu with different options: such as opening a site in a new or private tab, remove, bookmark, share, copy or pin a site in place. ;[[Image:top sites context menu 57]] =Set another website as your Homepage= See [[Change the Homepage to a specific page]] for instructions on show a specific web page instead of the default Firefox Homepage. {/for} {for not m57} =Pin or Unpin Site= To make a site stay, "pin" it to your Top Sites screen. First, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu. ;[[Image:Top Site_Pin]] *To Pin a site, tap {menu Pin Site}. ;[[Image:Pin Sites 2]] ;<br>The site is pinned to your home screen. ;<br>{for not m42}[[Image:Pin Sites 3]]{for m42}[[Image:Pinned_Site]]{/for} *To unpin it, repeat the steps above and tap {menu Unpin Site}. ;[[Image:Unpin top site]] =Edit= *To edit a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose {menu Edit}. ;[[Image:Edit Top Site]] *Here you can change the address. ;[[Image:Edit Top Sites_2]] =Remove= *To remove a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose {menu Remove}. ;[[Image:Remove_Site]] =Share= *To share a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose {menu Share}. ;[[Image:Share_site]] *Then share via Bluetooth, drive, or choose from other options. =Copy Address= *To copy the site address, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose {menu Copy Address}. ;[[Image:Copy_Address]] =Add a Site= *To add a site, tap the empty tile with the plus sign. ;{for not m42}[[Image:Add_site]]{/for}{for m42}[[Image:Add_Site_42]]{/for} *Then enter the web address. ;[[Image:Add_site_1]] =Hide or Unhide the Top Sites screen= Tap the menu button [[Template:AndroidMenuLocation]] and then select {menu Settings} [[Template:AndroidMore]], then select {menu General}, followed by {menu Home}, and finally, select {menu Top Sites}. ;[[Image:Customize Top Sites Steps_1-4]] *Here you can make the following changes: ;* To hide Top Sites from Home, select {menu Hide}. ;;[[Image:Hide_Top_Sites_new]] ;* If Top Sites were already hidden and you want to show them in Home, select {menu Show}. ;;[[Image:Show_Top_Sites]] ;* To set Top Sites as default, select {menu Set as default}. ;;[[Image:Default_top_site]] ;* For changing orders of Top Sites, select {menu Change order}. ;;[[Image:Change order of Top_Sites]] {/for} '''Share this Article: https://mzl.la/2Jpvm1S '''