Home page with pipe character opens extra tabs when Firefox starts

Firefox lets you specify more than one site as your home page; each page will open in its own tab when you start Firefox. To specify multiple pages, you separate each address with a pipe character (|) when you [[How to set the home page|set the home page]]. * If you get a tab named "''Firefox Updated''" or says "''You've been updated to the latest version of Firefox.''" every time you start Firefox, please read the [[Firefox has just updated tab shows each time you start Firefox]] article. This feature may lead to unexpected results when you try to set your home page to a site that contains a pipe character in the address. When you start Firefox, you may get one tab that's correct (or at least, the wrong page on the right site) and one additional one that goes to another site. To fix this problem, you will have to replace the pipes with their escape code. # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel ({menu Main} panel in Firefox 3.5). # In the '''Home Page''' text box, replace all pipes (|) with '''%7C''' # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]].

Firefox lets you specify more than one site as your home page; each page will open in its own tab when you start Firefox. To specify multiple pages, you separate each address with a pipe character (|) when you set the home page.

• If you get a tab named "Firefox Updated" or says "You've been updated to the latest version of Firefox." every time you start Firefox, please read the Firefox says it's just updated every time it starts - how to fix article.

This feature may lead to unexpected results when you try to set your home page to a site that contains a pipe character in the address. When you start Firefox, you may get one tab that's correct (or at least, the wrong page on the right site) and one additional one that goes to another site.

To fix this problem, you will have to replace the pipes with their escape code.

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select the General panel (Main panel in Firefox 3.5).
3. In the Home Page text box, replace all pipes (|) with %7C
4. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. .