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 .
Set or change your home page
- Open a tab with the web page you want to use as your home page.
- Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button on your toolbar.
- Click to set this page as 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.
Tip: More home page settings are available in your Firefox Settings .
- Click the menu button The image "new fx menu" does not exist., select and choose the panel.
- The default Startup setting for When Firefox starts is to show your home page. You can also choose from the drop-down menu 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 Home PageHome pageHome page. under
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.
- In the Startup section under Home PageHome pageUnder 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.