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 .
Important: If your home page was hijacked or automatically changed, see Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings.
Set or change your home page
- Open the website you want to set as your home page.
- Click the icon to the left of the web address, drag it to the Home button, and release.
- Click to set this as your home page.
- Open a tab with the website you want to use as your home page.
- Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button .
- Click to set this as your home page.
Tip: More home page settings are available in the Settings window.
- Click on the button, select and then choose the panel.Click on the menu, select and then choose the panel.Click on the menu, select and then choose the panel.Click on the
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- From the drop-down menu you can choose to have Firefox show a blank page on startup or all of your windows and tabs from last time.
- You can also set multiple pages as your home page by opening each in a separate tab and clicking .
- Click the menu button , select and then choose the panel.
- From the drop-down menu you can choose to have Firefox show a blank page on startup or all of your windows and tabs from last time.
- You can also set multiple pages as your home page by opening each in a separate tab and clicking .
Restore the default home page
If you want to delete your home page customizations, this is the way 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 box, click
. - Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Having problems?
We have answers:
- 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 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