Live Bookmarks - Subscribe to a web page for news and updates

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If you check specific websites for new content on a regular basis, Live Bookmarks can deliver the most recent updates to you, without having to visit the site.

Note: Live Bookmarks will only work with sites that offer web feeds.

When a web feed is available from a web page, you can use Firefox to subscribe to it, as a Live Bookmark. Firefox checks your Live Bookmarks every hour for updates, which enables you to stay current with the latest information from your favorite sites.

  • Live Bookmarks work with any web feed in RSS, RDF, or Atom format.

Add a Live Bookmark

  1. Click the Bookmarks button Bookmarks button win 2 to open the Bookmarks menu.At the top of the Firefox window, click the Bookmarks menu.
  2. If the site has a feed, the Subscribe to This Page... option will be enabled. Click it.
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  3. Click Subscribe Now on the page that appears.
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  4. Pick a name for your Live Bookmark and choose where to save it. By default, it'll be saved to the Bookmarks Toolbar. Then click Subscribe.
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  5. That is it! Your Live Bookmark is created.
  1. Click the Bookmarks button Bookmarks-29 to open the Bookmarks menu.
  2. If the site has a feed, the Subscribe to This Page... option will be enabled. Click it.
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  3. Click Subscribe Now on the page that appears.
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  4. Pick a name for your Live Bookmark and choose where to save it. By default, it'll be saved to the Bookmarks Toolbar. Then click Subscribe.
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  5. That is it! Your Live Bookmark is created.
Tip: You can add a Subscribe button FxSubscribeButton to your Firefox toolbar or menu (the button will darken on pages with web feeds). See Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars to learn how.

View Live Bookmarks

Live Bookmarks are saved as folders in Bookmarks Toolbar or Menu, like bookmarks.

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  • To see what's new, click it to view the latest items from the feed.
  • To view a page from the feed, select the item in the menu.
    • To view the feed home page, select Open feed-name (e.g. Open "The Mozilla Blog").

Reload Live Bookmarks

Live bookmarks automatically reload every hour, but you can reload it manually: Right-clickRight-click (or hold down the Control key while you click) on the Live Bookmark and select Reload Live Bookmark.

Delete a Live Bookmark

Deleting a Live Bookmark is the same as delete regular bookmarks. Right-clickRight-click (or hold down the Control key while you click) on the Live Bookmark and select Delete.

Note: Only the entire Live Bookmark, which displays as a folder, can be deleted. Individual entries cannot be removed from the Live Bookmark.