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Frequently visited 'tile' in new tab

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I accidentally deleted one of my frequently visited 'tiles' that normally appear in a new tab. How do I get it back. I've re-visited the site in question dozens of times to guarantee that I have actually visited it more than any other websitee, but it still isn't coming back. How do I get it back ?

I accidentally deleted one of my frequently visited 'tiles' that normally appear in a new tab. How do I get it back. I've re-visited the site in question dozens of times to guarantee that I have actually visited it more than any other websitee, but it still isn't coming back. How do I get it back ?

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Hi, try bookmarking the site you want to add. Now open bookmarks in the sidebar (Ctrl+B) and drag the bookmark onto a thumbnail on the New Tab page.

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If you remove a website from the about:newtab page then try to drag a tab to a tile on the page. Otherwise you can clear (reset) the browser.newtabpage.blocked pref on the about:config page (this pref stores hashes of blocked websites).


You can change the order of the boxes on the about:newtab page and drag an item to a different tile to pin it to that position or you can remove a website by clicking the close X to block that URL. You can drag a bookmark or history item from the sidebar and drop it in a tile on the about:newtab page to pin this item and have your own favorites sites present.

Changes made manually on the about:newtab page are stored in prefs that you can find on the about:config page.

  • browser.newtabpage.pinned stores websites that you have pinned to a tile.
  • browser.newtabpage.blocked stores websites that you have removed by clicking the X button in a tile.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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I attempted to drag a tab to the new tab window but does not behave/accpet it as a new Tile.

Regarding 'browser.newtabpage.blocked' on about;config, there is no such configuration entry with that name.

Does anyone else know what to do ?

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For reference, here are screenshots is what happens when I attempt the above

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Hi, try bookmarking the site you want to add. Now open bookmarks in the sidebar (Ctrl+B) and drag the bookmark onto a thumbnail on the New Tab page.

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Hi Scribe

That behavior causes the website in question to load in the new tab, but alas it does not add it as a new tile.

Anyone else know how to fix this ?

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Try to drag the "Site Identity Button" (control center 'i' button) at the left end of the location/address bar to a tile to pin the website.

Also make sure that you aren't in permanent Private Browsing mode (Always use Private Browsing mode; Never Remember History).

Modified by cor-el