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Learn how to show or hide content on your Firefox New Tab page, such as changing which sections to display or showing a blank new tab page.

You can personalize your [[About the New Tab page|New Tab]] page to show the search box, {for fx89}shortcuts to {/for}your most visited sites, recommended stories, pages you've visited or bookmarked recently, or nothing at all. This article will show you how to change this content. * For other changes you can make to your New Tab page, such as customizing your {for not fx89}Top Sites{/for}{for fx89}Shortcuts{/for}, see [[Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page]]. * To change the page that opens when you start Firefox or open a new window, see [[How to set the Home page]]. = Change your New Tab page content = {for not fx89} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Home} panel. #Under '''Firefox Home Content''', put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page. Some sections have a drop-down panel to choose the number of rows you want to view. #*'''Web Search:''' This turns the ''Search the Web'' box on or off on the New Tab page. #*'''Top Sites:''' This shows your most visited sites. #;'''Sponsored Top Sites:''' Select this check box to see the occasional sponsored site. To learn more, see [[Sponsored tiles on the New Tab page]]. #*'''Recommended by Pocket: (U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany only)''' This shows you stories that are popular among Pocket users. #;'''Sponsored Stories:''' Select this check box to see the occasional Pocket sponsored story. To learn more, see [[Pocket sponsored stories on new tabs]] and [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations Firefox New Tab FAQ (Pocket site)]. #*'''Highlights:''' This shows your recent Web activity. You can choose to display pages you've recently visited, bookmarked or saved to pocket, as well as your most recent download. #** '''Visited Pages''' #** '''Bookmarks''' #** '''Most Recent Download''' #** '''Pages Saved to Pocket''' #*'''Snippets''' to see content from Mozilla. See [[Snippets in Firefox FAQ]]. {note}'''Tip:''' You can also change your Firefox Home Content by clicking the cogwheel [[Image:Fx88NewTabCogwheel]] icon at the top right corner of the New Tab page.{/note} {/for} {for fx89} #Click the {for =fx89}{button Personalize} button{/for}{for fx90}gear [[Image:Fx89Personalize-GearIcon]] icon{/for} on the top right corner of the New Tab page. #;{for =fx89}[[Image:personalize new tab 89|width=500]]{/for}{for fx90}[[Image:Fx90NewTab-Customize|width=500]]{/for} #;A panel will open showing content you can customize. #;[[Image:Fx89PersonalizeNewTabSettings]] #Click the toggle next to a section to switch it on [[Image:Fx89Personalize-ToggleOn]] or off [[Image:Fx89Personalize-ToggleOff]], to show or hide that section. #*'''Shortcuts:''' This displays your most visited sites. (Use the drop-down menu to indicate how many rows of Shortcuts you want to view). #;'''Sponsored shortcuts:''' Select this check box to see the occasional sponsored site. To learn more, see [[Sponsored tiles on the New Tab page]]. #*'''Recommended by Pocket: (U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany only)''' This displays stories that are popular among Pocket users. #;'''Sponsored Stories:''' Select this check box to see the occasional sponsored Pocket story. To learn more, see [[Pocket sponsored stories on new tabs]] and [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations Firefox New Tab FAQ (Pocket site)]. #*'''Recent activity:''' This displays recent Web activity, such as pages you've visited or bookmarked. To choose what type of content is displayed, go to your Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] {menu Home} panel (see below). <!-- Snippets disabled (no longer displayed) in fx89+. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1709984 *'''Snippets''' to see content from Mozilla. See [[Snippets in Firefox FAQ]]. --> [[Image:Fx89Personalize-GearIcon]] '''Manage more settings:''' This opens the Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] {menu Home} panel, where additional settings are available. {note} '''Tip:''' Here's another way to access your Firefox {menu Home} settings panel: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Home} panel. {/note} {/for} = Blank New Tab page = The New Tab page opens by default each time you open a new tab. If you prefer a blank page when opening new tabs: {for not fx89} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select the {menu Home} panel. #Under '''New Windows and Tabs''', select {menu Blank Page} from the ''New tabs'' drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Fx61Home-BlankNewTab]] {/for} {for fx89} #Click the {for =fx89}{button Personalize} button{/for}{for fx90}gear [[Image:Fx89Personalize-GearIcon]] icon{/for} on the top right corner of the New Tab page. #;{for =fx89}[[Image:personalize new tab 89|width=500]]{/for}{for fx90}[[Image:Fx90NewTab-Customize|width=500]]{/for} #Click {button [[Image:Fx89Personalize-GearIcon]] Manage more settings} at the bottom of the panel. #Under '''New Windows and Tabs''', select {menu Blank Page} from the ''New tabs'' drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Fx61Home-BlankNewTab]] {/for} If you prefer a blank page as your home page when you start Firefox or open a new window, follow the above steps but select {menu Blank Page} from the ''Homepage and new windows'' drop-down menu. For more information about changing your Firefox home page, see [[How to set the home page]].