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Learn the different controls for the New Tab page on Firefox, including opening a blank page and choosing the page that opens in a new tab.

You can set your [[About the New Tab page|New Tab page]] to show a search bar, your most visited sites, recommended and highlighted stories or nothing at all. To access these controls, {for fx61}click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. You can also {/for}click on the cogwheel icon in the top-right corner of the New Tab page. Learn more about these controls here. __TOC__ = Change your New Tab page content = {for not fx61} #[[Template:newtabmenu]] #Put a check mark next to the settings you want to see: #*'''Search''': turns the search box on or off on the New Tab page. #*'''Top Sites''': shows sites you visit the most. #**Put a check mark next to '''Show two rows''' if you'd like to see an additional row of Top Sites. #*'''Recommended by Pocket (U.S., Canada and Germany only)''' to see stories that are popular among Pocket users.<br>{for fx60} #**'''Show Sponsored Stories (U.S. only)''' to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations#sponsoredstories Sponsored Stories (Pocket site)].{/for} #*'''Highlights''' to see pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. #*'''Snippets''' to see content from Mozilla. See [[Snippets in Firefox FAQ]]. {note}For other changes you can make to your New Tab page, such as customizing your Top Sites, see [[Customize the New Tab page]].{/note} = Blank New Tab page = If you prefer a blank page: #[[Template:newtabmenu]] #Remove all check marks to hide all sections from your New Tab page. {/for} {for fx61} #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. #*(You can also click the cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the New Tab page.) #Under '''Firefox Home Content''', put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page. Some sections will let you choose the number of rows you want to see on your New Tab page: #*'''Web Search''': turns the search box on or off on the New Tab page. #*'''Top Sites''': shows your most visited sites. (Use the drop-down menu to indicate how many rows of Top Sites you want to view). #*'''Recommended by Pocket (U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany only)''' to see stories that are popular among Pocket users. #**'''Sponsored Stories (U.S. only)''' to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations#sponsoredstories Sponsored Stories (Pocket site)]. #*'''Highlights''' to see pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. #** '''Visited Pages''' #** '''Bookmarks''' #** '''Most Recent Download''' #** '''Pages Saved to Pocket''' #*'''Snippets''' to see content from Mozilla. See [[Snippets in Firefox FAQ]]. {note}For other changes you can make to your New Tab page, such as customizing your Top Sites, see [[Customize the New Tab page]].{/note} = Blank New Tab page = If you prefer a blank page when you open a new tab: #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. #*(You can also click the cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the New Tab page.) #Under '''New Windows and Tabs''', select {menu Blank Page} from the ''New tabs'' drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Fx61Home-BlankNewTab]] If you also prefer a blank page as your home page and when opening new windows, follow the above steps and select {menu Blank Page} from the ''Homepage and new windows'' drop-down menu. See [[How to set the home page]] for more information. {/for}