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This article will give you instructions for customizing your home page, setting it back to the default page and setting what pages open when Firefox starts.

'''Setting your home page in Firefox is easy.''' Can't decide on just one page? No problem. Firefox lets you set a group of websites as your home page. This article will give you some examples and step-by-step instructions for customizing your home page settings to best fit how you work. {warning}'''Important:''' If your home page has been hijacked, see the article [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]].{/warning} __TOC__ {for win} [[Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBHwhXUnNDg]] {/for} = Set a single website as your home page = ''If you like to keep things simple, here’s how to set your home page in three easy steps.'' # Open the website you want to set as your home page. If you want a blank home page, open a new tab. # Click the icon to the left of the web address, drag it to the Home button, and release.<br>{for win}[[Image:Home page Win1]]{/for}{for mac}<br>[[Image:Home page Mac1]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home page Lin1]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} to set this as your home page. '''Try it out:''' Click the Home button and your new home page will load in the current tab. It doesn’t get much easier than that! = Set more than one website as your home page = ''This is the way to have one-click access to all of your favorite websites. For example, you can set the Firefox home button to open your email, favorite news site, and Facebook all at once.'' # Open a new window and load the first web site you want in your home page. # Click the new tab button and open the next web site. Repeat this step until you've opened all the desired sites in new tabs. # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # Click {button Use Current Pages}.<br>{for win}[[Image:Home page Win2]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home page Mac2]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home page Lin2]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] '''Try it out:''' Close all of your tabs and then click the Home button. Watch all of your chosen pages open up in tabs. Do it again! You know you want to. {note}'''Note:''' Setting too many pages as your home page can make Firefox take long to start up.{/note} = Restore the default home page = ''If you want to delete your home page customizations, this is the way to do it.'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the Startup box, click {button Restore to Default}.<br>{for win}[[Image:Home page Win3]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home page Mac3]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home page Lin3]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] = Set what pages open when Firefox starts = {for not fx13} ''This is a great feature you can use in addition to the home page settings. To save time, you can have Firefox open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it so you can continue where you left off.'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the Startup box, click the dropdown menu next to "When Firefox starts:" and select what Firefox should display when it starts up. #* '''Show my home page''' - Displays the home page(s). #* '''Show a blank page''' - Displays a blank page. This loads quickly since you don't have to wait for lots of tabs to load. #* '''Show my windows and tabs from last time''' - Opens the pages you were visiting the last time you used Firefox so you can continue where you left off. For more information, see [[Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows]]. #**By default, Firefox will load all of your tabs when it starts. To load tabs only when you click on them, check "Don't load tabs until selected." # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]. '''Try it out:''' If you really want to get fancy, you can set a group of web sites as your home page ''and'' set Firefox to open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it. That way, you can pick up your work where you left off and have one-click access to your favorite sites. {/for} {for =fx13,=fx14} ''This is a great feature you can use in addition to the home page settings. To save time, you can have Firefox open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it so you can continue where you left off.'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the Startup box, click the dropdown menu next to "When Firefox starts:" and select what Firefox should display when it starts up. #* '''Show my home page''' - Displays the home page(s). #* '''Show a blank page''' - Displays a blank page. This loads quickly since you don't have to wait for lots of tabs to load. #* '''Show my windows and tabs from last time''' - Opens the pages you were visiting the last time you used Firefox so you can continue where you left off. For more information, see [[Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows]]. #**By default, Firefox will only load these tabs when you click on them. To load them all when Firefox starts, uncheck "Don't load tabs until selected." # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]. '''Try it out:''' If you really want to get fancy, you can set a group of web sites as your home page ''and'' set Firefox to open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it. That way, you can pick up your work where you left off and have one-click access to your favorite sites. {/for} {for fx15} ''This is a great feature you can use in addition to the home page settings. To save time, you can have Firefox open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it so you can continue where you left off.'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the Startup box, click the dropdown menu next to "When Firefox starts:" and select what Firefox should display when it starts up. #* '''Show my home page''' - Displays the home page(s). #* '''Show a blank page''' - Displays a blank page. This loads quickly since you don't have to wait for lots of tabs to load. #* '''Show my windows and tabs from last time''' - Opens the pages you were visiting the last time you used Firefox so you can continue where you left off. For more information, see [[Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows]]. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]. '''Try it out:''' If you really want to get fancy, you can set a group of web sites as your home page ''and'' set Firefox to open the pages you were visiting the last time you used it. That way, you can pick up your work where you left off and have one-click access to your favorite sites. {/for} = Tying it all together = Firefox is really flexible – "you" decide what works best. Keep it simple and set a single website as your home page or set up one-click access to your favorite web sites and save time by having Firefox pick up where you left off when it starts. What works best for you? Try and see! = 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]]. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/NdLLhT]]