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websites like whatsapp youtube etc require sign in again and again even after i sign in , when i sign in and close firefox then open the same website again i need to again sign in to that website please help me how to fix it , also my firefox crashed one day , i recently unchecked pop ups then checked them again.

websites like whatsapp youtube etc require sign in again and again even after i sign in , when i sign in and close firefox then open the same website again i need to again sign in to that website please help me how to fix it , also my firefox crashed one day , i recently unchecked pop ups then checked them again.

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Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you:

  • create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you
  • use "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to let cookies without allow exception expire when Firefox is closed (i.e. you keep cookies with an allow exception)
  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Permissions"

In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • clearing "Cookies" will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep
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Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you:

  • create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you
  • use "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to let cookies without allow exception expire when Firefox is closed (i.e. you keep cookies with an allow exception)
  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Permissions"

In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • clearing "Cookies" will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep