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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. 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 Top Sites, see [[Customize your Firefox Home content|this article]]. __TOC__ = 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 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''' 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]]. {/for} {for 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 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. *'''Shortcuts''': shows your most visited sites. (Use the drop-down menu to indicate how many rows of Shortcuts 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 shortcuts ''' to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See [[Sponsored Stories (Pocket site)|Sponsored shortcuts (Pocket site)]]. *'''Recent activity''' 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]]. {/for} {note}'''Tip:''' You can also change your Firefox Home Content by clicking the {for not fx89}cogwheel [[Image:Fx88NewTabCogwheel]] icon{/for}{for fx89}{button Personalize} button{/for} at the top right corner of the New Tab page.{/note} = Blank New Tab page = If you prefer a blank page when you open a new tab: #[[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]] If you 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.