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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 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|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 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:''' This shows the occasional sponsored site. Select or deselect this check box to turn this on or off. 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} = 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. {/for} {for fx89} #On the new tab page, click the {button Personalize} button on the top right. #;[[Image:personalize new tab 89|width=500]] #*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. You can manage the type of Web content that is displayed in 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} = Blank New Tab page = #On the new tab page, click the {button Personalize} button on the top right. #;[[Image:personalize new tab 89|width=500]] #Click {button [[Image:Fx89Personalize-GearIcon]] Manage more settings} at the bottom of the panel. #In '''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. {/for}