Firefox: Have New Tabs Open to Home (or any other) Page

Contributed by David Kirk     
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When I open a new tab, 9 out of 10 times I want it to open to google. Firefox will not open a page by default when you open a tab. Here is how to change that.

I click a new tab in firefox. There opens a blank, untitled page. Quick, but YAWN!

By using tab mix plus extension for firefox, you can change this.

1. Download and install the extension
2. Click Tools
3. Select Tab Mix Plus Options
4. Click Events
5. Click Tab Opening tab
6. In the Load on New Tabs dropdown box select Home

If you want to open to another page other than your home page, select User Location and enter whatever page you wish.

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10 Comments -

1. joel said on May 24, 2009

   did not work

2. aprima said on July 2, 2009

   Is there a working add-on for version 3.5?

3. Anonymous said on September 20, 2009

   very helpful thanx

4. Anonymous said on November 23, 2009

   Worked like a charm — can’t believe I lived this long without it!

5. Pip said on March 7, 2010

   Thank you thank you this worked perfectly. I have now set mine so that Google comes up with each new tab. Thanks so much for the help.

6. Mark said on March 25, 2010

   Its absolutely hideous you have to run a #%W#%in add on for this crap. Tab browsing 101. Wish there was another choice for browsing. Firefox is a utter pig however it is stable if you run few addons. I have 2 installed and hate the thought of having to run one for something this basic. HOW *#%&)(Q#%*(Q*#%)(Q#*%)(%)(*%)(*()Q%*()%umb

7. Mannie Romero said on October 9, 2010

   if all you want is the new tab to open as your homepage. then click the home icon with the middle mouse button :-0

8. Pete_027 said on December 8, 2010

   ^
   +1

9. Trigger said on June 3, 2011

   Fantastic. Cheers

10. Ganeshchuabar said on July 14, 2011

    By using tab mix plus extension for firefox, you can change this.

    1. Download and install the extension
    2. Click Tools
    3. Select Tab Mix Plus Options
    4. Click Events
    5. Click new tab
    6. In the Load on New Tabs dropdown box select Home

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