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The home page has changed from a usefull top websites menu to a search bar.

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In recent updates the home page, which used to be a top-websites menu, has changed into a search bar. Is there any way I can get this menu back? If not, are there any plans at mozilla to put back this menu. It was a great feature when firefox quantum firs launched.

I currently have the new tab menu as homepage because it also lets met pin web pages. I would however like to see the old menu return. Please let me know if there is any way I can get this menu back.

Kind regards,

Mathuis

In recent updates the home page, which used to be a top-websites menu, has changed into a search bar. Is there any way I can get this menu back? If not, are there any plans at mozilla to put back this menu. It was a great feature when firefox quantum firs launched. I currently have the new tab menu as homepage because it also lets met pin web pages. I would however like to see the old menu return. Please let me know if there is any way I can get this menu back. Kind regards, Mathuis

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Hi  !

Would you please take a look at this article :

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/12/a-look-at-an-early-version-of-firefox-57s-new-tab-page/

If you want to get the 'old' New Tab page back, you could do this :

Type in the address bar about:config (press Enter) (promis to be careful, if asked)

Type in the search bar and look for the preference :

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled

and set its value to false

Then close and restart Firefox.

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Hi  !

Would you please take a look at this article :

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/12/a-look-at-an-early-version-of-firefox-57s-new-tab-page/

If you want to get the 'old' New Tab page back, you could do this :

Type in the address bar about:config (press Enter) (promis to be careful, if asked)

Type in the search bar and look for the preference :

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled

and set its value to false

Then close and restart Firefox.

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Thank you. It worked perfectly fine!

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Mathuis said

Thank you. It worked perfectly fine!

My pleasure - I'm so glad it worked for you  !

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See also:

  • Bug 1411797 - Turn off activity stream for 57

(please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html
)


  • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.aboutHome.enabled
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Thank you, this worked for me as well.