How to Setup Homepage Layout in Firefox Computer?

Whenever you launch the Firefox browser you will be greeted with a page that displays a Firefox icon, search box, and a few of your top-visited sites. Firefox allows its users to set up the homepage layout as per their personal preferences.

I have set up the Firefox homepage as per my personal preference. Now, most of my friends seemed attracted to my homepage layout. They also wish to customize their homepage layout to improve their browsing experience and make their Firefox browser more appealing.

In this post, I will explain the basic step by step to customize the homepage layout. You can choose a different style based on your interest. Personally, I like to keep the homepage clean and neat.

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Firefox also supports changing the theme and appearance to make it more appealing. We can use the add-ons and third-party themes to turn on dark mode. For this post, we will limit ourselves to home page customization.

Customize Firefox Controls Buttons and Toolbars

First, let’s see how to customize the overflow menu or the toolbar in the Firefox computer.

Follow these steps to customize Firefox control buttons and toolbars: 

1. Launch the Firefox browser on the computer.
2. Click on for menu options list.
3. Select the More Tools menu from the list.
4. Click on Customize Toolbar option. 
5. Here, you have the option to drag and drop the item to add or remove them from the toolbar.
   
6. Drag and drop the items as per your preferences.
7. Hit on Done command button to save changes.

We can also change the Theme or Density of icons from the options available at the bottom of Customize Firefox.

From the Toolbars option, you can also switch between the Firefox Menu bar and Bookmarks Toolbar per need.

In this way, you can customize the Firefox browser as per your requirement and make it more appealing. If you do not like the changes made, you can always click on Restore Defaults to reset to the original toolbar.

Move or Remove a Section

You can make the homepage layout of the Firefox browser more appealing by moving or removing a section that you do not want.

Follow these steps to move or remove sections on Firefox: 

1. Launch the Firefox browser.
2. Hover your mouse anywhere on the section which you want to move or remove.
3. Click on  in the upper right corner of the section.
4. 
5. Choose between the options to Remove Section, Collapse Section, and Manage Section.

This will help you in moving or removing sections as per your preferences. You can always add back the section that was removed from the home page screen.

Customize Top Sites in Firefox Homepage

Firefox by default shows a list of most visited sites on the homepage so you can easily access them. By customizing the top sites you will not only enhance your productivity but also make your homepage more appealing.

Here are the steps to add a new site to the Top Site list: 

1. Launch the Firefox browser on the computer.
2. Scroll down to the TOP SITES section.
3. Click on for menu options.
4. Hit on + Add Top Site command button.
   
5. Now enter the Site Title and URL in the respective fields.
6. Hit on the Add button.

This will add the site to the list of top new sites on Firefox. It will help you enhance your browsing experience.

Bottom Line: Homepage Layout Firefox

You can further enhance the homepage layout and preference by visiting about:preferences#home on the address page.

If Firefox is your browser choice, then you have the option to set the homepage layout as per your preferences. All you need to do is simply follow the steps we have discussed so far and enjoyed the new homepage layout of your browser.

I always keep my homepage layout simple and easy to access. It makes my browsing experience better. I strongly believe in keeping things simple. Hence, I have tried my best to keep the steps simple and accessible.

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What changes have you made to the Firefox homepage layout? Have you enjoyed the new changes?

FAQs: Setup Homepage Layouts in Firefox Computer

Now, let us go through the frequently asked questions regarding how to set up homepage layouts in Firefox Computer.

How to customize Firefox Controls Buttons and Toolbars?

Launch the Firefox Browser on your Computer and hit on the menu icon at the top right corner of the screen and select the More tools option. Next, hit on the customize toolbar option from the menu and simply drag and drop the items that you want to add or remove from the toolbar.

How to move or remove a particular section from the Firefox Homescreen?

Launch your Firefox Homescreen and hover the mouse to the three dots at the top of the section that you want to remove or move and select any option as per your preference from, Manage Section, Collapse Section, and Remove Section.

How to Customize the Top sites in Firefox Homepage?

Open your Firefox Homescreen and scroll down to the top sites section and click on the three dots at the corner and select the Add option. Now, enter the URL of the site that you want to add to the top sites and click on Add.