How to Setup Homepage Layout in Firefox Computer

You will be greeted with a page displaying a Firefox icon, a search box, and a few top-visited sites whenever you launch the Firefox browser. Firefox allows its users to set up the homepage layout per their 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.

This post will explain the basic steps to customize the homepage layout. You can choose a different style based on your interest.

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 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 More  for the menu options list.
3. Select the More Tools menu from the list.
4. Click on Customize Toolbar option. 
5. You can 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 the 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.

This way, you can customize the Firefox browser as required and make it more appealing. If you dislike the changes, 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 you do not want. Follow these steps to move or remove sections:

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

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

Customize Top Sites on Homepage

Firefox, by default, shows a list of the most visited sites on the homepage so you can easily access them. Customizing the top sites will enhance your productivity and 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 More 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

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

If Firefox is your browser, you can set the homepage layout per your preferences. All you need to do is follow the steps we have discussed so far and enjoy the new homepage layout of your browser.

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

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