Set default URL for new tab in Firefox

This is further to the post on Firfox tip Set multiple pages as home in Firefox.

This tip would allow you to set a custom page whenever you open a new tab (Ctr+T).

You need to install New Tab URL add-on to achieve this.

On successful installation you will be able to

Select default URL when new tabs are opened: “Blank page”, “Home page”, “Current page” or a user defined URL.

New Tab URL - Options

New Tab URL - Options

Simple dialog box provides you various options to set a default URL for your new tab.

Download Add-onsĀ  : New Tab URL

Have fun.


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  1. himanshu
    February 8th, 2011 at 17:17 | #1

    Few days ago, i install a software from website search.imesh.com. After that the new tab url changed to http://www.search.imesh.com. Then I install the NetTabURL add on and set the url as http://www.google.com, even i restart it again, but when i open the new tab, it opens the same url as previous. What should i do for it?

  2. February 13th, 2011 at 07:23 | #2

    @himanshu It may be either the imesh software reset your browser settings while loading. Try installing newtab addon first then imesh software. It may resolve the problem.

  3. vinay
    March 12th, 2011 at 16:59 | #3

    guys..same problem here wid d imesh software .. :(
    pls help me !

  4. Awanish Singh
    May 19th, 2011 at 10:59 | #4

    Fake Add on

  5. May 20th, 2011 at 10:02 | #5

    @Awanish Singh Not sure what issue you are facing, but it works absolutely fine with Firfox. I am using this with Firfox 4.0.1.

    Let me know if you face any problem with this.

  6. Manish
    December 17th, 2011 at 15:10 | #6

    This can be done easily.
    Just install the ”’FEATURED ”’addon My Homepage

    you can get it here:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/my-homepage

    Hope this helps.
    Thanks!

  7. deepak
    March 19th, 2012 at 09:27 | #7

    Dear Sir

    This refers to NEW TAB , i have installed NEW TAB URL and restarted FireFox , but still i am not getting NEwTAb URL OPTIONS like Homepage, Blank page, current page, URL

    Please Help

  8. March 19th, 2012 at 12:20 | #8

    @deepak

    I am assuming that the add-on is installed properly.

    Please do the following. (I did these in Firefox 11.0)

    1. Go to Tools->Add-ons
    2. Click Extensions
    3. Click Options under NewTabURL add-on. If this is not enabled, you need to enable the Add-on which requires a restart of Firefox
    4. You will get the dialogue box.

  9. sony
    April 6th, 2012 at 03:33 | #9

    thanks

  10. rosebud
    April 29th, 2012 at 18:09 | #10

    thank you for these last march 19th instructions! i had no idea where to find that screenshot you originally posted. :)

  11. Kishore
    May 23rd, 2012 at 10:14 | #11

    Just go to about:config, and find browser.newtab.url, right click on it and click modify. Then type the url of the page you want

  12. ChaosReigns
    July 8th, 2012 at 15:50 | #12

    Sorry chump, but this is a crap (fake) add-on that does nothing advertised. Not sure why you are still trying to convince others it actually works unless you have even bigger chumps actually sending donations before even trying this joke.

  13. Sapphy11
    July 21st, 2012 at 04:36 | #13

    @Kishore –
    This worked liked a charm! Thank you very much for the info!!

  14. Bartzent
    August 22nd, 2012 at 09:51 | #14

    @kishore : thanks..

  15. alok
    September 21st, 2012 at 12:14 | #15

    kishore is 100% right.solution worked like a charm.thanks

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