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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by cpeterso on Sunday October 24, 2021 @02:38PM (#28980717)
You don’t need a browser extension to change Firefox’s home page. There is a UI setting to specify an arbitrary URL:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-set-the-home-pag...

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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by theHIDninja on Sunday October 24, 2021 @03:01PM (#28980894)
Your homepage is not your New Tab Page.
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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by cpeterso on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:44PM (#28982210)
Looks like you're right. I didn't realize the home page setting didn't also apply to the New Tab page.

I skimmed through about:config and didn't find any alternate way to change the New Tab URL other than a browser extension, like you said.

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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by tsimionescu on Sunday October 24, 2021 @03:57PM (#28981336)
Honest question: what is the difference? Why would you want a custom home page but not a new tab page?
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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by theHIDninja on Sunday October 24, 2021 @04:53PM (#28981799)
A homepage is what appears when you launch the browser. A new tab page is the page that appears when you open a new tab. I want a custom new tab page, which is a feature Firefox disabled. I personally do not care if the homepage and the new tab page are different as I never use the homepage (I always choose to restore from previous session).
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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by tsimionescu on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:39PM (#28982174)
Oh, I had misunderstood. I thought from the way the comments were going that you wanted the opposite - that they allow you to customize New Tab but not the Homepage, and I was wondering who uses the home page anymore.
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