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How to pin and un-pin top sites?

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mnwfireuser
mnwfireuser
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With old Firefox I could un-pin site and then install new site easily from my book marks, just "drag and place and pin. ?. Now there are only 8 Top Sites: How do I remove a site that is not used often (or duplicated) ? I may want to use some sites seasonally ( golf course, ski area, tax prep etc) Actually, it would be good to have 12 top sites.

With old Firefox I could un-pin site and then install new site easily from my book marks, just "drag and place and pin. ?. Now there are only 8 Top Sites: How do I remove a site that is not used often (or duplicated) ? I may want to use some sites seasonally ( golf course, ski area, tax prep etc) Actually, it would be good to have 12 top sites.

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Hi mnwfireuser,

Drag and drop isn't possible at the moment. Hopefully they'll add it later. However, you can click 'Edit' in the upper-right corner of the Top Sites and press the button 'Add' to manually add a website by entering the URL. Not as convenient, but it does the job.

Best regards, BelFox

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BelFox
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Hi mnwfireuser,

Have a look here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-new-tab-page#w_unpin-a-top-site

Best regards, BelFox

mnwfireuser
mnwfireuser Question owner
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It doesn't work that way. I would like to drag a site from my bookmarks and add to my top sites. It just doesn't work. I can un-pin, but I can't pin the site I want to add.

BelFox
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Hi mnwfireuser,

Drag and drop isn't possible at the moment. Hopefully they'll add it later. However, you can click 'Edit' in the upper-right corner of the Top Sites and press the button 'Add' to manually add a website by entering the URL. Not as convenient, but it does the job.

Best regards, BelFox

mnwfireuser
mnwfireuser Question owner
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Belfox. That works. Note that you have to "hover" over the EDIT and wait for the "Customize your Top Site" prompt to pop-up. Then You can see the CUSTOMIZE box with "ADD". It works. Next ? , How do you move "SITE ICONS" around with in the "TOP SITES" box.

BelFox
BelFox
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Moving top sites around is not possible (yet).

Best regards, BelFox

mnwfireuser
mnwfireuser Question owner
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BelFox Thanks for that info. I'll stop trying to move things around :-( . I'm getting used to the new page format. The Jury is out on whether I really like it yet. Change for an old fart like me comes hard. When we "old farts" get comfortable with a format it is disconcerting when it changes. Thanks for all your support.

BelFox
BelFox
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You're welcome! I am positive further improvements will be made in future versions. There are also add-ons available that offer a new tab page with thumbnails like you were used to, if that is what you prefer.

Best regards BelFox