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How do I make Firefox open new tabs next to the current tab?

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Original question:

> I want the new tabs to open next to the current tab and not at the end of my 644 tabs. Use to open next to the current tab and then I had to reset FF and now I can't get it back the way I had it. What do I need to add or change to get the behavior I want and had?

Link to original question which now has an incorrect chosen solution: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1263537

Original question: > I want the new tabs to open next to the current tab and not at the end of my 644 tabs. Use to open next to the current tab and then I had to reset FF and now I can't get it back the way I had it. What do I need to add or change to get the behavior I want and had? Link to original question which now has an incorrect chosen solution: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1263537

Chosen solution

Updated solution:

Open about:config and set browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent to true.

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Chosen Solution

Updated solution:

Open about:config and set browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent to true.