Your browsing history in Firefox can very easily be cleared automatically. This can save you a lot of time, because there are a lot of things that it grabs and keeps that you might not need for it to. So, this is a very quick and easy guide to get this done within Firefox.
Auto Clear History in Firefox
Mark Important Tabs in Firefox
Need to mark some tabs as being more important than others? Firefox has the solution for you. Important Tabs, a great new add-on for Firefox will let you mark some tabs as more important than others. This can really come in handy when you need to close all your tabs except a few more that you might still need.
How to Clear Your History in Firefox
Clearing your Firefox history is a pretty easy thing to do, but just in case you have not ever done it – here is a quick crash course on how you can get this done. Why would you want to make sure you clear your browser history? Well, it comes in handy to make sure you are seeing the most recent version of any webpage you frequently visit. Also, having too much information saved in the browser can slow it down.
What is in the History?
Firefox saves a lot of different information, but when it comes to cleaning your browser history up – how do you know what to keep and what to save? I figured I would take a minute or two to go through each thing that is saved in your Firefox history so you’ll know what exactly you are saving.
FXOpera: Make Firefox Look Like Opera
Need another simple theme for Firefox? FXOpera will be a great find for you. This great theme mimics some of the sleekness of the Opera theme and gives it a Firefox-like makeover.
Add to Search Bar
Being able to add any search box to Firefox’s built in searching tools would be great, right? Well, you can get this done with the Add to Search Bar add-on for Firefox. This handy add-on for the browser will let you right click on any search box in any website and add it to the choice of search engines in the top-right corner of Firefox.
Disable New Tab Page’s Thumbnail Capture
Tired of Firefox’s new tab page reveling what you are looking at? With the holiday season upon us and with more and more people shopping online, that is reasonable. You can disable this feature though. That way you can keep your browsing history a secret!
New AdBlock Feature: Not Helpful?
It seems there are a number of people upset about some of the recent changes to the AdBlock extension for Firefox. Are you one of these users? Personally – I’d rather you not use it here because that means I get no revenue for my hard work on Firefox Facts, but those are the breaks.
Check out this Reddit post to learn more about the new AdBlock feature that is bugging some folks.
Orange Variant of the Tango Theme
Want Firefox to look a little oranger? The Tangerinefox splashes a ‘bit of orange color onto your usually grey and blue(ish?) browser and uses themes based on the old Tango theme.
Show My Password in Firefox
Need to see your password to see if the one Firefox saved is correct? I run into that problem a lot – especially since I use a lot of passwords in my day to day life. One great extension for Firefox that will let you see your passwords as you enter them on a page is Show My Password.
- My Initial Firefox 4 Thoughts Jan/18
- RSS Feed Change, Please Read! Nov/05
- Goodbye Status Bar, Hello Add-on Bar Jan/19
- Optimized Firefox for Windows? Oct/20
- RIP Xmarks Sep/28
- Auto Clear History in Firefox Dec/20
- Mark Important Tabs in Firefox Dec/19
- How to Clear Your History in Firefox Dec/18
- What is in the History? Dec/17
- FXOpera: Make Firefox Look Like Opera Dec/06