Reviews for New Tab Override
New Tab Override by Sören Hentzschel
Review by Zarathustra420
Rated 1 out of 5
by Zarathustra420, 3 years agoMy experience with this add-on is horrible. When I first started the add-on, it went to settings. For some strange reason, the developer makes it incredibly difficult to GET BACK TO THE SETTINGS. My new tab goes to either a blank page or the firefox homepage. In firefox settings, the new tab area says that it is controlled by this add-on (new tab override). (I have everything else correct, "custom url" and "new tab override" in the appropriate places.) Unfortunately, the only way to change the new tab page is to get back to settings. THEY SAY all you have to do is press Shift + F12 to get to settings. That couldn't be less true, at least for me. It goes to the standard F12 html debug window. Then they say that, "it is also possible to open the settings interface by entering newtab settings in the address bar or from the menu entry in the tools menu). I was able to do that once, then it disappeared! You'd think that he would have a link to get to settings or there would be an easy way to change this SINCE IT'S THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE ADD-ON. Very frustrating. I see why only 78,000 people could stick with it. When it works, it's great. Problem is: it only works when you first set it up. There isn't any new tab icon anymore, I have no idea why it disappeared. It's probably Norton or something, I have no idea. It's quite frustrating. Avoid the frustration--that's my advice. Oh yeah, the icon on the taskbar USED TO ALLOW ACCESS. It disappeared, too. It's glitchy as heck and not worth the trouble. Avoid.
1,001 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Cillu, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by InSinCere79, 20 days agoUnlike the "Custom New Tab Page" extension that hasn't been updated in 5 years. This extension actually does what it says. Was able to set google to new tab with this extension.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Kodak ghost, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dio, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Harin Khakhi, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ggg, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Matt, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by woam, 3 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18908012, 3 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by joefiesta, 4 months agoIt was working fine. But, no longer. I have chosen custom URL (https ://www google com /advanced_search). It doesn't go there upon opening new tab.
It may have been updating firefox to 136.0.4. (spaces added to URL - review does not allow otherwise)
EDIT: Okay, now I got it work. I had to uninstall it and re-install. Something Firefox did somewhere broke it, but I can't say what. I certainly never touched it. Developer response
posted 4 months agoThanks for the review.
It was a feature in „vanilla Firefox“ in the past, but it was abused by bad players and therefore Mozilla was forced to remove the option. But at the same time they gave extension developers the ability. So we have to be thankful to Mozilla.- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17434746, 4 months agoThe Bets! But, I can't donate through paypal cus they charge a fee! Suggest Venmo or other donation platform because PayPal is also run by APartheid NaXis!
- Rated 5 out of 5by 光轮, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Bob M., 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by UdaBudda, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Vijay Samant, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18830905, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Jesús DGz, 5 months agoJust new url for new tab, easy, perfect working with just the right permissions. Thanks for your work.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18813451, 6 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Paul Lee, 6 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18710082, 6 months agoFinally... Why is Mozilla insisting on NOT allowing this setting by default is beyond my understanding. Many thanks to the developer :o)
Developer response
posted 5 months agoThank you for the review!
It was possible several years ago, but Mozilla had to take this option from Firefox because hijacking was a real problem at that time. But we should be thankful, because Mozilla provided a WebExtension API on the first time when they removed this option. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18771567, 7 months ago