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03-07-2025 01:19 PM
After updating to Firefox 136.0 I saw a new UI for the Home Page where the shortcut icons are now too small, more spaced out, and with the recommended Pocket stories now peeking out of the bottom of the page with no way to hide it beside just turning off Pocket entirely from the Home Page settings. This new UI, respectfully, is awful to look at (see image inserted below). It looks more like a Bing homepage with how cluttered the screen looks like and how the recommended stories are now obnoxiously "in-your-face".
I had to go to about:config and set browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b to false. From what I see, the new tab layout variants A and B look pretty much the same, and I don't like them. I prefer to have the old UI before 136.0 where it has bigger shortcut icons, the recommended Pocket stories are hidden below the shortcuts and you have to scroll down to see them, and the Firefox logo is above the search bar (see image attached, not below). The old UI has a better use of space, is less cluttered, and looks better overall. And if the team really wants to have the new variants A or B, then at least let us have the option to choose in the Settings the layouts we want, whether it's the old UI or the new ones you are pushing.
New UI at version 136.0
Solved! Go to Solution.
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03-10-2025 06:43 AM
Hello
Other feedback, take a look at
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/m-p/89059/...
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-134-new-tab/m-p/89163/highlight/true#M34456
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/the-firefox-logo-on-new-tabs-is-back-dammit-on-release-13...
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05-28-2025 09:59 PM
Hello
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1kxhc24/how_do_i_fix_the_shortcuts_on_the_new_tab_page
Try
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabShortcuts.refresh and set the false value
Other to try
An code userContent.css file
@-moz-document url("about:home"), url("about:newtab")
{.icon.icon-pin-small{display:none!important;}
Support https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html similar
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06-24-2025 10:02 PM - edited 06-24-2025 11:36 PM
Hello
About, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant, preferences no longer exist, on Firefox beta 141.0b1 and Firefox nightly 142.0a1
Home Page where the shortcut icons are now too small, more spaced out.
Maybe perform tests with userContent.css, a test carried out above.
Take a look at https://www.camp-firefox.de/forum/thema/139018-änderungen-der-kachelansicht-bei-startseite-und-neuem...
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03-07-2025 01:21 PM
The image for the Old UI didn't attach to my original post. Here it is.Old UI before version 136.0
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03-10-2025 05:03 AM
They did some A/B testing and I found on reddit a lot of people that disabled the testing as a result of this. I dislike the new layout, it feels so empty.
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03-10-2025 01:24 PM - edited 03-13-2025 11:55 PM
I was in the B testing. I have my Pocket recommended stories turned on so for me everything is so cluttered and messy, but I guess if you turn off Pocket then yeah... the new tab would feel empty because everything is so small and spaced out. Exactly why I prefer the old UI.
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03-10-2025 06:43 AM
Hello
Other feedback, take a look at
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/m-p/89059/...
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-134-new-tab/m-p/89163/highlight/true#M34456
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/the-firefox-logo-on-new-tabs-is-back-dammit-on-release-13...
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03-10-2025 01:20 PM
Got it. Didn't know there was other similar feedback posts to mine because I only searched "home page" instead of "new tab" in the discussions. Accepting this as solution so it's easier for others to see the same feedbacks.
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07-23-2025 04:44 AM
Firefox 141.0 New Tab Layout - After the latest update, the Firefox logo is back on the new tab page and the shortcut icons are way too small. How do I remove the Firefox logo and make the shortcut icons bigger. I want the old new tab layout back. I have tried all of these and nothing seems to work.
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07-23-2025 04:58 AM - edited 07-23-2025 06:24 AM
Hello
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/feedback-for-the-new-tab-layout-variants-in-the-home-page...
Maybe, perform tests with userContent.css
@-moz-document url(about:newtab), url(about:home) {
.logo-and-wordmark-wrapper {
display: none !important;
}
li.top-site-outer {
margin-top: -10px !important;
margin-bottom: 0px !important;
margin-left: 0px !important;
}
.top-site-outer .tile .icon-wrapper {
min-width: 100% !important;
min-height: 100% !important;
}
.top-site-outer .title.pinned span {
padding: 0 0px !important;
}
}
Copy/paste the code into notepad
Save
Type: All files
userContent.css
Create a chrome folder
Move userContent.css to your chrome folder
Go to your profile folder https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-prof...
Move your chrome folder to your profile folder
Go to Configuration Editor https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
Enter a search term toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets
Double-click on the preference, to set its value to true
And restart Firefox
An feedback https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1524318#answer-1750754
Screenshot3, an experiment, with the help of userContent.css
Other illustration
Without userContent.css
With userContent.css
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07-23-2025 07:59 AM
Thank you so much! This worked!
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03-13-2025 03:27 PM
I really don't need that oversized Firefox icon at the top!!!!
It makes my other shortcuts super small.
This update sucks. It really scares me.
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03-13-2025 11:54 PM
I think the new comment by Agentvirtuel below was meant for you, not me. I personally don't mind the Firefox logo, but they gave some instructions to remove the logo using CSS at the end if you need it.
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03-13-2025 11:40 PM - edited 03-14-2025 12:14 AM
Hello
Try
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant
Check, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b
To change a boolean (true-false) preference's value, double-click on the preference.
Then
If you wish to test https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/giant-logo/m-p/89729#M34734 userContent.css file
Or
Maybe? try this https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1316284
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.logowordmark.AlwaysVisible
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05-28-2025 12:48 PM
How can I remove the PIN grahics? They're useless and are clutter~
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07-22-2025 11:31 AM - edited 07-22-2025 11:31 AM
move your pointer to the f, you will see ... to the right, select unpin.
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05-28-2025 09:59 PM
Hello
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1kxhc24/how_do_i_fix_the_shortcuts_on_the_new_tab_page
Try
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabShortcuts.refresh and set the false value
Other to try
An code userContent.css file
@-moz-document url("about:home"), url("about:newtab")
{.icon.icon-pin-small{display:none!important;}
Support https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html similar
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05-28-2025 10:08 PM
Thanks. Had to search this up earlier and found the same solution. Pinning this.
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06-24-2025 04:05 PM
this just stopped working on 141.0b1
any new suggestions?
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06-24-2025 10:02 PM - edited 06-24-2025 11:36 PM
Hello
About, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant, preferences no longer exist, on Firefox beta 141.0b1 and Firefox nightly 142.0a1
Home Page where the shortcut icons are now too small, more spaced out.
Maybe perform tests with userContent.css, a test carried out above.
Take a look at https://www.camp-firefox.de/forum/thema/139018-änderungen-der-kachelansicht-bei-startseite-und-neuem...
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07-22-2025 08:11 AM
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07-24-2025 05:04 AM
Fundamentally, it seems like this problem arose from the "Variant A/B" study, and a misunderstanding between developers and the user community about what was being changed.
From a developer perspective, they thought they were evaluating between 2 choices (A and B) and ultimately they felt that B was the winner so that made that the new default. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1937177
But from a user perspective, there were actually 3 choices during the evaluation period (Original behavior, plus new options A and B). There are a significant number of users who liked neither A nor B, and wanted to retain the original behavior with its larger icons. These people have unfortunately been ignored.
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07-25-2025 12:24 PM - edited 07-25-2025 12:50 PM
This pisses me off to no end.
I saw a C variant in about:config while trying to find the solution to this latest phuck of jamming more content onto the NewTab page.
Whether on purpose or not, these UI changes are NEVER mentioned in the notes.
I'm about done with FF as my core browser.
Reverted back to 140.04.
**Edit** To ESR with updates blocked for the time being.
"SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DisableAppUpdate"
Have to use the --Allow-Downgrade switch. Asshoels.
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07-25-2025 09:13 PM - edited 07-25-2025 09:13 PM
Hello
dglowny
I suppose you have seen https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1937177 in the page the Complete list of changes at the bottom of https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/141.0/releasenotes
Complete list of changes
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?j_top=OR&f1=target_milestone&o3=equals&v3=Firefox%20141&o1=...
Comp -> New Tab Page
Other subject
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/using-older-versions/m-p/52738
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07-24-2025 11:21 PM
Hello
Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-items-on-firefox-new-tab-page
Weather
Other subject https://www.camp-firefox.de/forum/thema/138920-firefox-135-kacheln-zu-klein-und-wetter-auf-der-recht...
By way of illustration below
@-moz-document url(about:newtab), url(about:home) {
.logo-and-wordmark-wrapper {
display: none !important;
}
li.top-site-outer {
margin-top: -10px !important;
margin-bottom: 0px !important;
margin-left: 0px !important;
}
.top-site-outer .tile .icon-wrapper {
min-width: 100% !important;
min-height: 100% !important;
}
.top-site-outer .title.pinned span {
padding: 0 0px !important;
}
.weather {
margin-right: 1250px !important;
}
}
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07-25-2025 10:24 PM
Hello
I tested an experiment
@-moz-document url(about:newtab), url(about:home) {
.logo-and-wordmark-wrapper {
display: none !important;
}
.top-site-outer .default-icon {
scale: 2.0 !important;
}
.top-site-outer .tile .icon-wrapper {
min-width: 120% !important;
min-height: 120% !important;
}
}

