Installing visual bookmarks in mozilla. Visual bookmarks have disappeared from Mozilla
Who taught browsers to create website thumbnails?
All “adventure games”, like any other software, include only the most necessary, basic functions of web browsers, and additional features are implemented through add-ons (extensions, plugins), the writing of which is available to anyone. Browser makers provide the necessary information for this.
So, one of these additions (extensions) are visual and very easy-to-navigate bookmarks in the form of small copies of sites, and now the only thing left to do is figure out how to add bookmarks to the visual bookmarks of your browser.
Unlike standard ones (in some browsers “Favorites”), visual bookmarks no longer “live” on the user’s hard drive, but on the server of a site on the Internet that provides services for their storage. Their advantage over regular ones lies in their “independence” from the device used to access the Internet.
Visual thumbnails in the Mozilla browser
Despite the fact that the Chrome browser is the leader in the ranking of web browsers, there are many more users concerned about how to visually bookmark a page in Mozilla than those who are interested in this add-on in Chrome.
You can get to the page with extensions by clicking on the “Add-ons” line in the “Tools” menu or in the button menu with three bars at the top right, and also by typing the combination Ctrl + Shift + A.
Here, on the “Get Add-ons” page, you can click on the “More” button (at the top), which will take you to the website addons.mozilla.org, where in the “Extensions” menu there is a “Bookmarks” link. By clicking on it, you can find a suitable visual option by sorting through 1369 extensions.
But in fact, in order to decide how to add bookmarks to visual bookmarks, just go to the "Extensions" page, type the phrase "Visual..." in the search bar and select any of several proposed extensions (Wishstorage, Tabsbook, Speed Start, etc.).
"Visual bookmarks online 1.081"
By clicking the "Install" button on the right, you will allow this add-on to be downloaded as a service onlinezakladki.ru, which can be used from the first click on the cross "Open a new tab" without registration and authorization.
By clicking on the gear button to the right of the search bar, tab settings open, among which there is a “Synchronization” section. When solving the problem of how to add bookmarks to visual bookmarks, we can select the appropriate method for storing them in it and import/export bookmarks from/to an HTML file.
The onlinezakladki.ru service, having secured its presence with an icon with an asterisk at the top right, allows you to select up to 40 bookmarks (the gear button to the right of the search bar) and will provide access to them from anywhere in the world. As soon as you move the cursor to a bookmark, the functions for editing and deleting it will immediately light up.
Editing operations include changing basic data (address, title) and adjusting the image to allow the use of a customized image.
You can add a new page to the bookmarks panel by clicking on the cross in the center of an empty bookmark or on the star icon at the top right.
How to Add Visual Bookmarks in Google Chrome
By default, they are already installed in Chrome, but these are only image links of the pages the user recently visited. Moreover, the new (last visited) page will appear in bookmarks only after restarting the browser, and no keys or combinations thereof will help, including Ctrl + R (the "Reload" command in the page context menu).
Automatically displayed in a new tab, they are devoid of any settings, except for deleting them by clicking on the cross in the upper right corner.
Such a thumbnail service will probably not suit those users who are interested in how to add visual bookmarks to Google Chrome. Therefore, silently click on the three stripes at the top right and select “Additional tools > Extensions”.
If there are no extensions in the window that opens, we agree to the offer: “Do you want to view the gallery?”, and if there are, then click on the “More extensions” link and get to the “Chrome Online Store”.
Here, of course, you can endlessly scroll through the page with countless applications, holding your eyes so as not to wander. But just to find out how to add visual bookmarks in Google Chrome, this
As in the Mozilla browser, here, too, you can simply type the phrase “visual...” in the store search at the top right and “+Install” (as the blue buttons on the right are labeled) any of several proposed extensions.
Among them are the already familiar service onlinezakladki.ru, Evorch, Atavi, Speed Dial and a number of other offers, the installation and configuration of which is simple and understandable for a user of any level, but for example, let’s look at how to add a visual bookmark with 3D mode in Chrome.
Visual bookmarks FVD Speed Dial
Click the “+Install” button, open a new tab and admire the beautiful and impressive express panel of visual bookmarks with 3D mode and synchronization functions.
All the necessary sites are visible, and if there are so many of them that your eyes run wild, you can sort them into groups, to create which you need to click on the cross in the upper right, next to the default groups.
For each site we can create our own thumbnail or use a collection of images from the gallery. For the express panel itself, you can also choose your own background if you are not satisfied with the “standard” themes.
Convenient and simple synchronization (a round icon with arrows catching up with each other in the menu at the top right) will allow us to have the same selection of sites on different browsers, computers and other mobile devices.
But in order to use synchronization, we will have to agree to the offer to download the Eversync application from the Chrome Web Store, after which a synchronization button will appear in the panel at the top right.
By clicking the indicated button, we will see a proposal to log in to your EverSync account (if you have one) or create a new account. We will have to agree to this, because, having figured out how to add visual bookmarks in Google Chrome, we need to figure out how to synchronize them with other browsers and various mobile devices.
Synchronizing standard links
The Ever Sync service can save and synchronize not only FVD Speed Dial bookmarks, but also standard ones (favorites). Click Bookmarks and deal with the window that opens.
Here we can enable/disable auto-synchronization, combine local and server information (Merge button), replace data on the server (Upload button) and replace local information (Download button).
To transfer (copy) bookmarks to the server, you need to decide between the actions “Merge” or “Download”, choosing the second if synchronization is performed for the first time. You will find the copied links by clicking the "My EverHelperAccount" button.
Now bookmarks copied to the cloud can be transferred to any other browser or computer if the EverSync extension is installed on it.
Sync links created in Speed Dial
To close the question of how to add visual bookmarks with 3D mode in Google, we return to the application menu and open the Speed Dial tab, where we will synchronize the bookmarks of this extension.
As in the previous case, click the “Download” button, confirm your choice (Ok) and after 10-40 seconds, making sure that “Synchronization was successful” (as indicated by three green checkmarks), close the window.
Visual Bookmarks are now ready to use on another computer or browser (if you have the Speed Dial application installed).
Visual bookmarks in the Yandex browser
Users of Mozilla, Chrome, Opera and a number of other well-known browsers whose home page is set to “Yandex” will confirm with what persistence and tenacity “Yandex” offers to download its browser.
And these efforts were crowned with success, because this browser is rapidly gaining popularity. Therefore, as a “snack”, let’s find out how to add a visual bookmark in Yandex.
One of the Yandex elements, the Visual Bookmarks add-on, is also popular among similar services. But if we try to install it in the browser, we will receive the following message: “The Yandex browser already has a board with visuals...”. And by adding a new tab, we will make sure of this.
And in order to “place” a new site miniature on the display, you just need to click on the “baptized” inscription “Add”, enter the site address or its name and add a signature.
In the context menu of each tab, you can unpin it, delete it, change the site, and customize the thumbnail board in general.
Judging by the “demand” on the RuNet, this function in Yandex suits the majority of users. But here too, just like in Chrome, we can add a visual bookmark using any other service that we find in the catalog of add-ons for Yandex in the “Add-ons” section in the “three-bar” button menu at the top right.
Many browsers provide users with the ability to create visual bookmarks. Such bookmarks provide more comfortable browsing experience. Today the Land of Soviets will tell how to make visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox.
Unlike Opera, the Mozilla Firefox browser does not have a built-in visual bookmarking service. What if you need visual bookmarks in your browser, but you are not ready to exchange Firefox for another browser just for this feature? Various add-ons will come to the rescue, which will help you make visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox.
So, how to make visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox? First you need to install a special add-on that will allow you to create and customize visual bookmarks. There are several such additions. Perhaps the most famous is Yandex.Bar, which includes visual bookmarks among its functions. If you don’t want to install Yandex.Bar, we can recommend add-ons Speed Dial, Fast Dial, Sugestron Speed Dial.
We will tell you how to make visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox using the Speed Dial add-on. Installing and configuring other similar add-ons follow the same principle, so they should not cause you the slightest difficulty. First we need to go to the browser add-on manager. To do this, select Add-ons from the Tools menu. In the window that opens, go to the Search for add-ons tab:
Visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox
In the search bar (you can recognize it by the italic inscription “Search all add-ons” and the magnifying glass icon), enter the name of the add-on we need - in this case, Speed Dial - and click on the magnifying glass icon or the Enter key on the keyboard. Suggested additions will appear in the window; the addition we need should be in first place. Select it by clicking on the name of the add-on with the left mouse button, and click on the Add to Firefox button...
Install visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox
A warning window will appear. We are not afraid of the warning and click the Install Now button. After installation we will be prompted to restart the browser. After restarting the browser, set up the add-on. To do this, go to Tools - Add-ons again, but instead of the Search for add-ons tab, select the Extensions tab. In it, click on the newly installed Speed Dial add-on and click on the Settings button.
First, pay attention to the Actions drop-down menu at the bottom of the settings window. It allows you to reset the add-on settings, restoring the default settings, perform the initial setup of the add-on, export settings and bookmarks to a separate file in speeddial (a specific add-on format) or HTML format, import settings from a file, or restore from a backup.
Now we need a point Initial configuration. The initial Speed Dial setup allows you to configure the add-on to load in new empty windows and tabs, use groups of visual bookmarks, add an add-on button to the browser toolbar, and set Mozilla Firefox's visual bookmarks as your home page. All we need is to check the boxes next to the items we need and click on the OK button.
Now let's take a closer look Speed Dial settings window. In the Basic tab, you can configure groups of visual bookmarks: the names of the groups and the number of bookmarks in the group. One group can be active in the browser at a time, but the groups are tabbed so you can easily switch between them. In addition, in the main settings tab, you can configure automatic loading of the add-on in new empty windows and/or tabs, as well as access to the Speed Dial through the context menu and the “Bookmarks” menu.
In the Default tab, you can configure the refresh rate of site previews in visual bookmarks, the use of JavaScript, the size of bookmarks, and the number of bookmarks in rows and columns. In the Thumbnails tab, you can configure the settings for thumbnails, in the Controls tab, you can configure hotkeys and mouse actions, and in the Advanced tab, you can configure other, less important parameters. To save your changes, you need to click OK..
To create a new visual bookmark, right-click on the empty bookmark with a number and select Edit. In the window that opens, enter the address (URL) of the site we need, the title (if you do not enter a title and check the Dynamic checkbox, the title will be generated dynamically when the bookmark is updated). In the Update drop-down list, select the update time: never or periodically. If you selected Periodically, another drop-down list will appear. From it you will need to select a time unit (hours, days, minutes, seconds), and enter the number manually. Should I check the Use JavaScript checkbox? Not necessary, but recommended - previews of some sites will not load without JavaScript.
Visual bookmarks are missing in Mozilla Firefox
This is how easy it is to make visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox. Ten minutes to install and configure - and your browser has become more convenient and functional!
Instructions
Launch the Mozilla Firefox browser - you will already have at least one tab open. At your choice, this tab can be an empty white form, or a web page designated as your home page, or even several pages at once - then when you start the browser, the corresponding number of tabs will open. In addition, it is possible to set an express panel with visual bookmarks as the start page (new tab). So first, analyze your situation and decide which of the possible setup options would be most preferable for you.
Don't leave a blank tab as your start page if you intend to visit a lot of the same URLs very often. Indeed, in this case, to go to your favorite sites, you will have to type these URLs manually each time, or look for the necessary links in bookmarks and magazines, or even use a web search. In this case, it would be much more advisable to set as the start page (new tab) express panel developed for Mozilla Firefox. Find more detailed information on existing modifications of express panels (user reviews, installation and settings tips) on the Internet.
Do not waste your time and computer resources on installing, configuring and operating an express panel with numerous visual bookmarks if you regularly visit only a couple of sites on the Internet. In this case, it is better to designate them as home pages. When you launch the browser and/or when you click on the “Home” button, they will all open at once - each site in a separate tab, and rare transitions to other links can be done from a blank page using ordinary means.
Make the necessary changes to the Mozilla Firefox settings. Open the browser menu - it is called up by the orange button at the top left. Click on the "Settings" item. In the window that appears, start with the “Basic Settings” group - in it, specify the address(es) of the home page, and also select the most optimal option for displaying tabs when starting the browser. If you don't know how to do this, click on the "Help" button in the lower right corner of the settings window.
Go to the next group of settings - “Tabs”. To find your preferred options, review the help information. Check all the required boxes and click OK to save your settings.
Download the add-on you like. Typically, you will need to restart your browser after the installation process is complete.
The more advanced and functional the browser used on your computer, the more comfortable surfing the Internet will be. And the ability to quickly switch between your favorite pages is one of the determining factors of this convenience.
Obviously, typing an address or using favorites is not always convenient, and the best solution is to make visual bookmarks in Firefox Mozilla.
Photo: appearance of the tab with pinned sites
What are bookmarks and why are they needed?
Visual bookmarks are a special browser feature, thanks to which, when you open a new tab, a section appears where all the most visited addresses on the Internet are collected by the user. By default, browsers, including FireFox, do not have the ability to add and pin a link for quick access manually, and do everything automatically based on user actions.
This is why many users need to bookmark, using a third-party application, in order to independently add, pin and otherwise manage their favorite sites in this section. In addition, third-party extensions have broader functionality, allowing you to independently assign the page title and thumbnail.
Video: Quick Bookmarks Bar
The most popular add-on for pinning favorite sites to a new page is the Speed Dial plugin. This extension is distributed absolutely free of charge through the official browser catalog.
It allows you to add and pin your favorite sites as thumbnails in the browser and customize them to your liking.
Speed Dial is:
- a quick and convenient way to switch between your favorite sites;
- many settings, both the appearance of the page itself and the appearance of pinned pages (dils);
- stable operation and fast loading of the add-on, which does not affect browser performance;
- free access to all functionality of the application.
Download and Install
To install the Speed Dial add-on you will need:
Settings
After you have managed to make visual bookmarks in FireFox Mozilla, you can go to the settings of the installed add-on. To do this, you need to open a new tab in your browser, after which six default sites will become available to you. They can be removed by simply hovering over each thumbnail and clicking on the red cross icon that appears.
Photo: six bookmarks with the ability to delete them
Right-click any empty area on this page. In the menu that opens, you can adjust the number of columns with thumbnails, as well as their size in the corresponding sections. Here you can change the design theme (dark or white) and the type of page scrolling (horizontal or vertical).
To make visual bookmarks in FireFox Mozilla for your sites, you will need to left-click on the empty thumbnail with the “+” sign, and then enter the page address and its name. For user convenience, the developers have provided the ability to copy an address from an already open tab or from frequently visited pages. Just fill in the required fields and save.
By switching to the “Display” tab after filling out the address and name, you can customize the appearance of the file by specifying the path to the image.
The system itself can offer the user images of a particular site. For example, for social networks and the most popular news portals, the extension provides several icons at once, but the user has the right to choose any other image.
Photo: extension with added custom sites
As we can see, making visual bookmarks in Firefox Mozilla and then customizing them turned out to be a very simple task. Thanks to Speed Dial, the user can expand the standard capabilities of his Internet browser and comfortably navigate through the pages of his favorite sites.
In general, all bookmarks are aimed at creating comfort while working with browsers. Each program offers its own. Visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox need to be installed and configured. Let's talk about this now.
What are visual bookmarks?
When we launch any browser, a window with the start page opens. In most browsers it consists of cells. Each cell contains a site - the one most frequently visited by the user, the standard one if the browser has not yet been used, as well as the one that was specially placed there by the owner of the device.
Most users don't like the standard panel in Firefox: it doesn't have themes and is limited in the number of cells. In this regard, they are trying to find other solutions for the interface.
Bookmarking extensions
What extensions are suitable for creating a visual bookmarks bar in Firefox? There are a lot of them. Some of the most famous are Yandex.Bar and Speed Dial. They can be downloaded from the extension store. To get there you need:
1.Click on the icon with three lines and select the “Add-ons” block in the context menu.
2.Open the top block “Get add-ons”. In the search bar, enter the query “visual bookmarks”.
3.A page will open with a list of additions on the topic. Read the information, choose what you like and click on the “Install” button.
4.The browser will require a restart. When you open the browser, you will already see that the icon of the add-on you just installed has appeared in the top panel of Mozilla Firefox. You can remove add-ons in the second menu “Extensions”.
Set the Speed Dial
Which add-on is best to install? Speed Dial is a good choice because it allows you to create groups of panels.
1.Go to the following page: https://www.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/desktop/customize/. Scroll the tab down to the “Other configuration methods” block.
2.Click on the “Extras” puzzle icon, and then on “Here are some of our favorites.”
3.Select Speed Dial.
Now you need to set up visual bookmarks. How to include a page in the panel?
1.Click on the cell.
2. Enter the site that needs to be pinned in the “Address” field. Click on OK.
You can remove content from cells here by clicking on the cross in its upper right corner.
When you open the browser, the start page with the search engine will still launch first. To see the panel, you need to switch to a new tab.
Interface from Yandex
How to install visual bookmarks from Yandex on a browser from another developer? Is it possible? Of course, you can also install Yandex Bar and other elements if desired. Again, you need to go to the Mozilla extensions directory.
- Follow the link: https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/yandex-visual-bookmarks/?src=search.
- Click on “Add to Firefox”. We are waiting for the download to complete.
- Click on “Install”. Click on OK. Click on the cross and confirm that we want to close all tabs.
When you open your browser, you will again see that the visual bookmarks for Firefox are different.
Now let's see how to set up bookmarks from Yandex. To save a site to the panel, click “Add Bookmark.” You can enter the site manually or paste a copied address, and find it in the "Popular" or "Recently Visited" sections.
To remove a site from the panel, click on the cross in the upper right corner of the cell.
What can you do in the Settings section? For example, you can set the number of cells you need on the panel. The standard number is 10. You can increase it up to 25. Also determine the type of cells:
- Logos and headings.
- Logos and screenshots.
- Screenshots.
Upload your own picture for the background or choose from a ready-made catalog. Additional functions include the Yandex search bar, bookmarks bar, display of the user's location and contextual advertising. You can remove any of these options. You can always change them in the settings.
Is it possible to return the old interface?
Since the updated program interface was not to the taste of many Internet users, the question arose of how to return old visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox. What you need to do:
1.Delete the panel that is currently installed in Mozilla Firefox in the “Extensions” menu.
2.Download the YandexVizualBookmarks.xpi file.
3.Drag it with the mouse into an open browser window.
4.In a new small window, click on “Install”.
5.Restart your browser.
6.Next, go to the “Extensions” menu. Under Manage Add-ons, find Visual Bookmarks. Click on the “Details” line and check “Disabled” next to the “Automatic update” item. So, the extension will not be updated - you will have the old version.
7.Go to the “Settings” section. In the “Home Page” line, write the following: yafd:tabs. Click OK. Restart your browser.
If your bookmarks have disappeared from view
What to do if visual bookmarks are not displayed in Mozilla Frefox? There may be three reasons:
- You have cleared your message history. Bookmarks display the sites you visit most. All that remains is to re-create the story.
- You could turn them off.
- Some add-on changes the home screen. Look at the “Extensions” menu and try disabling extensions one by one. This way, you can identify the “culprit”.
To install visual bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox, you need to download a special extension from the store. Which one is another question. The most popular are from Yandex and Speed Dial. They can be used absolutely free. You can try any option you find in the extension store.