Questions and Help

Helping you make the most out of Best Homepage Ever

For the Newcomers

Add a website by clicking the plus sign on bottom right

To remove or rearrange sites, see customization section below.

Make sure you're logged in, then click on Settings -> Display Options to hide/remove nearly any element of the homepage.

Navigating Your Homepage

Understanding the layout and features of your homepage

Launchbar

The website launcher!

  • Add, edit, move, or remove websites.
  • Right-Click on any website to edit it.
  • Change website icons, rearrange sites, or edit URL/Site Name

Toolbar

Organize your websites by category.

  • Sites are now categorized automatically as you add them in the toolbar.
  • Allows you to rearrange websites.

TIP: This can be hidden in settings.

My Account

Access your account details.

  • Edit your login details
  • Create tickets to get direct assistance
  • Provide feedback

Post-it / Stickies

Make quick notes to yourself.

  • Unlimited tabs can be made.

TIP: If you use multiple devices or browsers, you'll need to save your notes to access them cross-device.

sticky post-it note on Best Homepage Ever
Save button

Live News

Up-to-the-minute news, pulled from several news organizations.

  • Live News feed for Sports, Entertainment, Business, and Headline News.

TIP: You can use DOWN/UP arrow keys ( )on your keyboard to access news instantly from your homepage.

Settings

Allows full customization of your homepage appearance.

  • Select a background, show or hide any features (footer, search, clock, etc) instantly.
  • Choose your preferred search engine
  • Change website icon sizes
  • Show/Hide the clock

TIP: You can access the settings by also right-clicking on the homepage, or through the access menu.

Screenshot of Best Homepage Ever layout
Screenshot of Best Homepage Ever

Frequently Asked Questions

Setup, fixes, and answers to your help questions

Initial Setup

Go to your browser settings, search for "homepage" and add https://besthomepageever.com as your homepage.

browser home button

If you do not have a home button on your browser, go into your browser settings, search for homepage and add this to your browser.

This makes it super convenient to access your homepage while browsing the Internet.

If you haven't done so already, create an account so that your custom sites, backgrounds, profile, and all your other settings are saved.

Also, this allows the homepage to be accessed among all of your devices and browsers.

Create My Free Account

Troubleshooting

If you're experiencing issues with the page flickering or refreshing repeatedly, visit my solution here.

See my quick and easy guide on fixing white icons on homepage.

Option 1. If some of your icons appear odd, try to delete them, then re-add them.

Option 2. Still not fixed? Try signing out, doing a hard refresh of your browser's cache (CTRL + F5). Then signing back in.

Option 3. (persistent issue) If you still experience oddities, take note of your sites, and go to your account menu. Delete your account. Then, create a new account and add your websites back.

Note: If all of your websites are missing, please see above "My websites disappeared" under account help.

If all of your websites are missing, it's likely because of one of two things:

Google Sign-in

You signed in with Google instead of your normal email. This can happen if/when you click the "Sign in with Google" pop-up when signing in, rather than using your typical email login.

To fix this, simply sign out of your account, and then sign back in with your email address.

Adding Sites while NOT logged in

Make sure you login before adding sites to your homepage. If you don't, then the websites you add will only be temporary.

If you have a sticky note overlapping the clock, it's probably because the resolution of your device is a bit lower than usual.

My best recommendation is to hide either the clock or the notes, which can be done in your Homepage Settings.

Homepage Settings Display Options Hide Notes/Clock

If you cannot get into your settings (i.e. Your menus or the header are hidden), then right-click on the homepage below the website icons (see image below for area).

Within this menu, you'll be able to get into your settings and display options.

right-click area of homepage

Customization

Once you are logged in, click the settings button at the top right portion of the homepage. You can then choose to show or hide any of the many features that appear by default.

To add your own custom background, please visit my guide on how to customize your homepage background.

Simply hover of the icon of the website you wish to remove from launchbar, then click the red minus icon at the upper right.

removing a website from homepage launchbar

NOTE: If you cannot remove a website, then it is placed there by the webmaster as an affiliate link and may not be removed. It's all I ask for using the homepage for free.

Yes. Right-click any of your websites to pull up the website menu. Select [ Rearrange Sites ].

right-click menu on best homepage ever

You can then drag and re-position your websites. Tap the green save button.

There is also a rearrange button () on the taskbar.

Account Help

Although not required, you'll enjoy many additional features by creating a homepage account.

  • Saving your custom sites and settings to homepage's server
  • Allows for personal settings to be synced with other computers or browsers
  • Access to Homepage Support
  • Better homepage personalization

Creating an account is 100% free.

Logins from Best Homepage Ever Classic do not carry over to the main homepage. You will want to create a new account.

Create Account Now

Reset your homepage password one of two ways:

Login page

Go to login page (or click Login button at upper right part of homepage), and click Forgot Password. From there, you can just enter your email, and follow the prompts. Be sure to check your junk/spam mail.

My Account Menu

Alternatively, if you are logged in, you can update your password within your account menu.

If you share the homepage on a desktop computer with others in your family (which I do), I recommend using multiple web browsers or browser logins.

Each browser will remember your unique ID, which will in turn remember your own personal websites, settings, and background.

For Google Chrome, for example, you can choose to have a separate login for your browser (pictured here).

Check out my quick guide on prevent being logged out of homepage.

Best Homepage Ever is cross-browser and cross-device compatible.

As long as you are signed in on each browser under the same account, your settings and sites will be synced. If you made an update very recently, you can tap F2 to update to the most recent settings on any other browser.

Alternatively, click your profile and click the 'Sync' button (pictured below)

Best Homepage Ever Sync Button

Browser Extension

Download the free homepage browser extension

This free extension allows automatically sets your homepage and new tab page to BHE.

Disable New Tabs

Chrome EdgeFirefox

If you do not want the homepage to load in new tabs, left click on the extension and you can disable this feature.

If your new tabs aren't opening Best Homepage Ever, be sure it is enabled in your browser extensions settings.

If this didn't help, try disabling and re-enabling the extension in your browser's settings. If the issue persists, try uninstalling, and reinstalling the extension.

best homepage ever classic logo Classic Version

If you cannot login, then the server needs restarted. I am unsure of why this issue has persisted, but please just email me and I'll restart it.

Here are the links to add the classic extension to your browser. These are unlisted and currently only available here:

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge

Right-Clicking


Right-clicking on the homepage will bring up a menu that allows you to access your settings, display options, and more.

right-click area of homepage

Additional Help


You can now open a ticket for direct support!
Go to account menu support

Get Support / Report Issue
Account required.
Need one? Create an account.

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