Questions and Help

This page is dedicated to helping you make the most out of Best Homepage Ever.

Understanding the layout and features of your homepage


Homepage Overview

Features

Main Menu

Navigate within Best Homepage Ever's pages

Homepage updates, background music, privacy policy, help

Access Menu

Accessible even when launchbar is hidden.

  • Settings, Adding Websites, Backgrounds
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.

Launchbar

The website launcher!

  • Add, edit, move, or remove websites.
  • Right-Click menu available on websites New!
  • Change website icons, rearrange sites, or edit URL/Site Name

  • Adding Websites: Add sites by using the access menu or right-click on homepage.
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: Click the down-arrow 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.

Search

Instantly search the Internet

  • Google, Bing, Brave, or DuckDuckGo
  • Add websites directly to your homepage from search results
    (Google+ Only).

Layout

Screenshot of Best Homepage Ever layout
The all new homepage design for 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

add websites to best homepage ever
Adding websites to homepage

Click the button on your homepage.

Within this menu, you can add any custom website or choose from a list of popular websites across the Internet.

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

BHE Classic is now located at
https://classic.besthomepageever.com

Depending on some browser settings, you may be logging out of websites automatically each time you close your browser. This is a somewhat common browser setting. So, be sure to check your browser settings (typically this is found in the privacy settings).

If this is not the case, it's possible you have a corrupt cookie. To solve this problem, clear your cookies. This will log you out of every site though, but once you login again, it should stay logged in.

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.

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.

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.

You can access your start page or homepage when opening up new tabs by using the Best Homepage Ever browser extensions.

They are available for free on the Open Homepage in New Tabs page.

Yes. Right-click on any of your websites and click Rearrange Sites.
Alternatively, if you use the toolbar, you can click the rearrange button

Then you can click and drag any of your websites. Tap the save button.

Need Help with a specific homepage issue?

If you have feedback, questions, or still need help:

You can now open a ticket for direct support! Just click support in your account menu. Thanks!

Homepage Support
Account required.
Need one? Create an account.
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