How can I set default homepage in FF and Chrome via javascript?

Question

Hi!

I have a code that works only in IE anb I was looking for something similar in FF and Chrome to set user's default homepage through a link 'click here to make this site your default homepage', but so far I didn't find anything.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks!!

Answer 1

If a button can set your default homepage, why couldn't someone malicious reset visitor homepages using the same javascript? This is why such a function does not exist on well behaved browsers.

Answer 2

You can't do it in FF because of security. Check out this article. Your user would have to change the signed.applets.codebase_principal_support setting to false. Probably not something that is worth counting on.

Answer 3

Use to be possible with this lovely snippet.

document.setHomePage("http://www.mywebsite.com/");

Shockingly, it was only supported by IE, and in IE7 it was discontinued.

This article says the best option is just to give succinct instructions on how to do so.

Answer 4

What you're asking for is generally considered very annoying page behavior and, therefore, isn't widely supported.

A better UX (User Experience) choice is to give a small set of "how-to" instructions on how the users can make your page their homepage in their respective browsers. Give the user the choice!

Answer 5

Thanks everyone!! I think I will remove this link for my project! :-)

Answer 6

I Have found one script which will work both ie & Mozila. But won't work in opera & chrome.

Write below function inside javascript tag

<script type="text/javascript">
function setHomepage()
{
 if (document.all)
    {
        document.body.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';
  document.body.setHomePage('http://www.kerala.in');

    }
    else if (window.sidebar)
    {
    if(window.netscape)
    {
         try
   {  
            netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect");  
         }  
         catch(e)  
         {  
            alert("this action was aviod by your browser，if you want to enable，please enter about:config in your address line,and change the value of signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true");  
         }
    } 
    var prefs = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1'].getService(Components. interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
    prefs.setCharPref('browser.startup.homepage','http://www.kerala.in');
 }
}
</script>

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then Call this function setHomepage() on click of button.

Answer 7

Please forgive if it's not suit your expectation.

I Have found one script which will work both ie & Mozila. But won't work in opera & chrome.

Write below function inside javascript tag

function setHomepage()

{

if (document.all)

 { 

   document.body.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';

   document.body.setHomePage('http://www.kerala.in');
 }
 else if (window.sidebar) 
 { 

    if(window.netscape)
    {

     try

     { 
       netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect"); 

     }
     catch(e) 
     {
       alert("this action was aviod by your browser，if you want to enable，please enter about:config in your            address line,and change the value of signed.applets.codebase_principal_support to true");

     }

    }

    var prefs = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1'].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch); prefs.setCharPref('browser.startup.homepage','http://www.kerala.in');

  }

}

Answer 8

ff.exterNL.setAsHomePage('Page title');