Why cant I find an add-on to open a new tab in my home page on Firefox 5?

Question

I have been able to open a new tab in my home page (Google in my case) in all of the other versions of Firefox. I am a loyal user but this is frustrating. I cannot locate an add-on for this feature. Is there something out there?

Answer 1

You can use one of the following IF you also install the Add-on Compatibility Reporter, below (the developers need to update one line of their code to make them compatible with Firefox 5).
*http://sogame.awardspace.com/newtaburl/
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/777
The following Add-on adds a "Compatibility" button in your Add-ons > Extensions that you may need to click after installing it and restarting Firefox.
*Add-on Compatibility Reporter: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/15003
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