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How to Make Firefox Load Pages Faster

If you have a fast connection, you can make webpages load even faster in
Firefox by enabling pipelining. But if you have a slow connection, do not do
this because slow connections can not handle many requests. Normally, the
browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable
pipelining, it will make several requests at once, which can make page loading
faster.
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Steps

Enable pipelining.
Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit Enter.
Look for network.http.pipelining. If its false (it's false by default), double-click
that line and change it to true.
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" (enabling pipelining in proxy) to true by
double-clicking it.
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 8 by double-clicking it. This means
it will make 8 requests at once. There is no point setting it higher than 8 as it will
make Firefox load pages slower instead. The default value is 32.

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Clear browsing history. Go to Firefox menu > History > Clear Recent History...
then click "Clear Now".

Use SpeedyFox

Use extensions that make Firefox load pages faster. Fasterfox and FastestFox

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are two extensions that make Firefox load pages faster.

Disable/remove add-ons you don't need. Go to Firefox menu > Add-ons then

Set Firefox not to remember history. Go to Firefox menu > Options then click

Remove toolbars you do not need. Right-click at the tab bar and uncheck all

Disable Firefox auto-update (security risk). Go to Firefox menu > Options >

click "Disable" on each add-on you don't need.

"Privacy" then change "Remember history" to "Never remember history".

toolbars you do not need.

Advanced > Update then choose "Never check for updates (not recommended:

security risk)".
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Tips
If you have problems like slow down, pages not loading or images
loading weird, just undo the tweaks in about:config
You can also run Firefox in your RAM (no reading from the HD means
faster Firefox) by following this article.
Resetting Firefox can also start you off fresh, by keeping your
bookmarks and history, while fixing most problems. How to reset firefox
Using the Filter: search box can make it easier to find the settings
you're looking for.
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Warnings
Take note that doing this can actually make certain pages run slower.
However, it has potential to make much more pages load faster.
Make sure to update manually if you disable Firefox auto-update.

Sources and Citations

egonitron.com - The Truth About the Firefox Pipelining Trick Research source.

Article Info

Categories: Firefox
Recent edits by: Jamie, Anugal, Lee_terry_jr
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