# Annoying new Firefox behavior

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604 "2010-03-16T00:09:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604/1 "2010-03-16T00:09:48Z")

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I just upgraded my version of Firefox, and now it’s doing something I don’t like. It used to be that when I opened a new tab, the new tab would appear at the far right of the tab list. Now, though, when I open a new tab, it appears immediately to the right of the tab I’m on. I liked it better the old way, and would like to switch it back, but I can’t find any setting for that. Help, please?

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604/2 "2010-03-16T00:23:28Z")

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Change your about:config setting, as explained here: [New tabs do not appear to the right of the last tab | Firefox Help](http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/New+tabs+do+not+appear+to+the+right+of+the+last+tab)

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604/3 "2010-03-16T00:24:50Z")

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Go into about:config, and set **browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent** to False.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-new-firefox-behavior/532604/4 "2010-03-16T00:48:49Z")

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Thanks, it looks like that fixed it.