Access and Edit Top Sites
The Top Sites feature automatically keeps track of how often you visit websites and displays the ones you visit most. Still, you’re not stuck with the results. It’s easy to add, delete, and manage your Top Sites.
Change the Thumbnail Size
There are three options for the size of the thumbnails in Top Sites and two ways to make the changes. Beginning with Safari 7, Apple moved the thumbnail size and number of sites per page to the Safari preferences.
Add a Page to Top Sites
To add a page to Top Sites, open the web page and either drag its URL to the open Top Sites screen or to the Top Sites icon at the upper-left corner of the current screen. You can also add a page to Top Sites by dragging a link from a web page, an email message, or another document to the Top Sites icon.
Delete a Page From Top Sites
To permanently delete a page from Top Sites, hover the cursor over the page you want to delete and select the X that appears in the upper-left corner of the page’s thumbnail.
Pin a Page in Top Sites
To pin a page in Top Sites so that another page cannot replace it, hover over the thumbnail image and click the pushpin icon that appears in the upper-left corner. The icon changes color from black-and-white to blue-and-white to indicate it is pinned. To unpin a page, select the pushpin again. The icon changes from blue-and-white to black-and-white when it is unpinned.
Reload Your Top Sites
Losing your internet connection even briefly can cause a minor glitch in the Top Sites feature. However, it’s easy to fix by reloading the Top Sites page. Open the Top Sites page in Safari and use the keyboard shortcut Command+R to reload the page.
Other Top Sites Options
You can also set it so that new tabs open your Top Sites page. If you want to open all new Safari windows in Top Sites, follow these steps:
