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.
Steps:
1. Enable pipelining:
Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit Enter.
Look for “network.http.pipelining”. If it’s 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.
2. Clear browsing history. Go to Firefox menu > History > Clear Recent History... then click "Clear Now".
3. Use extensions that make Firefox load pages faster. Fasterfox and FastestFox are two extensions that make Firefox load pages faster.
4. Disable/remove add-ons you don't need. Go to Firefox menu > Add-ons then click "Disable" on each add-on you don't need.
5. Set Firefox not to remember history. Go to Firefox menu > Options then click "Privacy" then change "Remember history" to "Never remember history".
6. Remove toolbars you do not need. Right-click at the tab bar and uncheck all toolbars you do not need.
7. Disable Firefox auto-update (security risk). Go to Firefox menu > Options > Advanced > Update then choose "Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk)".
Video:
Tips:
Steps:
1. Enable pipelining:
Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit Enter.
Look for “network.http.pipelining”. If it’s 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.
2. Clear browsing history. Go to Firefox menu > History > Clear Recent History... then click "Clear Now".
3. Use extensions that make Firefox load pages faster. Fasterfox and FastestFox are two extensions that make Firefox load pages faster.
4. Disable/remove add-ons you don't need. Go to Firefox menu > Add-ons then click "Disable" on each add-on you don't need.
5. Set Firefox not to remember history. Go to Firefox menu > Options then click "Privacy" then change "Remember history" to "Never remember history".
6. Remove toolbars you do not need. Right-click at the tab bar and uncheck all toolbars you do not need.
7. Disable Firefox auto-update (security risk). Go to Firefox menu > Options > Advanced > Update then choose "Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk)".
Video:
Tips:
- If you have problems like slow down, pages not loading or images loading weird, just undo the tweaks in about:config
- Using the “Filter:” search box can make it easier to find the settings you're looking for.
- 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
- 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.
