{"id":492,"date":"2012-06-28T09:52:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T09:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/?p=492"},"modified":"2012-07-10T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T13:41:20","slug":"remove-a-single-website-from-your-firefox-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2012\/06\/28\/remove-a-single-website-from-your-firefox-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove a Single Website from Your Firefox History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all done it: typed Goggle when we want Google; or Funny Cars when we meant Funny Cats. Now, that misspelled or mistyped site loads every time we type it in the URL bar. And we click on it before we realize what we\u2019re doing. It\u2019s so annoying, right?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to take back your browsing, take back your frustration and get rid of that site in your history \u2014 all in less than five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Go to your Firefox Menu and select History &gt; Show All History. You can look for the URL by when you visited it (today, yesterday, etc.) or simply search by typing the name in the upper right search bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/06\/Firefox-History-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-495\" title=\"Firefox History Screen\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/06\/Firefox-History-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/06\/Firefox-History-Screen.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/06\/Firefox-History-Screen-252x127.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>Once you\u2019ve located the URL, you can control click (or right click with your mouse) to open your options. Select \u201cForget This Site\u201d to delete it from your history once and for all. Then you can close that window and forget all about that site.<\/p>\n<p>Until you mistype it again. At least you\u2019ll know how to fix it right away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all done it: typed Goggle when we want Google; or Funny Cars when we meant Funny Cats. Now, that misspelled or mistyped site loads every time we type it in the URL bar. 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