Comments on: Edit and use Safari 5′s Top Sites

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:58:58 +0000

I am having the same problem as above! The pictures for my top sites are no longer showing up – just a black screen. I can still access the website by clicking on them, but I do not have the visual of where I am going!

By: Tina Ritter

Tina Ritter — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:57:02 +0000

Why are some of the pictures to sites that I have saved to Top Sites not showing up??? I don’t understand how some show and some don’t… Please HELP!!!

By: Carolina

Carolina — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:11:02 +0000

1. Why won’t gmail or yahoo mail drag to my top sites?

2. Some of the websites I drag will fall into my top sites but there’s no icon, is that normal?

By: Miraz Jordan

Miraz Jordan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:28:03 +0000

Hi Rajon, sure.

Safari Preferences – General:
a] New windows open with: Homepage
b] Homepage: http://google.com

Let us know how that works out for you.

Thanks for reading.

By: Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:10:27 +0000

My home page is Google and I prefer to navigate from there rather than Top Sites. When I open a new tab is there a way to make Google open rather than Top Sites?

By: Mayra

Mayra — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:18:26 +0000

Hi,

I pressed the “X” button but now I want the site back. I’ve tried doing what you told, opening a new tab, typing the address and then dragging it into the Top Sites Edit tab, but it doesn’t work. In fact, It does show the “+” but then nothing happens.

And, another thing started to happen. I was using Snow Leopard and everything was just fine with Top Sites, but after I upgraded to Lion, all the pre visualizations images from Top Sites were gone. Now, after two days, just 2 or 3 pre visualizations appear, but all the others are blank, with the URL there, if I click, the site opens normally, the problem is the pre visualization thing, because now I have to look for in each one to find the one I want, instead of just quickly visualizing it. And yes, I already opened all of them to see if the images would appear, but no success.

So now, I’m not really into the Top Sites anymore, unless someone helps solve all that.

By: Jeroen Akershoek

Jeroen Akershoek — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:57:12 +0000

That’s a possibility, but not needed in my case.
It would be nice if you could turn it off.

By: Miraz Jordan

Miraz Jordan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:34:55 +0000

That’s interesting Jeroen. I wonder if it’s a deliberate security measure? After all, if you have to log in then there’s a degree of insecurity about showing a thumbnail of what’s visible after login. If some random passerby started looking at your computer screen the thumbnail could potentially give away the contents of a theoretically secure web page.

I’m just speculating…

By: Jeroen Akershoek

Jeroen Akershoek — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:13:22 +0000

I like Top Sites very much and use it all the time. Recently I’ve noticed a change in behaviour when it comes to sites where you have to login.
I am already logged in at those sites, so it should just show the actual page. But instead it shows me a login page.

For example LinkedIn. On Top Sites I see a preview of the login page. When I click on it Safari loads my default LinkedIn Homepage, no need to login. Then when I return to Top Sites it shows me the LinkedIn Homepage. After a couple of hours not returning to my LinkedIn page the preview in Top Sites reverts back to the login page.

I though this happened when I upgraded to Safari 5.1. Because of other problems with that version I’ve reverted back to 5.0.5 but the problem with Top Sites still remains.
Maybe it has to do with another MacOSX update, I don’t know. But if someone does know a solution, please let it be know here!

Thanks, Jeroen

By: Thijs

Thijs — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:45:45 +0000

And what is that way?
I have the same problem too.
Google Chrome has a really nice extension which allows you to chose your own pictures instead of the screenshots, is that possible with Top Sites?

Thanks