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History Tiles are chosen based on the most-visited sites for a user. Only one tile from each domain is shown.
History Tiles are chosen based on the most-visited sites for a user. Only one tile from each domain is shown.


=== Directory Tiles ===
=== Default Tiles ===


[[File:Directory-tiles-new-tab-page-screenshot.png|thumbnail|Directory Tiles]]
[[File:Directory-tiles-new-tab-page-screenshot.png|thumbnail|Default Tiles]]


New users to Firefox are given a set of tiles, directory tiles, as suggestions for sites of interest until they generate their own history tiles based off their browsing experience.  The list of directory tiles given to new users is built from popular tiles and other tiles Mozilla chooses.
New users to Firefox are given a set of tiles, default tiles, as suggestions for sites of interest until they generate their own history tiles based off their browsing experience.  The list of default tiles given to new users is built from popular tiles and other tiles Mozilla chooses.


Firefox periodically downloads a list of tiles to use as directory tiles, based on basic information such as the user locale and geographic location (determined by IP address). As the user gains browsing history, the directory tiles will be mixed and replaced by History Tiles.
Firefox periodically downloads a list of tiles to use as default tiles, based on basic information such as the user locale and geographic location (determined by IP address). As the user gains browsing history, the default tiles will be mixed and replaced by History Tiles.


=== Enhanced Tiles ===
=== Enhanced Tiles ===
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