How to Add and Edit Your Google Chrome Homepage Shortcuts

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in use today. And when it comes to Google, their search engine is the most commonly used one as well. And of course we can’t forget all the free Google Apps such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Photos and Drive.

So, if you are using the Google search engine website as your browser home page with Chrome, you have the option to create website shortcuts for quick access to your favorite websites. And if you are not using them, we will be showing you how to add and edit your Google Chrome homepage shortcuts in case you want to try it out.

When you go to the Google homepage while using Chrome, you should have a button at the lower left corner of Chrome that says Customize Chrome.

Some people tend to be missing the Customize Chrome button for some reason. If you do not have it, you can get to the same settings by clicking on the ellipsis (…) at the upper right corner of Chrome and then choose More tools > Customize Chrome.

Next, you will need to scroll down to the Shortcuts section and make sure it is enabled. Once it is enabled, you will see that you have two options:

• My shortcuts – Choose this option if you want to make your own custom shortcuts to websites of your choosing. You can then add, remove and edit these sites as needed.

• Most visited sites – These are automatically generated by Chrome based on your browsing history and update dynamically as your browsing habits change. You cannot manually add sites here, but you can remove individual ones.

The Cards option is used to show you personalized, dynamic content like recent tabs, shopping deals, recipes, sports scores, and travel updates based on your browsing activity. It’s designed to give quick access to relevant information without needing to search again. The Continue with these tabs checkbox lets you quickly reopen tabs you had open before closing the browser or from other synced devices.

For our example, we will be using the My shortcuts option so we can add our own custom shortcuts. Once this option is enabled, you will then see an Add shortcut button under the Google search box.

When you click on this button, you can then type in a name for your shortcut that will show on the button. You will then need to type in the website address that you want this shortcut to point to. Then click on the Done button when you are finished.

You will then see your new shortcut under the Google search box. Then all you need to do is click on this shortcut to be taken to that website in your browser.

The image below shows how our Google homepage looks after adding 10 shortcuts. Once you add 10 shortcuts, the Add shortcut button will no longer be there since you can only have 10 shortcuts in total. There are ways to get around this by using an extension that allows you to have more than 10 homepage shortcuts.

You will also notice that some of the shortcuts have the icon or log associated with that website while others do not. Many times, when you create a shortcut, it will use a generic letter that matches the shortcut name and then once you use that shortcut to go to that website, the button will update itself with the appropriate logo.

To edit or remove a shortcut, you can hover over it and click on the three vertical dots which will give you an option to edit or delete it.

If you delete a shortcut so you have less than 10, you will see that the Add shortcut button appears once again.

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