1665138 - Make 7 rows default

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Gavin Suntop [:gvn] (they/them)]

make default the 7 rows since we’re now live in all markets with the 7 row layout

Comment 1

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

[Tracking Requested - why for this release]: Similar to bug 1666892, once our global English feed experiment is done, we'll want this in 82.

Comment 2

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc]

CCing Julien, the 82 release owner

Comment 3

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau] (back on 2026-01-06)]

I don't think I need to track this.

Comment 4

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

Attachment: Bug 1665138 - Make newtab stories 7 rows by default.

Comment 5

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

To test:

1. Create a new profile in an English browser.
2. Ensure you see newtab stories, and that you see 7 rows.
3. Change browser.search.region to GB.
4. Restart and load a newtab.
   Expected: should see 7 rows of stories.
5. Change browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-basic-config to "GB"
6. Restart and load a newtab
   Expected: should see 1 row of stories.

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/64e46ee15d82
Make newtab stories 7 rows by default. r=gvn

Comment 7

[Bogdan Tara[:bogdan_tara | bogdant]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/64e46ee15d82

Comment 8

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

Comment on attachment 9179360 [details]
Bug 1665138 - Make newtab stories 7 rows by default.

Beta/Release Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: Similar to bug 1666892, once our global English feed experiment is done, we'll want it in 82.

It'll impact Q4 goals.

• Is this code covered by automated tests?: Yes
• Has the fix been verified in Nightly?: No
• Needs manual test from QE?: Yes
• If yes, steps to reproduce: To test:

1. Create a new profile in an English browser.
2. Ensure you see newtab stories, and that you see 7 rows.
3. Change browser.search.region to GB.
4. Restart and load a newtab.
   Expected: should see 7 rows of stories.
5. Change browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-basic-config to "GB"
6. Restart and load a newtab
   Expected: should see 1 row of stories.

• List of other uplifts needed: None
• Risk to taking this patch: Low
• Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): A new pref, and a minor logic change, that reverses the logic for for what we did with the old pref, to do the opposite with the new pref.
• String changes made/needed: none

Comment 9

[Robert Martin [:romartin], Ecosystem QA]

I have verified the following with the steps provided in comment 5 using Firefox Nightly 83.0a1 (Build ID: 20201005215809) en-US, en-GB, and en-CA on Windows 10 x64, macOS 10.15.6, and Ubuntu Linux 20.04 x64:

• The "Recommended by Pocket" section has 7 rows by default if the "browser.search.region" pref value is set to "GB".
• The "Recommended by Pocket" section has 1 row if the "browser.search.region" pref value is set to "GB", the "browser.newtabpage.acttivity-stream.discoverystream.region-basic-config" pref value is set to "GB".

Comment 10

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau] (back on 2026-01-06)]

Comment on attachment 9179360 [details]
Bug 1665138 - Make newtab stories 7 rows by default.

approved for 82.0b8

Comment 11

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau] (back on 2026-01-06)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/18677edfedba

Comment 12

[Robert Martin [:romartin], Ecosystem QA]

I have verified the following with the steps provided in comment 5 using Firefox Beta 82.0b8 (Build ID: 20201006142214) en-US, en-GB, and en-CA on Windows 10 x64, macOS 10.15.6, and Ubuntu Linux 20.04 x64:

• The "Recommended by Pocket" section has 7 rows by default if the "browser.search.region" pref value is set to "GB".
• The "Recommended by Pocket" section has 1 row if the "browser.search.region" pref value is set to "GB", the "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.region-basic-config" pref value is set to "GB".