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How to stay signed in on a website (eBay)? Selecting that option does not work.

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When signing in on eBay, I always select the "Keep me signed in" option. However, I have to sign in again each time I access that website several times throughout the day. Is this an eBay problem or a Firefox problem? I do not see an option in Firefox Tools that appears to address this issue of allowing me to stay signed in to websites that I choose.

When signing in on eBay, I always select the "Keep me signed in" option. However, I have to sign in again each time I access that website several times throughout the day. Is this an eBay problem or a Firefox problem? I do not see an option in Firefox Tools that appears to address this issue of allowing me to stay signed in to websites that I choose.

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Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.

  • Create an allow cookie exception to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":

  • do not clear Cookies
  • do not clear Site Preferences

Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies that have an allow exception and cookies from plugins.

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Hello AuntLyn, make sure that you have set firefox to Remember history or to Use custom settings for history check the Remember search and form history [v ].


thank you

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Suluhisho teule

Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.

  • Create an allow cookie exception to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":

  • do not clear Cookies
  • do not clear Site Preferences

Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies that have an allow exception and cookies from plugins.

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Thanks so much for taking the time to give me this info! The "Use Custom Settings" did the trick!!!

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Changing to "Use Custom Settings" resolved the problem. Thank you so much for this advice!!!

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I've the same problem with Yahoo. However ALL of my settings ARE proper for cookies, remember history, etc. I'm seriously starting to believe that this is a laptop issue, as I could be wrong, but I've never seen this sign in issue (yahoo) on any desktops, but have encountered and been unsuccessful at trying to repair it on a dozen different laptop models (Dell, Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Sony, etc) using Win 7, and a few with Linux Mint.