Want Only Top Sites I Select!

Yep, I already knew that. I guess I haven't overlooked a setting after all. There doesn't appear to be a way to STOP Safari from automatically adding sites to the Top Sites. I want only what I drag there to appear there. Time for a feature request I reckon.

-Steve

Shotster wrote:
Is there a way to configure Safari to save only sites I specifically drag into Top Sites?

Yes, there is! I think I've answered my own question! Proceed as follows...

Go to your Top Sites and click the Edit button in the lower left. Delete the site in the upper left by clicking the "X". The sites will rearrange, and a new one will appear in the upper left. Delete it in the same manner and continue to do so, clicking madly until all sites and empty site holders are gone and you're left with a completely blank slate. Now click the Done button in the lower left. That's it!

Henceforth, only sites you add to your Top Sites will show up there, and Safari will not automatically add sites. (At least it hasn't yet for me! If it does, I'll post back and complain some more.)

-Steve

Ok, unfortunately, my suggestion doesn't work 100% of the time. I can't quite figure out how Safari decides what to put in the top sites, but I seems to favor sites that are already in your bookmarks. Anyway, this is really annoying. I don't need this clutter in my life. Apple needs to implement a simple checkbox option in the prefs allowing the user to indicate if they want the automatic behavior or not. I can appreciate that Apple wants to experiment with a little artificial intelligence, but given that artificial stupidity hasn't even been perfected yet, they should certainly provide an option to toggle that behavior off.

-Steve

After some time, I learned that the behavior does not work as I had thought (and hoped).