Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about setting up your digital speed dial panel.
TopRatedBookmark is an independent, self-hosted web application that acts as your browser startpage and bookmark dashboard. When you open your browser, it provides immediate, visual access to your links, alongside productive widgets like search switches, custom notes, checklists, and weather updates.
Go to your browser settings, find the 'On Startup' or 'Homepage' section, select 'Open a specific page' or 'Custom URL', and insert your TopRatedBookmark dashboard link (e.g., https://topratedbookmark.com/dashboard.php). You can do this on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
Yes. The application is written in vanilla HTML, PHP, and Javascript, built specifically for shared hosts like cPanel. It supports PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and above, and requires a simple MySQL database connection which you can configure in config.php.
Absolutely. Unlike third-party bookmark extensions that track your clicks and host your links on external clouds, TopRatedBookmark hosts everything in your personal MySQL database. Your credentials and bookmark folders remain fully under your control.
Yes. Since the dashboard runs as a web application, you do not need extensions to sync. Simply access your domain on your mobile device (Safari, Chrome, or Android browser). The interface is responsive and fits mobile layouts perfectly.
You can export your local bookmarks from your browser settings as an HTML file. You can then import them into your browser profiles, or parse the HTML to import links directly into the MySQL database categories.