I prefer my startpages simplistic and comfortable without all the unnecessary wizbang.
The list of sites the page should suggest when typing a query.
Follows a "name": "url" standard.
For example: "Reddit": "https://reddit.com"
The list of quotes that are randomly displayed at the bottom of the page.
The quote...
The author of the quote
"quote": "But you can be better you silly duck",
"author": "7222918"
The style of the website, edit this however you want
The base layout of the website, change this to your liking.
Look at this for how to set this as the new tab page. Yes I know this code is absolute garbage, I can't be bothered working on it to make it more nicer looking, it just werks.