How to change default search engine opera

How to change default search engine opera

How to manage default search engines

I cannot add or delete or change a present search engine. See the picture:

How can I do it?

@wfi As a simple research would have told you, it’s not possible.

You mean clicking the three vertical dots on the far right doesn’t bring up a «make default» pop-up message?

@fadec no, I mean delete the ones that are on the list and put there some others.

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@juangonzalez no, I mean delete the search engines that are on the list and put there some others.

I don’t know why opera puts a certain list of search engines, now that I remember you can set up the start page of opera

@juangonzalez can you please be more precise?

me although I try other search engines, I always go back to google, everyone wants to appear there, since it is the most used, except to look for things that can not be counted, for that I use yandex

Stay on topic. Don’t hijack other people’s threads.

Please open another topic.

@leocg what do you mean?

@wfi Clearly my reply wasn’t for you but for juangonzalez, who asked something tottaly offtopic.

@wfi As I have answered before, it’s not possible.

why? its strange to see in list amazon and wiki
how i can add yandex for example

@negivare Only those pre-configured search engines can be set as default one.

@negivare You can add any search engine but you can’t make it the default one.

Search the web

Search the web with the combined search and address bar

The combined search and address bar allows you to query search engines or input web addresses to find what you’re looking for on the web.

If you don’t know the location of a page, or if you want to see relevant results from search engines to help you find information, use the combined search and address bar to search the web. Opera queries the Google search engine by default.

To search the web:

Predictive search suggestions appear as you type. If you want to view results from another search engine, such as Yahoo!, Amazon or Bing, click the corresponding tab that appears at the lower-right of the predictive search suggestion box.

If you already know the location of a page, type the web address directly into the combined search and address bar and press Enter to navigate to that page. For example, type www.opera.com and press Enter to navigate to the Opera Software homepage.

Change the default search engine

Opera’s default search engine is Google, but you may prefer to search using Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, Amazon, or Wikipedia. To change the default search engine:

Set up custom search engines

In addition to Opera’s defaults, you can set up the combined address and search bar to return results from other search engines. To do so:

You can view results from your custom engine by clicking the new tab that appears in Opera’s combined search and address bar. Or, type your engine’s assigned keyword first followed by a space and then enter your query.

You can edit keywords, and manage or remove search engines from the preferences page.

Search the web using text on the page

Text on the page can be used as a phrase to search the web. If you are reading an article and want to quickly search for an unfamiliar term, or if you are curious what others have written about a subject, Opera can query search engines based on text you highlight.

To search the web for text you find on a page:

Браузер Opera: смена поисковой системы

Практически в каждом современном браузере встроена определенная поисковая система по умолчанию. К сожалению, далеко не всегда выбор разработчиков браузера приходится по душе отдельным пользователям. В этом случае, становится актуальным вопрос о смене поисковой системы. Давайте выясним, как поменять поисковик в Опере.

Смена поисковика

Для того, чтобы поменять поисковую систему, прежде всего, открываем главное меню Оперы, и в появившемся списке выбираем пункт «Настройки». Можно также, просто набрать на клавиатуре сочетание клавиш Alt+P.

Попав в настройки, переходим в раздел «Браузер».

Ищем блок настроек «Поиск».

Кликаем по окошку с наименованием, установленной на данный момент в браузере основной поисковой системы, и выбираем любой поисковик на свой вкус.

Добавление поиска

Но что делать, если в имеющемся списке нет той поисковой системы, которую вы хотели бы видеть в браузере? В этом случае, существует возможность добавить поисковик самому.

Заходим на сайт поисковой системы, которую собираемся добавить. Кликаем правой кнопкой мыши по окну для поискового запроса. В появившемся контекстном меню, выбираем пункт «Создать поисковую систему».

В открывшейся форме, уже будут внесены название и ключевое слово поисковой системы, но пользователь, при желании, может изменить их на значения более удобные для него. После этого, следует нажать на кнопку «Создать».

Поисковая система будет добавлена, в чем можно убедиться, вернувшись к блоку настроек «Поиск», и кликнув по кнопке «Управление поисковыми системами».

Как видим, вносимый нами поисковик, появился в списке других поисковых систем.

Теперь, вводя поисковый запрос в адресную строку браузера, можно выбрать, созданный нами поисковик.

Как видим, сменить основной поисковик в браузере Опера ни для кого не составит труда. Существует даже возможность добавления в список доступных поисковых систем веб-обозревателя любой другой поисковик на выбор пользователя.

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Здравствуйте. Вшитые в Оперу поисковые системы отредактировать никак нельзя. Можно только добавить новые с нужным адресом. Но в вашем случае даже этого не нужно делать. Я так понимаю, что вы житель Украины. Дело в том, что Яндекс специально перенаправляет пользователей на домен yandex.fr с доменов yandex.ru и yandex.ua, так как эти два домена заблокированы в Украине. То есть, если вы перейдете на yandex.ru, то вы попросту не сможете открыть страницу (если не используете VPN или другие подобные технологии), так как сайт заблокирован вашим провайдером. А вот на yandex.fr можно заходить свободно, поэтому Яндекс туда и перенаправляет. А по функционалу yandex.fr ничем не отличается от yandex.ru и yandex.ua.

Гугл не появляется в окошке выбора поисковика

Он и не появится здесь, поскольку добавленные вручную поисковики не отображаются в списке. На последнем скриншоте в статье показано, как работает та поисковая система, которую вы добавили самостоятельно.

Каждый раз переключать предлагаете?

Ну, функционал Оперы был разработан не мной. В этом плане там стоят ограничения на свободный выбор поисковой системы. Проще всего добавить визуальную вкладку с Гуглом на Экспресс-панель. Другой, более сложный вариант:

А как с duckduckgo поступить?

как удалить вообще все поисковики из адресной строки оперы? адресная строка нужна для ввода адреса, а не для поиска. и вводимый адрес не обязательно относится к интернету. поисковики мешают работать

Сейчас практически у всех популярных браузеров адресная строка совмещена с поисковиком, поэтому нормальным способом без всяких манипуляций (и то не факт, что успешных) с системными файлами этого сделать не получится. Единственное, что можно сделать при условии, когда вводимый вами адрес сайта браузер начинает искать в поисковике, а не открывать — использовать комбинации клавиш. Набрали адрес и с зажатой Ctrl жмете Enter — тогда произойдет прямой переход на введенный в адресное поле сайт. То же самое можно сделать, если вы только начали набирать сайт и видите его адрес в списке результатов поисковой строки. Наводите на нужный результат курсор мыши и жмете Ctrl+Enter — тогда откроется сам сайт, а не результаты его поиска в Гугле/Яндексе.

How to Manage Search Engines in the Opera Web Browser

Change the default, use a custom search engine, or add a new one

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Opera is a popular, free web browser that’s available for Windows, macOS, and Linux computers as well as mobile devices. Like many web browsers, Opera supports web searches from the address bar. So, any search term you type into the address bar feeds into the search engine of your choice.

Opera relies on Google by default. Still, it’s easy to select another search provider or add a new one. Opera’s unique keyword system lets you use a custom search engine for a query without changing the default search engine.

To take advantage of all Opera’s features and capabilities, make sure you’re using the latest version of Opera.

How to Change Opera’s Default Search Engine

If you’d rather default to another of Opera’s available search engines, it’s easy to make the switch.

Open the Opera web browser.

Select Opera > Preferences on a Mac, or Opera > Options on a Windows PC.

For quicker access, use the Settings shortcut. Enter opera://settings in the search bar.

Under Search engine, select the drop-down menu and choose Google Search, Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, Amazon, Bing, or Wikipedia.

You’ve set your new default search engine in Opera. Now, when you enter a search term in the address bar, Opera defaults to using this search engine. (In this example, it’s DuckDuckGo.)

Use Custom Search Engines in Opera With Keywords

A keyword is a letter or short word that serves as a search engine’s nickname. If you’d like to use another search engine for a specific search, here’s how to access it with its keyword.

Open the Opera web browser and Select Opera > Preferences on a Mac, or Opera > Options on a Windows PC.

Select Manage search engines.

Note the keywords for the installed search engines, including any you added.

Exit settings and open an Opera tab.

In this example, we’ll do a search on Amazon using its z keyword. Type z shoes in the search bar and press Enter or Return.

Your custom search goes directly to shoe listings in Amazon.

How to Add a New Search Engine to Opera in Settings

If you want to use a search engine that Opera doesn’t offer, it’s easy to add it to your options. In this example, we’ll add the Spanish-language version of Wikipedia.

After you add a new search engine, use its keyword for custom searches.

Open the Opera web browser.

Select Opera > Preferences on a Mac, or Opera > Options on a Windows PC.

For quicker access, try the Settings shortcut. Enter opera://settings in the search bar.

Select Manage search engines.

Select Add.

Enter a name for the search engine, a keyword, and the URL, and then select Add.

When you enter the URL, enter only the static part of the address. At the end, add a /%s to represent the search query. In this example, we entered the URL as es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s.

You’ve added the new search engine to Opera’s list, and you can now use it in custom search queries.

How to Use the New Search Engine

To use the newly added search engine via its keyword:

Open the Opera web browser.

In the address bar, enter your search engine’s keyword, followed by a search term. In this example, we use the keyword s to open a query in the Spanish version of Wikipedia. Type s Mexico.

Your search term opens in the designated search engine. In this example, it’s the Spanish-language version of Wikipedia.

How to Change Search Engine on Opera Computer?

Opera browser allows changing the search engine used in the address bar. You can choose from the preset list of search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Amazon, and even Wikipedia. Opera browser also allows to manage search engines and add the custom search engine from the settings page.

The Opera Browser has marked its place as one of the leading browsers around the world with its top-notch features and best-in-class services. It has gained immense popularity in a brief period and made its way to the top.

The sole credit goes to its creators for keeping it updated according to the demands of its users. They constantly make changes to fix minor or major bugs in the browser.

The Opera Browser offers many features that are essential for users who like experimenting and playing around with the UI of a browser. For instance, we can change the default search engine on the Opera Browser and change it to any search engine that we like. Be it Bing, Yahoo, or even DuckDuckGo.

By default, the search engine is set to Google to use in the address bar, but it can be changed in mere minutes using the Search Engine settings.

My brother is a website developer and he loves experimenting with everything on the internet. It’s his favorite way to pass time. Yesterday he approached me to help him change the search engine on Opera as he wanted to try the other options. I was happy to help. Let’s see how it’s done.

Change Search Engine on Opera Browser

It’s extremely easy to change the default search engine on Opera from Google to any engine of your choice. It gives you the option to choose from the preset well-known search engine, or add a custom search engine.

Here are the steps to change the search engine used in the address bar on the Opera computer:

You can also add the custom search engine or set the new default search engine from the Manage search engines tab.

Within the Manage search engines window, you can click on the Add command to enter a custom search engine with a query string. This will make the custom search engine used in the address bar.

The custom search engine is pretty powerful in setting up an organizational or internal search engine.

Hence, you can easily change the search engine in the Opera computer browser, and explore the features of the engine of your choice. The steps are easy and effective to add a custom search engine opera browser.

Bottom Line: Change Search Engine Opera

The Opera Browser has always been unique in its approach. It has taken the tech game to a new level by being different from its contemporaries and offering features that are known to only them. Due to their constant enhancements and updates to their existing features, the users have no room to complain about anything.

With the feature that lets you change your search engine to any engine of your choice and even add a new one that you recently discovered, Opera has opened new doors for people with an experimental and analytical mind.

My brother was very happy when he could add a search engine of his choice to the Opera Browser and make DuckDuckGo his default search engine.

Which is your new default search engine in the Opera browser? Why do you like using this new search engine?

FAQs: Change Search Engine on Opera Computer

Now, let us go through the frequently asked questions regarding how to Change the Search Engine on Opera Computer.

How to change the search engine used in the address bar on the Opera computer?

Launch Opera for the computer browser and click on the Opera icon for the menu list. Now, choose Settings from the list and scroll down to the Search engine section. Now, click for the drop-down menu under the Search engine used in the address bar. Finally, choose the desired Search Engine to set as the new default.

How to add a custom search engine or set the new default search engine from the Manage search engines tab?

Select to open the Manage search engines tab and click on the More icon option against your preferred search engine and choose the Make default option.

What are the default search engines available in Opera Computer?

The list of search engines available in Opera Computer is Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo!, Amazon, and Wikipedia.

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