Opera FAQ's, Tips, Tricks & Tweaks

You can auto-hide any toolbar in Opera after enabling it via keyboard shortcut or mouse gesture or button.

Buttons

You can add buttons to any toolbar (main bar, tab bar, address bar, navigation bar, view bar, status bar, start bar or panels) except menu bar & personal bar simply by dragging button links to required place. Clicking on the button links without dragging will add the buttons to Tools → Appearance → Buttons → My Buttons for later use.

When you try to add a button, a dialog box with following message will popup. Press OK to add button.

Adding new button with action

[Action]

Do you want to proceed?

You can find several custom buttons in Opera Wiki and TTT-Buttons.

Keyboard shortcuts / Mouse gestures

Create new keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures in Application section with following action codes.

To modify auto-hide time, change Delay, X value (time in milliseconds) in above code. You have to edit Toolbar Configuration file to modify button name or delay value.

To hide/show a toolbar without auto-hide use the following.

Update: Jul 1, 2008

If you are new to content blocking in Opera, see tutorial.

Easy way to block ads is to disabling the IFrames & JavaScript globally and enabling them for required sites in site preferences.

To block particular JavaScript or IFrame ad in a page, open info panel, note path under Scripts or Inline frames and add it to content blocker. Tools → Preferences... → Advanced → Content → Blocked Content... → Add...

From Opera 9.50, you can enable/disable content blocker globally using Block Ads button or per site basis using site preferences. F12 → Edit Site Preferences... → Content → Enable content blocking

A frequently updated filters can be downloaded from

1. www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/
2. pgl.yoyo.org/as/
3. www.technobeta.com/posts/opera-ads/
4. Ad Blocking FiltersetP CSS
5. Filterset.G User JS

Optimized filter to block most of the ads
Add the following under [exclude] section of urlfilter.ini file (see this if you don't have one) after closing Opera. If you use Lifehacker, remove */ads.* from the following.

*-ad.cgi*
*-ads/*
*.2o7.net*
*.ad-*
*.ad.*
*.adbrite.*
*.adrevolver.*
*.ads.*
*.adserver.*
*.adtomi.*
*.advertising.*
*.banner*
*.blogads.*
*.casalemedia.*
*.click*
*.doubleclick.*
*.google.*/adfetch*
*.googleadservices.*
*.googlesyndication.*
*.kontera.*
*.linkbuddies.*
*.mochibot.*
*.overture.*
*.pheedo.com*
*.qksrv.*
*.quantserve.*
*.roar.*
*.slickkicks.*
*.tradedoubler.*
*.tradepub.com*
*.trafficzap.*
*.tribalfusion.*
*/accresults.*
*/ad.*
*/ad/*
*/ad_*
*/adbot.*
*/adc_*
*/adclient.*
*/adcouncil/*
*/adframe.*
*/adgifs/*
*/adgraph/*
*/adimages/*
*/adinfo*
*/adlog.*
*/adlog/*
*/adrotator.*
*/ads.*
*/ads/*
*/ads_*
*/advert*
*/adview.*
*/affiliates/*.js
*/banner/*
*/banners/*
*/hotfreebies.html*
*/housead/*
*/liveads/*
*/pagead/*
*/phpads/*
*/pop.cgi*
*/pop.htm
*/pops/*
*/poptest.*
*/popup/*
*/printads/*
*/redir.asp*
*/skyscraper/*
*/softad/*
*/sponsor/*
*/sponsors/*
*/tw/adt*
*120x240*
*120x600*
*120x90*
*160x600*
*234x60*
*336x280*
*468x60*
*728x90*
*_ad.js
*_ad_*
*_ads.js
*_ads_*
*_advert*
*_adx_*
*_banner_*
*_borders/*
*_superad*
*a.p.f.qz.*
*a.r.tv.*
*ad-flow*
*ad.trafficmp.*
*ad_type*
*adbot*
*adclick*
*adclix*
*adclub*
*adcycle*
*adflight*
*adframe*
*adimage*
*adknowledge*
*adlink*
*adlogix.*
*admaximize*
*admex*
*admonitor*
*adpulse*
*adrunner*
*adserv*
*adsoftware*
*adswap*
*adtomi.*
*aureate*
*avenuea*
*banner.*
*banners.*
*bluestreak.*
*burstmedia*
*burstnet*
*clickxchange*
*darkblue.*
*darkbluesea.*
*dbbsrv.*
*exitpopup*
*flycast*
*focalink*
*headerpopup*
*hitexchange*
*hitlist*
*hitsites*
*houseads_*
*i.us.rmi.yahoo.*
*imaginemedia*
*intellitxt*
*jsads*
*linkads*
*linkexchange*
*linkpopup*
*linkshare*
*linksynergy*
*media.fastclick*
*paypopup*
*popieen.*
*popme.*
*popunder*
*popupad*
*ps.interpolls.*
*radiate*
*secure.webconnect*
*smartsize_*
*spinbox.versiontracker.*
*spylog*
*subs.timeinc.*
*toolbar.google.*
*trafic.ro/*
*us.a1.yimg.*
*us.f.yahoofs.*
*valueclick*
*view.atdmt*
*x.mycity.*
*z.about.*
*zdmcirc*

The following will block most of the counters. If you want to show Opera in browser statistics don't add.

*.123count.*
*.123counted.*
*.3dstats.*
*.4count.*
*.a-counters.*
*.acestats.*
*.addfreestats.*
*.aflashcounter.*
*.amazingcounters.*
*.christianstats.*
*.clickcounters.*
*.clickwit.*
*.coolwebcounter.*
*.count-all.*
*.counted.*
*.counter-intelligence.*
*.counter.*
*.counter4all.*
*.counterbot.*
*.countercentral.*
*.counters.*
*.counting4free.*
*.countmypage.*
*.countville.*
*.cqcounter.*
*.dataplain.*
*.debuging.*
*.devstats.*
*.digits.*
*.downloadcounter.*
*.dstats.*
*.easycounter.*
*.evostats.*
*.extreme-dm.*
*.extremewebstats.*
*.fakecounter.*
*.fastcounter.*
*.fastonlineusers.*
*.fhcotn.*
*.fishclix.*
*.flowcounter.*
*.free-hit-counter.*
*.free-hit-counters.*
*.free-stats.*
*.free-web-counters-online.*
*.freehitcounter.*
*.freeinvisiblecounters.*
*.freestats.*
*.freestatscounter.*
*.freeweblogger.*
*.fxcounters.*
*.geo.yahoo.*
*.goldstats.*
*.google-analytics.*
*.gostats.*
*.guesttrace.*
*.histats.*
*.hit-counter.*
*.hit-o-meter.*
*.hit-tracker.*
*.hitbox.*
*.hitmatic.*
*.hits-counter.*
*.hitscreen.*
*.hitstats.*
*.hypercounter.*
*.ideal-tracker.*
*.jellycounter.*
*.linkcounter.*
*.logclicks.*
*.magicounter.*
*.masterstats.*
*.max-stats.*
*.megastats.*
*.metacount.*
*.my-stats.*
*.myfreecounter.*
*.nedstat.*
*.nedstatbasic.*
*.nextgenstats.*
*.okcounter.*
*.onestat.*
*.onlinecount.*
*.opentracker.*
*.our-counter.*
*.paycounter.*
*.pinkcount.*
*.pluslog.*
*.pmstats.*
*.procounter.*
*.prostats.*
*.pstats.*
*.q-counter.*
*.qcounter.*
*.realtracker.*
*.refcount.*
*.reliablestats.*
*.relmaxtop.*
*.rightstats.*
*.s-tracking.*
*.servustats.*
*.shinystat.*
*.shockcounter.*
*.site-stats.*
*.sitemeter.*
*.sitestats.*
*.sitetracker.*
*.sitetrafficanalyzer.*
*.sitetrafficstats.*
*.statcounter.*
*.stats4all.*
*.stats4me.*
*.stats4you.*
*.statsbank.*
*.statsession.*
*.statsforyoursite.*
*.statsrjnc.*
*.statswhere.*
*.stattrax.*
*.supercounters.*
*.superstats.*
*.td-soft.*
*.tdstats.*
*.the-counter.*
*.thecounter.*
*.trackyourstats.*
*.trafficexaminer.*
*.trafficfile.*
*.trafficserverstats.*
*.true-counter.*
*.trustats.*
*.tulipstats.*
*.ultimatecounter.*
*.ultrastatsnet.*
*.urgentclick.*
*.usertracer.*
*.vioclicks.*
*.virtualmall.*
*.vstats.*
*.w3counter.*
*.web-stat.*
*.webcounter.*
*.webhitcounter.*
*.webhits.*
*.websitestatistics.*
*.websitetracker.*
*.websitetrafficreport.*
*.webstat.*
*.webstats4u.*
*.webtistic.*
*.whowasthere.*
*.wundercounter.*
*.wysistat.*
*.xcounters.*
*.xstats.*
*.xxxcounter.*
*.yahoostats.*
*.yourstats.*
*counter*.bravenet.*
*counter.hitslink.*

To block Snap Preview Anywhere bubble, add the following to content blocker.

*spa.snap.com*

To save images from Flickr, add the following to content blocker.

*.flickr.com/*/spaceball.gif

If you don't have urlfilter.ini file, create a text file with the following, place it inside profile and restart Opera.

Opera Preferences version 2.1
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding

[prefs]
prioritize excludelist=1

[include]
*

[exclude]
Remove this and add ad block filters here.

Updates:
2007
Feb 1
Apr 7 (*i.imdb* removed as it blocks CSS. Thanks to M3CSL.), 22
Jun 12
Sep 3,12
Oct 2 (*popup_* & *.mochiads.* removed), 8 (*_popup.* & */tracker/* removed. Thanks to Lex1.)
Nov 16
2008
Feb 24
Apr 13 (*/ads.* blocks Lifehacker CSS), 23
May 20
Jun 15, 28 (*.google.*cleardot.gif & *doubleclick* removed. Thanks to mp3geek.)
Jul 2,3

Folder Nickname (Won't work in Opera 9.10-9.24 due to bug.)

Set nickname to folder

Place bookmark of the sites you want as home page inside a folder

Set homepage

Command Line Shortcut

Create a shortcut to Opera similar to following one.

"%ProgramFiles%\Opera\Opera.exe" www.site1.com www.site2.com bookmark_nickname

Keyboard Shortcut

If you don't know how to edit keyboard setup see this. Search for Go to homepage and change action to Go to page, "http://www.site1.com/" & New page & Go to page, "http://www.site2.com/"

Button

Drag & drop Go to homepage button to any toolbar. Note path to Toolbar Configuration file, close Opera, open and change www.site1.com & www.site2.com in toolbar configuration file.

JavaScript

Enter javascript:open('http://www.site1.com');open('http://www.site2.com');void 0 in Tools → Preferences... → General → Home page and Tools → Preferences... → General → Pop-ups → Open all pop-ups or Open pop-ups in background.

Update: Apr 29, 2007

Opera 9.27 & below

File menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Add Item, Save with images as = Save document As, 1 under [Browser File Menu] as shown below.

[Browser File Menu]
...
Item, 50003 = Save document
Item, Save with images as = Save document As, 1

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+S

Button: Drag & drop Save button to any toolbar.

Opera 8.54 & below

File menu

If you don't know how to edit menu setup see this. Remove Platform Mac under [Browser File Menu] as shown below.

[Browser File Menu]
...
Item, 50003 = Save document
Platform Mac, Item, 50977 = Save document with images as

[Browser File Menu]
...
Item, 50003 = Save document
Item, 50977 = Save document with images as

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+S

[Application]
...
s ctrl= Save document
;s ctrl shift= Save document with images as

[Application]
...
s ctrl= Save document
s ctrl shift= Save document with images as