no way to disable AliExpress notification on speed dial

[..buszmen..]

..buszmen.. last edited by ..buszmen..

Disabling sponsored content doesn't work with this. And closing it using "x" seems to only disabling it for 24h or so. I can see it for 3 days in a row now.

EDIT: New lead. I clicked "x" on mine today, so I can't check it, but ... I noticed a new file in Opera resources folder (mine is: c:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\56.0.3051.99\resources) called partner_speeddials.json. It contains urls to Aliexpress icon and site and many other partners (sic!). Can someone try to remove it and check if the Aliexpress bar is gone? I can only confirm that Opera starts without this file just fine.

[havokdan2]

havokdan2 last edited by

I removed the contents of the whole folder, reopened the browser, the first thing he showed was the expres ...

[napstric]

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[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Do developers answer here?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Sometimes.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Running latest Opera version here and never seen that ad

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Getting this crap at least once a day. I've been using Opera for more than a decade, maybe it's finally time to move on.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

https://malwaretips.com/blogs/activities-aliexpress-com-removal/

maybe some adware / malware

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

try this, delete the file (default_partner_content.json) in

C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\default_partner_content.json

[Alfonzz]

Alfonzz last edited by

i have this crap on speed dial too
considering move to vivaldi....

[minho]

minho last edited by

Disable "Receive promoted Speed Dials and Bookmarks" in Start page section in Advanced settings solved the problem here. \o/

[..buszmen..]

..buszmen.. last edited by

Disabling "Receive promoted Speed Dials and Bookmarks" - doesn't help
Removing default_partner_content.json - doesn't help (I replace this file on each update to unlock custom search keywords)

[..buszmen..]

..buszmen.. last edited by

It appeared today as well...
I clicked and in my case it leads to "https://alitems.com/g/1e8d114494a47a83735c16525dc3e8/?ulp=https%3A%2F%2Fsale.aliexpress.com%2Fpl%2F__pc%2F20181111_main.htm&subid=11.11.2018_TB_PL"

The link (or its ending) may be different depends on what country are you in.
I found the link in opera_browser.dll among many others. From what I see the link should appear only in:

• Poland
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Belarus
• Kazakhstan
• Czech Republic
• Brazil

The link can be found in 56.0.3051.99 but not in 56.0.3051.52, so it's brand new.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Lelivienne last edited by A Former User

@lelivienne I have not seen any AliExpress nags in my computer. Try deleting all cookies that have "aliexpress" in them. Or even "ali-" anything, if you're careful. And completely clear the cache back to forever. Also search your C drive, including hidden and system folders, for anything related to AliExpress and uninstall or delete it.

[Mirielle]

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[Mirielle]

Mirielle last edited by

I rolled back to .52 will se if still show it up yet, to roll back i copy and paste 56.0.3051.52 folder then copy and paste 56.0.3051.99 folder name, deleted it, and put on the 56.0.3051.52 copy, after that did this:
https://forums.opera.com/search?term=turn+off+updates&in=titlesposts
and disable update.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The advertising was associated with the date 11.11, so now it should not appear anymore. Till the next AliExpess promotion.
I live in Belarus - one of the countries from the list above (in ..buszmen..'s message). So it seems that Opera has some special ad policy for our countries. Sad news.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Such a shame the best browser right now is turning into adware. Guess it's time to go back to Firefox.