Wallpaper feature stopped working

[BLADEGH05T]

BLADEGH05T last edited by

I have had a similar issue but found that the best way to fix it so far is to completely close opera and reopen, after that the backgrounds are back. This is on the most recent update as of 3/28/2023

[Midnight-Paleo]

Midnight-Paleo @Guest last edited by

@localmeatblob Thanks so much!! This method worked for my instantly, issue resolved.

[Hagriddd]

Hagriddd @Guest last edited by

@localmeatblob finally worked for me, thanks!!!

[MessengerForDeath]

MessengerForDeath last edited by

I cant change the custom wallpaper, like the option to change the wallpapers doesn't show up. when i first got Opera it worked, but since a few updates the wallpaper hasn't been working

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @MessengerForDeath last edited by

@messengerfordeath This post might help.

[MessengerForDeath]

MessengerForDeath @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 opera restarted from the update and now the wallpaper works

[The-Gridion]

The-Gridion last edited by

I had the same problem, I was trying to upload a custom wallpaper I made in Canva and it wasn't working as a PNG. So I turned it into an SVG and all of a sudden it worked.

[slikkkkk]

slikkkkk @Eduardoop last edited by

@eduardoop i tried everything and it still doesent work

[JAPANkAZEE]

JAPANkAZEE last edited by

Looks like I have the exact same problem, I removed every extensions and also restarted the browser but it doesn't fix...

[Pharque]

Pharque last edited by

I'm still having the same issue where my wallpaper is just a black/grey screen even after trying everything but if it helps I noticed that if you go into easy set-up top right the wallpapers that don't work look like they are cut in half in the use custom wallpaper

[Belleiscool]

Belleiscool @regelepuma last edited by

@regelepuma yes i have the same problem as yourself

[LoverBoy6288]

LoverBoy6288 last edited by

you have to do alt + p seacrh enable wallpaper and turn it off and on and then close opera gx and then re-open it and it should work

[bffbkj]

bffbkj @naheed last edited by

@naheed i disabled all extensions but still there is no wallpaper

[apa]

apa last edited by

I found a solution and it works for me perfectly. You need after installation of the live wallpaper to put it on the first (top) place in the mods (opera mods settings)

[Pharque]

Pharque @apa last edited by

@apa I tried that and it didn't work

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

If you haven't tried yet, goto the URL opera://about, take note of the "profile" path, close Opera and delete the "Themes" folder in the profile folder. Then, start Opera, add some wallpapers and see if they work.

Also, for local images that you add as wallpaper, beware of this filename bug.

[chillie17]

chillie17 last edited by

I downloaded a wallpaper from opera and everytime I close opera it switches to that wallpaper and even if I turn off wallpapers it turns it back on and switches to that wallpaper

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @chillie17 last edited by

@chillie17 Are you sure that's not a mod? Make sure no mod has a wallpaper enabled and then a regular wallpaper should work.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @chillie17 last edited by burnout426

@chillie17 Was it a live wallpaper from https://store.gx.me/mods/?tagAlias=live-wallpaper or a regular wallpaper from https://store.gx.me/mods/?tagAlias=wallpaper? If so, as said, those come from mods that override Opera's default wallpaper settings. To see installed mods and remove them, goto the URL opera://mods. There's also an icon in the sidebar to load that page.

Also note that if you just want regular wallpapers that are not from mods, you can get them at https://addons.opera.com/en/wallpapers/?gx. Those ones can easily be uninstalled by click the X for them like normal wallpapers you add.

[MYSTERYGUUY]

MYSTERYGUUY last edited by

Do a test and see if it works with hardware accelerated turned off at the URL opera://settings/system (restart of Opera required).