<![CDATA[[Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL]]>When pasting a URL into the address bar and pressing Enter, opera performs a Google search instead of opening the url.

This happens because opera displays a search suggestion in the first option.

This doesn't make sense, if a url was pasted, in the URL bar, it means that I want to access the URL.

If I wanted to do a search for this url I would open google and type the url there in the Google search field.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/62372/duplicated-opera-doing-search-instead-of-opening-the-urlRSS for NodeSun, 13 Sep 2026 00:47:24 GMTFri, 12 May 2023 17:33:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:48:59 GMT]]>@sudanesedrilla3029

without "/" and stil force to search instead of opening

380456067_3670915963156375_8761022607343328471_n.jpg

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/332870https://forums.opera.com/post/332870Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:48:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:15:28 GMT]]>Hello it fixed for me, Opera would not recognize the following as a URL link
https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/
what you're doing wrong here is overestimating the intelligence level of this browser, I removed the "/" at the end of the URL link as:
https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023
then it worked and loaded as a URL link as only then it is able to recognise it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/331545https://forums.opera.com/post/331545Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:15:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:04:20 GMT]]>I can reproduce it easily. Just need to bookmark https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx and it does it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/322912https://forums.opera.com/post/322912Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:04:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:30:12 GMT]]>Please can someone fix this bug?.

It is very annoying to navigate with this problem.

Today, it happened again, I went to paste the link:
https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx

(I even have the link saved in my favorites)

And the browser, instead of displaying the link in the first option, displays the search.
To access the link I have to select the last option as you can see in the attached image.

Understand that the fact that you test with the same link and the problem does not occur does not mean that the problem does not exist, as already mentioned here, the problem occurs randomly.

Is it possible that no one will take this seriously?

https://imgur.com/a/7BiYHqe

alt text

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/322858https://forums.opera.com/post/322858Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:30:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:50:19 GMT]]>guys please fix this simple but annoying bug, thanks
and who even invented option for searching urls... I cannot even imagine scenario for this but if it exists then the person can open search engine page and paste links there

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/320728https://forums.opera.com/post/320728Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:50:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:18:42 GMT]]>Hello @leocg, Thanks for your reply, but no, that's not what happens. after pasting the link, sometimes opera displays the search engine at the top, and the link below, (which forces me to click on the keyboard arrow to select the link) and sometimes it displays the link already at the top. and just press enter to access the page. I couldn't detect any reason why he would do this, but as you can see it's not just me, other people are reporting the same thing. this behavior is very annoying.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/319977https://forums.opera.com/post/319977Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:18:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:00:29 GMT]]>@lgdelai When you paste an page address in address bar, the page is opened as should. It doesn't happen only if the address is badly written, like with an extra space, a comma instead of a point, etc.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/319848https://forums.opera.com/post/319848Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:00:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:02:16 GMT]]>Perhaps now, someone will take action to resolve this. This behavior is horrible.

And it should be taken into account, the search engine should never be the first option when inserting a link.

Whoever inserts a link in the navigation bar wants to access the link. This is obvious

When are you going to fix this?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/319843https://forums.opera.com/post/319843Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:50:57 GMT]]>@squibbleses Ive got that issue at work... its very frustrating and time consuming

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/319839https://forums.opera.com/post/319839Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:50:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:10:26 GMT]]>This happens to me and only after reading this thread did I realize it seems to be specifically for links I already have bookmarked. e.g. I paste a Zoom URL from a meeting invite without knowing that it's a room I already have bookmarked. When I hit enter you can see from the below screenshot that it's defaulting to "Search". There is also a bookmark but it's not the default.

Search being shown as the default option rather than going to the url

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/314439https://forums.opera.com/post/314439Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:10:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Sat, 13 May 2023 01:19:33 GMT]]>You are correct, this is expected behavior in any browser. (when you paste a link, it leads to the link, when you paste a text, it searches on google).

However, in my Opera GX, the first option that 'was' being displayed, was to "search on google", which did so that when clicking enter immediately after pasting the link in the navigation bar, it was taken to the google search and not to the destination of the link.

For some reason opera reversed this, and then it went back to working correctly, I should have taken a screenshot or filmed it, I'll do that next time.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309886https://forums.opera.com/post/309886Sat, 13 May 2023 01:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 12 May 2023 23:23:57 GMT]]>@lgdelai It seems that you are making an unnecessary confusion.

If you want to open a page, you can type/paste its URL in the address bar and press enter or you can click on the page's link if it is listed in another page. That's how you open a webpage in any browser.

When you type or paste something on the address bar of any browser, you are also given the option to search for those terms and that's what the second line on the dropdown menu usually shows.

It seems that you are somehow clicking on that option for some reason.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309876https://forums.opera.com/post/309876Fri, 12 May 2023 23:23:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 12 May 2023 22:15:14 GMT]]>Actually, I did a test now,

And the link to go to the page appeared on the first line,
the link with the magnifying glass (which opens the google search) appeared on the second line.

In this way, the behavior was reversed.
When pasting the link, and pressing enter, it goes straight to the link (how should be).

I really don't know what's going on
but it seems that Opera randomly defines which action will have priority, "Access URL" or "Open browser".

There should be a way to define this to avoid this confusion, sometimes it does one thing, sometimes another.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309871https://forums.opera.com/post/309871Fri, 12 May 2023 22:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 12 May 2023 22:03:16 GMT]]>@lgdelai Just tested here and the page was loaded fine, no search performed.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309858https://forums.opera.com/post/309858Fri, 12 May 2023 22:03:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 12 May 2023 18:32:34 GMT]]>Hello.

Thanks for the answer.

In this case there is nothing wrong with the URL, what happens is that when pasting the url in the address bar, opera displays just below, "floating":

  • on the first line, the magnifying glass icon followed by the URL,
  • and below the pure URL.

If I click on the first one, or press enter, or click outside and press enter, I'm taken to the google search.

But if I click on the second one, I'm taken to the url.
So, url is OK.

What happens is opera gx windows, is not identifying that it is a URL and opening it as soon.

U can test.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-nua-upon-memberpress-criteria/

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309848https://forums.opera.com/post/309848Fri, 12 May 2023 18:32:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Opera doing search instead of opening the URL on Fri, 12 May 2023 18:11:01 GMT]]>@lgdelai Here it usually happens when there is something missing or wrong in the URL.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/309846https://forums.opera.com/post/309846Fri, 12 May 2023 18:11:01 GMT