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    [Solved]Can't install extensions from the new Chrome Web Store

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    • wRegi
      wRegi @makezu last edited by

      @makezu Thank you! This solved the issue for me 🙂

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      • BloodyTiger
        BloodyTiger @makezu last edited by

        @makezu said in Unable to download any extensions:

        @violetmonnier @DominicKtz Change chrome store layout back old and it should work.

        click 3 dots next to profile picture.

        Thank you very much! I had the same issue and I could solve it 🙂 And thank you @violetmonnier for your answer 😉

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        • fasdgfdsfds
          fasdgfdsfds @makezu last edited by

          @makezu i need help, i have clicked the 3 dots to the left of my profile picture and the 3x3 but no such option appears, i have tried to search for a video or something but also no solution, is there anything i can do?

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          • Zumbat
            Zumbat @fasdgfdsfds last edited by leocg

            @fasdgfdsfds Same problem, the option is gone. Please fix this...

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            • Zumbat
              Zumbat last edited by

              It's impossible now that you can't change to the old Chrome store layout. Without this feature I don't see how it's worth using Opera GX over Chrome or Firefox. The Opera store is severely lacking.

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @fasdgfdsfds last edited by

                @fasdgfdsfds Make sure you goto https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions for extensions and not https://chromewebstore.google.com/. Opera GX doesn't support the latter properly yet.

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                  fasdgfdsfds Zumbat andresesteban WealthyWealth 4 Replies Last reply
                • fasdgfdsfds
                  fasdgfdsfds @burnout426 last edited by

                  @burnout426 i don't know why exactly but clicking the first link just takes me to the second one, and trying to click the 3 dots there has the same result as before, the option not appearing

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                  • ShockedGaming
                    ShockedGaming last edited by

                    Chrome Web Store recently have a new fresh remake, but that result in Opera GX being unable to download any extension from there, just like back in 2020

                    When I try to download a extension from there, this happen:
                    b6942ebb-0f03-4af5-9137-df5e9fc9f415-image.png
                    translate: Error when downloading, (the rest is in english)

                    i actually tried to go back to the old one but...
                    at first, I can enter there, but when i try to download a extension, Opera GX say "oh i'm gonna f**ked up", then it crash
                    from the next attempts, i get redirect to the new Chrome Web Store when i try the old link

                    now how can I fix this?

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                    • Zumbat
                      Zumbat @burnout426 last edited by

                      @burnout426 That doesn't work sadly, you just get redirected. Would love to at least hear from the devs to know they are working on fixing this/figuring something out...

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                        @fasdgfdsfds and @Zumbat

                        When going to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions, I don't get redirected to https://chromewebstore.google.com/. However, users on Reddit are getting redirected like you two. Not sure why the behavior I see is different.

                        I'll see if I can find a workaround that works for the new store until Opera GX gets the fixes regular Opera (Opera One) already has.

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                        • Arcadioo
                          Arcadioo last edited by

                          During installation, you need to go to options and select installation for all users 😉

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                          • Arcadioo
                            Arcadioo @violetmonnier last edited by

                            @violetmonnier During installation, you need to go to options and select installation for all users

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                            • gptrage
                              gptrage @Arcadioo last edited by

                              @arcadioo i dont see what youre talking about

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                              • burnout426
                                burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                You can try the workarounds I mention here if you want.

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                                • fasdgfdsfds
                                  fasdgfdsfds @burnout426 last edited by

                                  @burnout426 it finally works! i tried the first method (changing the url) and that did nothing but i can confirm the second method (opera one ids) works perfectly! managed to do it in about 5-10 minutes and they all work as intended, sad to see we have to resort to this method instead of just using the chrome store as intended but at least we have something that works.

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                                  • MorganDusty
                                    MorganDusty last edited by leocg

                                    Hello, the problem is quite serious. The browser has turned into a pumpkin, I explain. Recently Google has updated the interface of the extension store, as it turned out later not only the interface, but also the direct link to extensions, from "https://clients2.google.com" to "https://chromewebstore.google.com", you can try to go to this link -> "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl", but you will not succeed because you will be thrown to "chromewebstore.google.com", and it would seem what is the problem? Just updated the interface and a couple of links. And now let's start talking about the problem, Opera has recently started to turn into a pumpkin, it can't download extensions from the official google extension store and gives the error "Download interrupted with reason: SERVER_BAD_CONTENT"
                                    f870ff28-bfd3-4509-ad52-e52d6e765e14-image.png , if you try to uninstall an extension downloaded from the google extension store, 50/50% that the browser crashes with an error, if you try to install an extension through "developer mode" or other ways the browser just restarts without changes, as an example I give the extension "VidIq", it simply deleted itself today, I tried to restore but nothing worked, I downloaded the original extension files and dragged them into the extension folder, Opera just clears the folder as if the extension was never installed. Please pay attention to the problem and give comments to the developers, i sent crash-logs to mail but nobody answered me, also a question why I can't open crash-log myself and read what the problem is? What is the point of the crash-log?
                                    c83cc564-07fd-409d-bd5f-060e4550127f-image.png

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                                    • MorganDusty
                                      MorganDusty last edited by

                                      Up problem, wait to fix

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                                      • andresesteban
                                        andresesteban @burnout426 last edited by

                                        @burnout426 Thank you very much!
                                        The link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions was the right one to use and could download and install without any problem! It's working OK now!

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                                        • MorganDusty
                                          MorganDusty @andresesteban last edited by MorganDusty

                                          @andresesteban said in Can't install extensions from the new Chrome Web Store:

                                          The link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions was the right one to use and could download and install without any problem! It's working OK now!

                                          It has not been working for at least 5 days, it is being redirected to a new one

                                          @leocg can we call the developers of Opera? What is this hypocrisy? The problem is specifically in the Opera browser, why isn't it being repaired?!

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @MorganDusty last edited by

                                            @morgandusty It's probably being repaired.

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