<![CDATA[Default Search Engines aren't Working]]>I noticed this a while back with the default Search Engine for Amazon.com; using Z just did a default Google search for whatever I was looking for. I made a custom search using A (for Amazon, but also the A key is next to Z).

Recently, the W key has stopped going to Wikipedia, and now just does a Google search. I have made a new custom search engine using Q (for query, but also the Q is next to W).

I just ran through all the preset search engines, and none of them seem to be working except for Google (which is set as my default search engine).

If it's possible, can this be fixed? Or, if the presets are not going to actually be functional anymore, is it possible to release the keys so that I can make a custom search engine using those keys how I want to?

Opera GX
Core:133.0.5932.39
System:Windows 11 64-bit
Chromium version:149.0.7827.197

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89089/default-search-engines-aren-t-workingRSS for NodeMon, 20 Jul 2026 19:03:52 GMTWed, 15 Jul 2026 04:57:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:32:12 GMT]]>@majriti said in Default Search Engines aren't Working:

It had become unchecked.

There was mentioned of this in one of the changelogs that it's purposely unchecked by default now. So, it wasn't a glitch or anything you did.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/406153https://forums.opera.com/post/406153Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:32:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:06:20 GMT]]>@Janijan Try unchecking it, restarting Opera, rechecking it and then restarting Opera again.

Same issue in a test standalone installation?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/406152https://forums.opera.com/post/406152Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:06:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:37:01 GMT]]>@burnout426

Thank you for this. It had become unchecked. My custom search engines were still working fine, but the defaults weren't. Clicked the box and restarted Opera. All fixed. 😳😅

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/406136https://forums.opera.com/post/406136Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:37:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:50:34 GMT]]>@burnout426 Yes, I checked that setting, and it is enabled. The default search engine shortcuts still don't work, while my custom shortcuts work fine.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/406134https://forums.opera.com/post/406134Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:12 GMT]]>Is the "Enable search engine shortcuts in address bar" setting enabled at the URL opera://settings/search?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/406064https://forums.opera.com/post/406064Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Default Search Engines aren't Working on Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:35:48 GMT]]>@majriti
I recommend resetting Opera GX's default search engines and updating the browser to the latest version, as this may restore the built-in search keywords. If the issue persists, Opera should fix the broken preset search shortcuts or allow users to reassign reserved shortcut keys for custom search engines.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/405958https://forums.opera.com/post/405958Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:35:48 GMT