@burnout426 That fixed it - much thanks.

Opera would find a lot more users posting their avatar pic if they didn't have to get involved with one more internet service company, in this cast it's Gravatar. Why - because people just tend to be distrustful when they find themselves being required to get involved like this for no apparent reason.

Yes, I great idea.

Google has started popping out ads from the side when I go to certain web pages which covers about a quarter of the webpage. I find no cure by searching Googles ad preferences page.
Is there a way to switch to a different search engine in Opera ??

@burnout426 That fixed it - much thanks.

My Opera wallpaper is set on a halloween theme and I can't change off of it.

@haditup2here With all due respect please consider this - Is Opera news too far left or is the news outlet you normally get your news from too far to the right? In the year 2023 people only listen to the left or only listen to the right so when they read something different then it's too far the wrong way. Think about it.

Yes, I great idea.

Ads popping out the right side even though I have ads set to be blocked.
Is this something Opera is doing or could I have a virus?

@leocg I am referring to this one:
"Launch Opera web browser and type opera://flags in addressbar and press Enter. ...
Now click inside "Search flags" text box and type weather. ..."

I enabled & saved the weather flag and could see it in the upper left but it doesn't stay?

Clicking on "Jalopnik" news feed takes me to a blank page . . . but if I copy and past the address into IE, Firefox or Chrome - no problem??

Regarding alobpreis' suggestions:

• Disabling extensions and the problem still occurs.
• Going to the blog using "in private window" mode and the problem doesn't occur.
• I know where to find developer options in the menu but don't know anything about what I am seeing.

It would seem that somehow the Opera browser in this machine thinks it's in India and there should be a setting or a work around.

(????)

Here is a little more information.
This problem only happens with Opera and only one computer, not my second computer. It does not happen with Internet Explorer and not just with my blog. I can type, paste or click on a blog link and the blog comes up but the extension in the address window is changed from dot com to dot in.