Enable JavaScript in Opera

Updated at: Mar 29, 2022

This guide will step you through the process of enabling JavaScript in the Opera web browser.

If you don't have Opera and would like to try it out, you can download it from the Opera Website.

1. Open the "Easy Setup" menu

   In the top right corner of the Opera window, you'll see the "Easy Setup" button. Click it to display the basic Opera settings menu.

   

2. Click "Go to full browser settings"

   Now that you've opened the Easy Setup menu, you need to scroll to the very bottom of it.

   At the very bottom, you'll see a link called "Go to full browser settings".

   

3. Search for "javascript"

   On the Settings screen that has now appeared, you'll see a "Search settings" input box

   

   Type "javascript" into the search box to reveal the settings for Javascript.

4. Click "Site Settings"

   When you searched for "javascript", the settings screen changed to highlight sections which are relevant to JavaScript.

   Scroll down and find the Site Settings option and then click it.

   

5. Click "JavaScript"

   Inside the "Site Settings" screen, find the option that says "JavaScript" and click it.

   

6. Choose your JavaScript settings

   Now that you're in the JavaScript section, you can choose your preferred setting.

   It's pretty straightforward; there are two options:

   • Sites can use Javascript
   • Don't allow sites to use Javascript

   Simply pick the option you prefer for Opera by clicking on it. Since you're reading a guide about Enabling Javascript, you probably want to select the Sites can use Javascript option.

   

   Underneath these main controls is a section which lets you always block or allow Javascript for certain websites. This can be helpful if you want fine-grained control over the JavaScript setting and which sites can or can't use Javascript.

JavaScript is now enabled

Congratulations, you just enabled JavaScript. Confirm that JavaScript is enabled.