Adblock Plus for Opera

Internet advertisements bring huge profits to websites that host them, but they can exasperate users who find themselves automatically redirected to one or more pages when accidentally clicking on a simple button. Fortunately, there are utilities out there capable of removing annoying ads, banners and other similar elements and one of them is Adblock Plus for Opera.

The extension is dedicated to the Opera web browser, but if you prefer using another navigators, no worries, since you can download separate editions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

What the addon actually does is detect all the potentially dangerous or advertisement content on each webpage you visit and automatically block it. Nevertheless, you are the one who decides what should be obstructed or displayed by configuring the filtering settings.

The extension comes with a list of predefined filter lists that include data on popular ads, based on the selected language. Alternatively, you can add your own subscription list and use it alongside existing ones. It is advisable to avoid using too many lists, since this might result in reduced browsing speeds.

In order to encourage non-intrusive advertising, Adblock Plus for Opera is set to allow the display of some 'acceptable' ads, but you have the possibility to disable this feature at any time. On top of that, you can create your own whitelists that include domains for which the addon is automatically disabled.

More experienced users can write their own filters, provided they are familiar with the rules and the syntax. Even more control over the matching results can be obtained by using regular expressions.

Adblock Plus for Opera aims to make the browsing experience more pleasant, while also protecting your privacy and security. Its customization options make it a great tool for deciding on the content that should be revealed when visiting a webpage.