Allows the user to go to a Wikipedia article from the Opera address bar by typing "wp Article_Name".
In Version 9 "Create search..." from the context menu of a search form allows adding a URL shortcut more conveniently.
In other words, right-click on a search box, click "Create search" and follow the instructions. Choose an easy to remember keyword for the Wikipedia search, such as wp. The process should now be complete.
Simply type "wp Article_name" into the address bar without quotes, where Article_name is the name of the article you wish to navigate to.
The following instructions may be necessary if you are using an older version of Opera.
The program Opsed Opera Search.ini Editor automates the process listed below for manually adding a search entry, and is compatible with the latest versions. It is suggested to change the File version in search.ini manually to the current Opera version used before running this program.
search.ini
in your Opera or profile directory.
[Search Engine 43] Name=Wikipedia (English) URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%s&go=Go Query= Key=wp Is post=0 Has endseparator=0 Encoding=UTF-8 Search Type=124
[Search Engine 43] Name=&Wikipedia URL=http://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site:en.wikipedia.org Query= Key=wp Is post=0 Has endseparator=0 Encoding=utf-8 Search Type=0 Verbtext=17063 Position=-1 Nameid=0