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🔎 Adding a Customised Search Engine

In this case, I'm gonna add the docker search engine in Opera for MacOS.

CHEATSHEET

  1. Open Opera
  2. Type opera://settings/searchEngines in the address bar
  3. In the Site search menu, click on Add
  4. Fill the fields like this:
    1. Name: Docker Hub
    2. Shortcut: docker
    3. URL with %s in place of query: https://hub.docker.com/search?q=%s
    4. Don't check the Use POST checkbox
    5. DONE

DETAILS

Open Opera and Go to the Settings

  1. Open Opera.

  2. In the address bar, type opera://settings/searchEngines and press Enter:

Opera_settings.png

  1. Scroll to "Site search" section and click on "Add":

Opera_search.png

  1. Fill in the fields like this:

    • Name: Whenever you want to call it, here: Docker Hub
    • Shortcut: docker or anything short you'd like
    • URL with %s in place of query: https://hub.docker.com/search?q=%s

Opera_fields.png

  1. Click Add.

Opera_add.png

✅ How to Use It:

Now, in your address bar, just type: docker <THE_NAME_OF_A_DOCKER_IMAGE>

…and you'll be taken to the Docker Hub search results for <THE_NAME_OF_A_DOCKER_IMAGE>.