Skip to main content reddit compact

r/compact



Advertisement: Relentless pursuit of excellence is how real progress is made – and how we deliver reliable energy at scale. ​Discover more at aramco.com/FIFA






Advertisement: Even against the backdrop of Mount Fuji, the new S-Class still commands attention from every angle. Standing out long after sunset with twin-star headlamps and the illuminated standing star. Join us as we continue the drive.




Reddit Old Mobile Userscript
Reddit Old Mobile Userscript

Thanks for promoting my userscript in your recent post. As reddit will be pulling the plug for 3rd party apps, I decided to seek refuge on the mobile reddit website. But since the mobile website feels as buggy and sloppy as the official app, I tried to use on my phone. Problem: Elements are too small. Too many elements. Sidebar not really useful. So I wrote some userscripts to make old reddit mobile friendly and useable.

I already added multiple userscripts like Auto-Expand, which removes the thumbnails so you can view all posts expanded simultaneously, a script which adds an download button to every post, Auto-Scroll (you won't have to click the "next"-button manually) and other little extras, which you can check out on my Greasy Fork profile.

I think this is a great alternative to compact reddit. You can change the website with CSS as you wish and also play around with the thumbnail sizes if it looks too big for you. We will see when old reddit will be shut down too... until then this how I browse reddit on mobile. (P.S. you will need to install the second Reddit CSS userscript for the reddit old mobile userscript to function)



Redditor /u/OctoNezd has produced Firefox and Chrome extensions and a userscript that make Old Reddit more usable on mobile
Redditor /u/OctoNezd has produced Firefox and Chrome extensions and a userscript that make Old Reddit more usable on mobile

The project was originally announced here:

That link is currently inaccessible because has gone private indefinitely. So here's an archive:

Here's the project's GitHub:

This project is independent of 's userscript, which attempts the same task.




Advertisement: 「GTAオンライン:コルツ・センター強盗」でアート界に名を刻みましょう。

Reddit Compact CPR v0.3 I'm-Not-Dead Edition
Reddit Compact CPR v0.3 I'm-Not-Dead Edition

I've managed to drag myself out of Skyrim Modding Hell long enough to fix a few things in this script.

Title text should be smaller, search/submit buttons won't break on certain pages, options expandos should fit better, and text inputs should no longer extend off the page. Also, the search bar and certain videos should no longer stretch off screen. Oh, and you can actually read wiki pages now.

For installation instructions, see on the original post.


Issues still apparent:

  • Some buttons do not fit the compact theme

  • Clutter in submitted post and your own comment expandos

  • Missing images for certain expando options

  • Submitting a post will redirect you to the new mobile interface

  • Up- or downvoting a post doesn't increment the points counter

  • Search page is pretty ugly

  • Missing reply-to-message option in inbox

  • All post preview types show text icon

  • Gallery preview controls are easy to fatfinger

  • Video previews often might still be too large for device

  • Loading more comments loads comments without gear expandos




Reddit API Update intended to stop 3rd party apps?
Reddit API Update intended to stop 3rd party apps?
An Update Regarding Reddit’s API

Greetings all you redditors, developers, mods, and more!

I’m joining you today to share some updates to Reddit’s Data API. I can sense your eagerness so here’s a TL;DR (though I highly encourage you to please read this post in its entirety).

TL;DR:

  • We are updating our terms for developer tools and services, including our Developer Terms, Data API Terms, Reddit Embeds Terms, and Ads API Terms, and are updating links to these terms in our User Agreement.

  • These updates should not impact moderation bots and extensions we know our moderators and communities rely on.

  • To further ensure minimal impact of updates to our Data API, we are (while also maintaining existing tools).

  • We are additionally investing in our developer community and improving support for Reddit apps and bots via .

  • Finally, we are introducing premium access for third parties who require additional capabilities, higher usage limits, and broader usage rights.

And now, some background

Since we first launched our Data API in 2008, we’ve seen thousands of fantastic applications built: utilities that on their favorite topics, or (my personal favorite) this thing that helps . Our APIs have also provided third parties with access to data to build user utilities, research, games, and mod bots.

However, expansive access to data has impact, and as a platform with one of the largest corpora of conversations online, spanning the past 18 years, we have an obligation to our communities to be responsible stewards of this content.

Updating our Terms for Developer Tools and Services

Our continued commitment to investing in our developer community and improving our offering of tools and services to developers requires updated legal terms. These updates help clarify how developers can safely and securely use Reddit’s tools and services, including our APIs and our new and improved .

We’re calling these updated, unified terms (wait for it) our , and they’ll apply to and govern all Reddit developer services. Here are the major changes:

  • Unified Developer Terms: Previously, we had specific and separate terms for each of our developer services, including our Developer Platform, Data API (f/k/a our public API), Reddit Embeds, and Ads API. The Developer Terms consolidate and clarify common provisions, rights, and restrictions from those separate terms, including, for example, Reddit’s license to developers, app review process, use restrictions on developer services, IP rights in our services, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and more.

  • Some Additional Terms Still Apply: Some of our developer tools and services, including our Data API, Reddit Embeds, and Ads API, remain subject to specific terms in addition to our Developer Terms. These additional terms include our Data API Terms, Reddit Embeds Terms, and Ads API Terms, which we’ve kept relatively similar to the prior versions. However, in all of our additional terms, we’ve clarified that content created and submitted on Reddit is owned by redditors and cannot be used by a third party without permission.

  • User Agreement Updates. To make these updates to our terms for developers, we’ve also made minor updates to our User Agreement, including updating links and references to the new Developer Terms.

To ensure developers have the tools and information they need to continue to use Reddit safely, protect our users’ privacy and security, and adhere to local regulations, we’re making updates to the ways some can access data on Reddit:

  • Our Data API will still be available to developers for appropriate use cases and accessible via our Developer Platform, which is designed to help developers improve the core Reddit experience, but, we will be enforcing rate limits.

  • We are introducing a premium access point for third parties who require additional capabilities, higher usage limits, and broader usage rights. Our Data API will still be open for appropriate use cases and accessible via our Developer Platform.

  • Reddit will limit access to mature content via our Data API as part of an ongoing effort to provide guardrails to how sexually explicit content and communities on Reddit are discovered and viewed. (Note: This change should not impact any current moderator bots or extensions.)

Effective June 19, 2023, our updated , together with our , will replace the existing API terms. We’ll be notifying certain developers and third parties about their use of our Data API via email starting today. Developers, researchers, mods, and partners with questions or who are interested in using Reddit’s Data API can contact us .

(NB: There are no material changes to our Ads API terms.)

Further Supporting Moderators

Before you ask, let’s discuss how this update will (and won’t!) impact moderators. We know that our developer community is essential to the success of the Reddit platform and, in particular, mods. In fact, a HUGE thank you to all the developers and mod bot creators for all the work you’ve done over the years.

Our goal is for these updates to cause as little disruption as possible. If anything, we’re expanding on our commitment to building mobile moderator tools for Reddit’s iOS and Android apps to further ensure minimal impact of the changes to our Data API. In the coming months, you will see mobile moderation improvements to:

  • Removal reasons - improvements to the overall load time and usability of this common workflow, in addition to enabling mods to reorder existing removal reasons.

  • Rule management - to set expectations for their community members and visiting redditors. With updates, moderators will be able to add, edit, and remove community rules via native apps.

  • Mod log - to give context into a community member's history within a subreddit, and display mod actions taken on a member, as well as on their posts and comments.

  • Modmail - facilitate better mod-to-mod and mod-to-user communication by improving the overall responsiveness and usability of Modmail.

  • Mod Queues - increase the content density within Mod Queue to improve efficiency and scannability.

We are also prioritizing improvements to core mod action workflows including banning users and faster performance of the user profile card. You can see the to mobile moderation tools and follow our future progress over in .

I should note here that we do not intend to impact mod bots and extensions – while existing bots may need to be updated and many will benefit from being ported to our Developer Platform, we want to ensure the unpaid path to mod registration and continued Data API usage is unobstructed. If you are a moderator with questions about how this may impact your community, you can file a support request .

Additionally, our Developer Platform will allow for the development of even more powerful mod tools, giving moderators the ability to build, deploy, and leverage tools that are more bespoke to their community needs.

Which brings me to…

The Reddit Developer Platform

Developer Platform continues to be our largest investment to date in our developer ecosystem. It is designed to help developers improve the core Reddit experience by providing powerful features for building moderation tools, creative tools, games, and more. We are currently in a closed beta to hundreds of developers (sign up if you're interested!).

As Reddit continues to grow, providing updates and clarity helps developers and researchers align their work with our and . We’re committed to strengthening trust with redditors and driving long-term value for developers who use our platform.

Thank you (and congrats) and making it all the way to the end of this post! Myself and a few members of the team are around for a couple hours to answer your questions (Or you can also check out our ).


Here's the full list of alternative Reddit web clients that I could find.
Here's the full list of alternative Reddit web clients that I could find.

I'm posting this for the third time. Reddit removes it for inexplicable reasons and the mod is completely out of touch so reposting is my only option.

Find the list at rentry dot co slash redditwebclients

Find an archive at archive dot is slash DultN

Edit: All of these are likely to stop working on July 1 2023 because their API usages will easily go over the free tier and nobody's going to pay the new and ridiculous API fees.


Reddit Compact script for ios Userscripts
Reddit Compact script for ios Userscripts

***Edit 4/11

URL does not redirect for videos and reddit galleries.

*** Edit 4/10

www reddit links now auto redirect to old.reddit and append .i

Original script without redirect:

Might work for android/Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey but I'm only testing on Safari/iphone.

TehVulpez pointed out that appending '.i' to an old.reddit.com/ url still works for enabling reddit compact. The script will detect if you are on an old.reddit.com page and apend '.i' to the end of the url. Additionally, it will get all links on the page that contain 'reddit.com' and append '.i' to them. Once you are directed to an old.reddit url you should reap the benefits of the ol' reddit compact.

Here's the TehVulpez mentions this.

You can download the script here on my .


Tips for old reddit on mobile.
Tips for old reddit on mobile.

Obviously use the old.reddit redirect add-on if you can, kind of annoying to do on firefox.

Putting these these "My Filters" section of Ublock Origin improves the old.reddit experience.

||b.thumbs.redditmedia.com^$css
||a.thumbs.redditmedia.com^$css
old.reddit.com###header-img-a
old.reddit.com##.listingsignupbar.infobar
old.reddit.com##.premium-banner-outer
old.reddit.com##.mobile-web-redirect-bar
old.reddit.com##.seo-comments-recommendations.spacer
old.reddit.com##.spacer.seo-comments
old.reddit.com###bottom-comments

First two block custom subreddit css, 3rd blocks subreddit header images, 4-6 block sign-in nags, 7-9 block the thread links shoved into the middle of comments for SEO. Note: Blocking CSS does not play well with the Dark Reader add-on for some reason. However if you use arcadesdude's old reddit .i URL trick Dark Reader works fine.

Old reddit still a lot worse than compact, but as far as reading posts when searching something of google its usable. A 3rd party app is ofc going to be the better option for browsing a sub.


Advertisement: 副業ならAirbnbでホスティング。簡単ステップでお家を掲載。自分のペースで副収入を。



The reason why I used compact, and the absolutely crap state of computer software & related media
The reason why I used compact, and the absolutely crap state of computer software & related media

I kept using reddit compact from around when it first appeared, continued using it after the really bad mobile site redesign came out, and used it up until the workarounds stopped working.

Reddit compact was

  • fast - pages loaded almost instantly even on my old phones from 2012 and 2016, saving me time and no doubt saving a lot of battery life

  • usable- comment threads were much easier to see visually and so much easier to follow,

  • clear and concise, a good user experience - in addition to being fast and responsive, it wasn't cluttered with noise and fluff and icons and nagging popups and whatever the hell is on the main mobile page that makes it feel awful to use

Compared with the current mobile site, which is:

  • very slow, it takes something like 1 seconds for the page to display anything, and then 2 seconds for the "comments are loading" thing to go away and for the actual content to show up. Comment threads take like an additional second or two to expand and load, vs the near instant response for loading a thread page with the Compact view. Timing it with a stop watch, it tends to take about 5 seconds on average from clicking Go on the browser URL bar to seeing the actual content, vs <1 second total loading time of Compact. I'm testing this on a reasonably recent xiaomi phone too btw.

  • harder visually to see where one comment ends and another begins due to the weird obsession modern "designers" have with making boundaries between items really faint and hard to see. also everything is eye destroying soulless bright white and ugly

  • everything is absolutely cluttered with unrelated and irrelevant fluff, like unrelated advert fluff spaced in between content, avatars and icons everywhere, a "use app" nagging button at the top that never goes away, and a nagging balloon at the bottom telling me to install the "app" which also never goes away, and then ANOTHER balloon appears layering on top of that other one, telling me to put reddit on my home screen. It feels like an absolute mess and just horrible to use, it's a really bad experience.

It's much worse in pretty much every meaningful way in addition to being slow as hell.

So then let's try the "app" that they're nagging me so hard to install (which I can't even install on my 2016 phone that I still use sometimes, apparently reddit requires the latest and greatest hardware to display text & images and occasional videos)

My immediate impression is:

  • Immediately on my first login here's the first thing I see: an autoplaying video advert wasting my wifi/data bandwidth as well as my battery energy in order to annoy and distract me.

  • In addition to the adverts, my feed is littered with "suggested" crap that I have no interest in, it feels like at least half of the feed is "suggested" stuff that's totally irrelevant to me and adverts.

  • Intentionally user-hostile abusive misfeatures: the suggestions don't give you an option to turn them off, instead, you can only choose to "see fewer posts like this".

  • The layout feels like a total clusterfuck basically, crap everywhere and embedding images and stuff, vs the compact site view which was simply a list of headlines that I could visually search through quickly and choose to expand if I took an interest.

It's not as slow as the current mobile website (slower than compact still) but it's a horrible user experience.

Overall, this is another instance of something that is on my mind a lot as a computer/technology user and enthusiast, and this is the main thing I want to talk about in this post. I feel like the trend of things since about 2012 has been degradation and degeneration: things only get worse and worse. We have faster processors, more memory, more storage than 10 years ago, but you wouldn't know it because everything feels just as slow, actually even slower than it did back then. The hardware we have today is insanely powerful, and today's "designers" are somehow inventing ways to make it seem weak and underpowered.

And what are we getting in exchange for the massively increased resource use? Adverts. Nagging balloons. Popups. Slow animations. Visually distracting slow animations. Autoplaying videos that you aren't watching and don't care to see.

tl;dr The loss of reddit compact is just part of the wider trend of tech going to absolute fucking shit, driven by lazy and/or incompetent programmers and "designers" and corporate interests to push advertising on you and keep you clicking and "consuming". Like omg your phone is 2 years old, that's ancient! Why haven't you thrown it in the landfill and bought a new one already, loser nerd!


Boost for reddit the best alternative
[deleted]
Boost for reddit the best alternative

Seriously, it's the best alternative mobile app for compact users. You can get the behavior pretty close... It's a lifeline for me. Highly recommended.

I've been using compact for years...and just spent a ton of time going through every mobile app.

Boost is snappy, customizable, and allows basically the same browsing style as compact - even with some QOL upgrades. Kinda feeling lucky right now actually.

It does cost a few bucks to remove ads though. Seems worth it to me.





Half-assed workaround for premium subscribers
Half-assed workaround for premium subscribers

Granted, this isn't as good as the old compact view, but at least its not the goddamn awful mobile site with its awful load times and insistent 'use the app' pop ups. And yeah, like the title said, I think this is only available for premium subscribers (worth it I say just to not get the ads, but that's a different discussion).

Okay, back to the actual topic. At the bottom of your user preferences page there's a section about reddit themes and whatnot and the option to force ALL subreddits to use a theme of your choosing (this is the other reason why I pay for premium). The best theme I have yet to find is from .

But even after you select that option, the mobile site is still the mobile site and you'll need to actually go to old.reddit.com on mobile and THEN finally, you'll just see a view with only text.

Balls awful that this what its come to. Hope this can help some of you out.



Advertisement: Arc RaiderやLeague of Legendsなど、45種類以上のゲームの期間限定特典をアンロックしましょう!



RSS to the Rescue!
RSS to the Rescue!

Minimalist bros! I knew this day was coming, when the damn son of bitch bloody bastards would take our beloved .compact away. There is a somewhat solution tho, and its dino RSS! Did you know each sub offers its own RSS feed? Well by god they do! Fire up your favorite reader & input (without the spaces):

h ttp://ww w.reddit. com/.rss

You can do them separately one at a time, or combine them using "SUBNAME+SUBNAME+SUBNAME.rss" into one feed. You of course won't be able to post using this, but its something simple for browsing at least.








Advertisement: 『オデュッセイア』を映画館で体験せよ!9月11日(金)公開

今すぐDiscordでオデュッセイアクエストを体験せよ

クリストファー・ノーラン最新作。9月11日(金)より映画館で壮大な物語を体験せよ








Need help from a power user
Need help from a power user

I'm using compact feature on mobile mostly to be able to save a post as PDF in a clean readable way.

So first if you know a better way to do that (post to PDF) please share,

Second while using compact i sometimes face some threads with many comments which causes some comments to be hidden and replaced by a button "continue this thread" or "load more comments",

so my question is how to get all threads/comments to be displayed fully without pressing all these buttons manually so i could print a complete PDF of the post?

I though there may be a handle or some text to add to the URL to force such view but i can't find manual or these instructions so far.

Here is an example:





Advertisement: The #1 most played Idler game on Steam

Bug with being unable to edit posts in compact mode.
Bug with being unable to edit posts in compact mode.

Found a bug where in compact mode you are unable to edit posts unless they are top level posts.

Top level I can edit:

Not top level I can’t edit:

It looks like an issue with not being able to display all the buttons as when you turn a device landscape it fixes the issue. Also explains why you see the edit button in a top level comment as there is no “parent” button.

Is this a known issue and when will it be resolved?

Edit. I have no idea why is it posting the top screenshot. I made this post using the web mode.



Compact mode bugging out
Compact mode bugging out

Hey everyone, I've been using the compact mod still very heavily as it is very simple and I come to reddit as a Content aggregator, not as a one stop shop so I like visiting other sites that people bring up. I don't really like the new mobile site myself because it's just not designed to direct the eyes easily to new content.

That being said, within the past 24 hours, I've been noticing that .compact has been erroring and moving towards the new mobile site instead. Have any of the reddit admins been trying to remove it? If that is the case I'd like to ask that we keep this around as it can cause sudden change issues to those who are sensitive to it.








Advertisement: Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions are reshaping Louisiana politics and business.
Enabling compact mode - Options?
Enabling compact mode - Options?

I love compact theme, I use it on 100% of the subreddits I visit (even on desktop).

I have some IFTTT rules for new reddit posts
(I get an email when a dota2 update is posted)

but the URL that IFTTT gives me is ""

therefore I cannot add .compact on the end (because the GET parameters have already been triggered with the ? mark)

is there an alternative command that I can add to the end of the URL seen above so that compact mode shows up?



Why not make the mobile version default when visiting from a mobile device?
Why not make the mobile version default when visiting from a mobile device?

Let me start by saying that the .compact version of the site seems well done to me, it works great on a phone and makes it easier to access comments and voting buttons.

One thing that irks me though is every time I click to a reddit page from another site, especially search results, is that it's not mobile optimized. I have to manually modify the URL in my browser to get the mobile goodness, which is often not worth the hassle. Only the front page gives me a link.

Can we make the mobile interface the default and let me opt back into the desktop version if I want to? My browser (chrome in android) in fact gives me a desktop version button, so I don't even need reddit to implement this.








I keep getting repeated posts.
I keep getting repeated posts.

I believe it happens when I scroll down and it automatically refreshes more posts. I think it only happens if I have come back to the page after a while. I just started using the compact mode 2 days ago, and it has happened 3 times. The duplicate posts are not always visible on the screen at the same time. Does anyone else get this? I will try to take a screen shot the next time they are both visible. (That way I will know that I am not seeing things...)


Advertisement: Discover the role our investments play in ushering in the materials transition.



Major problem that needs to be fixed.
Major problem that needs to be fixed.

Can we please make it so that reddit will automatically detect if you are using a mobile device and route you to the mobile version of the site. As it is, if you follow a posted link to reddit page, it sends you to the full version of the site.

Obviously, there should be some way to choose if you want to see the mobile version or the full version.

Oh, also, can we get a "delete comment" button?


Sort links by week, all time, etc *still* not working in search??
Sort links by week, all time, etc *still* not working in search??

Hasn't been working for at least a year now. I've only tried it on iOS and Windows/Chrome, but it applies to other OSes according to other posts on here. Why has this not been fixed? In case you don't know about it, the issue is that in search, the sort mode isn't clickable because it appears to be covered by the content below it. The "sort by:" text is fine, but the action functional part isn't.




We REALLY need a manual "Load more" link be available for those frequent times when the autoload doesn't work.
We REALLY need a manual "Load more" link be available for those frequent times when the autoload doesn't work.

Maybe I've just had incredibly bad luck, but in all the phones I've tried it this always happens. It also seems the nsfw reddits don't autoload at all, something that is very annoying.

Edit: A "next page" link would be nice, too. Some phones can't handle hundreds of links on one page like that, and besides, if your browser crashes going back to where you left off in the post list is hard when you have to rely on autoload.




Advertisement: Don't guess how your brand appears in AI search. Every day you wait is another day AI learns someone else's brand. Start your free 14-day trial today.

How can I get a .xml subreddit feed where the links point to the mobile version of the site?
How can I get a .xml subreddit feed where the links point to the mobile version of the site?

I can't seem to get the links in a subreddit xml listing to point to the mobile version of the site.

For example, this works if you want links to the regular website:

But this doesn't work for getting an xml with links to the mobile site:

If I use the xml feed from the first link above, I can replace every occurrence of with i.reddit.com and it is what I want, but I'm looking for a way to request an xml listing of subreddit items where the links point to the mobile site.

Anyone know if this is possible?




Not sure if it happens with everyone but if you press ant content or links on a subreddit, the subreddit stops loading.
[deleted]
Not sure if it happens with everyone but if you press ant content or links on a subreddit, the subreddit stops loading.

If I click any link on the subreddit, the subreddit will quit loading. It will only load if I open links in a new tab and not on the same tab. If I refresh the page, it works, but it's tedious to be back on top of the page if your browsed pretty deep. Only the first 25 links are show and then it won't load.


Some issues affecting usability
Some issues affecting usability
  • When submitting a self or link post, the subreddit selection defaults to the first subreddit subscribed alphabetically. This is contrary to the main site, where it defaults to the subreddit the user was within when he hit the submit button. This is complicated by the fact that the "save" button is ABOVE the subreddit selection area, so I commonly submit posts to 420 when I really wanted to post elsewhere

  • the edit and delete post buttons don't appear after submitting. I encounter this most often when trying to rectify my incorrectly-located submissions due to the previously mentioned issue.

  • sometimes the auto-next-page loader doesn't work (spinning reddit alien head at bottom of page). A related issue is that if you have read far down the page, and either back out, navigate to another page, or refresh, upon return to that page, you'll be put back at the top of the page, and have to scroll down and load all over again. can we just have a "next page" functionality? RES accommodates for this issue on the full reddit site by using page anchor attributes, but I don't know of the compatibility with mobile browsers.

  • in a similar issue, it seems that on /user/ pages, the reddit alien auto-page loader appears, but after rotating, does nothing. the effect is that you can only read a limited number of any user's previous posts/submissions

  • there's no way to access the subreddit "sidebar" in the compact site. oftentimes the sidebar offers crucial information relating to the subreddit, such as moderation rules, or clarification as to the purpose of the subreddit

I should note that my device is the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate SCH-i500 (VZW), running Android 2.2 "Froyo" (build EB01), and while I primarily browse reddit compact with Opera Mobile or Dolphin HD, these issues seem to be cross-platform.

All that being said, I love the compact site, and I look forward to its continued evolution.





Top bar is now cross-browser compatible, and context/permalink/editing work now [x-post from changelog]
Top bar is now cross-browser compatible, and context/permalink/editing work now [x-post from changelog]

Previously, the top bar on compact (hence named the topbar) was rendered using display: box, a very that doesn't have the best . The topbar has since been changed to use older techniques for layout, for increased compatibility.

Also, some of the small issues regarding comments, mainly the permalink buttons not working and editing not saving, have been fixed.

Finally, when browsing compact, you will now be able to see flair.


Advertisement: Late Pledge ends July 20. Don’t miss out.






Fixed the context/permalinks button, and fixed the share button
Fixed the context/permalinks button, and fixed the share button

Hey mobile redditors, just a few quick fixes this time.

The issue with emails (the share button) should be fixed now, emails should display as they are supposed to.

Also, as you mentioned many times, the issues with the compact and permalink buttons not pointing to the mobile interface have been fixed.

Thanks for all your feedback. If you have any more, feel free to leave it here.

Github commits




Issue with the new options bar
Issue with the new options bar

Not actually sure what it's called! But that little gear on every post that opens up to the Collapse-Reply-whatever buttons.

Okay, I get that it's a lot easier to hit than the old overlay. That's cool. But can it be moved to the top of a post instead of the bottom? Previously, the overlay would come up right there and you could collapse it. Now, you need to scroll all the way to the bottom, which is a pain in the ass when trying to collapse walls of text. Especially when you scroll all the way to the bottom to read it, have to go back to the top to hit the gear, then have to go all the way back down to hit collapse.


Advertisement: Sevalla replaces the whole stack. Built-in deploy pipelines, integrated scaling, observability, and databases. Everything works together, without you gluing it together.



When using the "context" button from my inbox or profile, the link is not automatically switched to also be .compact, but it was in the previous version
When using the "context" button from my inbox or profile, the link is not automatically switched to also be .compact, but it was in the previous version

I primarily reddit on my phone, and I loved that when checking context in the previous version it automatically showed me the mobile version. For some reason this no longer happens. Pretty please fix this. Otherwise, great update.


Suggestion: when browsing .compact, make sure all reddit links are also .compact
Suggestion: when browsing .compact, make sure all reddit links are also .compact

First off, thanks for the update to the mobile site. I think it's a big improvement over the old one -- you've kept the clean lean look, but you've added two features I was really missing (modmail and a save button). Good job, and thank you!

For a future suggestion: it would be handy to have reddit automatically .compactify any links to within reddit. Right now, if I'm surfing .compact and I click on a link to , the page I end up on is not .compact. I then need to go to the address bar and type ".compact" at the end.

It's not a big thing to deal with, but it would be nice if the site handled it automatically.

Thanks!



Two bugs with messages/inbox on new design
Two bugs with messages/inbox on new design

I'm liking the ideas with the new design. However there are two key issues with it:

  1. When viewing your inbox, the Context button for message replies still doesn't work for new messages. When they are yellow and you tap context, the yellow disappears but the page doesn't load until you tap it again. Actually this happened in the old design too.

  2. The new buttons appear at the bottom of each post. That means if you press the gear icon, nothing appears to happen, because the buttons are off screen. The toolbar should be shown directly below the link, which is closer to the gear icon.

Just my two cents :)





Advertisement: What if AI ran the busywork?
Open in new window
Open in new window

When you click a link it should open up in a new window. I know there's solutions to this but it makes for a frustrating user experience.

You can open in new window yourself but this entails holding the link and selecting the option to open in new window. This is painful. Particularly as the comments button is quite small for a hold press.

If you just select the link, when you click back the page loads and you lose where you were. This is also frustrating if you are 3 or 4 pages deep.

All could be solved if links opened in a new window or if you can us the option for it. This should go for links and comments buttons.


i.reddit.com has multiple issues in Desktop and WP7 IE9 and Desktop Firefox
i.reddit.com has multiple issues in Desktop and WP7 IE9 and Desktop Firefox

Either was deleted or it just disappeared from the subreddit.

Anyway, i.reddit.com acts weird in WP7 Mango (with IE9) and desktop IE9. Since , I also tried this in Firefox (on my desktop; versions 5-8), and found different issues.

Is this because IE9/Firefox aren't being standards compliant, or is it because they're not Webkit-based? If the latter, might there be support for non-webkit browsers in the future?

Thanks.










Advertisement: Incremental Game with more to it than most - Fortune Mill - 20% off on Steam

The 'Other Discussions' tab is still unusable in the mobile interface
The 'Other Discussions' tab is still unusable in the mobile interface

When visiting the 'other discussions' page for a link, there is no way to actually navigate to the comment threads for the other submissions.

When visiting that page, I would expect that the various titles in different subreddits should link to the discussion in that subreddit, rather than to the linked item itself, as that's somewhat useless given that when I'm looking for further discussion I have most likely viewed the link already.

Compare to .




Enabling Gear/Post Options on Long Posts
Enabling Gear/Post Options on Long Posts

Just a quick bit of feedback on the interface that jumped out at me right away. Overall, the new mobile site is much better.

The two gear icons (default / depressed) look very similar to each other and when I pressed it initially I didn't notice the difference.

This was exaggerated by what I think is a major problem - the options appearing underneath the post. On mobile browsers, content more often than not needs to extend past the vertical space of the screen, requiring scrolling. When I activated the gears, I didn't notice anything because the options widgets were appearing off screen. This is a pretty major HCI blunder.

  • Notice how options do not show up - confusing.

- They appeared two full screen lengths down. Not only is this confusing behaviour, it will become tedious to find the options to, for example, collapse a series of long posts.

Anyway, thanks for the update in general.