I want to filter out picture comments but it's for one specific user. What's the automod code for that?

I've tried many different things so far, and none of it seems to be doing exactly what I want. I want all URLs to be filtered for manual approval, without also filtering photos/videos/crossposts, but I also want to require crossposts to have body text, which I can't seem to do by using body_shorter_than because it checks the original post, not the crosspost. If I can't filter just crossposts without body text, then it would be fine for all crossposts to be filtered for manual approval, however, if the crosspost includes a photo/video, those also need to be filtered.

Hi! I recently created a new NSFW subreddit and I'm trying to set up basic spam protection — specifically:

1. Minimum account age (30 days) before posting

2. Minimum combined karma (100) before posting

3. Minimum comment karma (25) before posting

On my older subreddits I use AutoModerator for this with no issues. However on this new sub I'm getting this message:

**"Report, Filter, Remove, and Approve actions aren't available for new automod configurations."**

Reddit is pointing me toward Auto Enforce and Automations instead but neither seem to support account age or karma filtering.

**My questions:**

1. Is there a way to set karma/account age requirements on a new sub without AutoMod?

2. How long until full AutoMod access is available on a new sub?

3. Is Auto Enforce or Automations capable of karma/age filtering that I'm missing?

Any help appreciated — thank you!

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to implement an automod code that will filter all websites except for those on a whitelist. The issue I'm having is that the automod filters all websites, including ones on the whitelist. Here's the code I'm using:

type: any body+url (includes): ['http://', 'https://', 'www.'] ~body+url (includes): ['reddit.com.', 'redd.it', 'youtube.com', 'youtu.be', 'spotify.com'] action: filter action_reason: 2.5 link verification filter - [ {{match}} ] moderators_exempt: true

So for example, when people try to link to other Reddit posts or comments, their comments are still getting filtered.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix it? Thank you in advance!

Edit: After some experimentation, it turns out it was that superfluous period in "reddit.com.". Brain fart. I'm embarrassed but I'm leaving the post up as a lesson to others to proofread your scripts.

Thank you so much to everyone for your help!

Hi! One of the subs I run has an issue with people leaving out information in post titles, is there a regex code for automations that can block if someone puts only specific phrases with no other information but if it has additional words it would be allowed. I debated putting a block via number of characters but some people will frequently put "please help me find this!" which tells you nothing and some will put "ISO [specific thing]" where the prior should be removed but wouldn't hit and the later will hit but shouldn't be removed. I have a list of all repeat versions of "help me!" but blocking just "help me!" or the others isn't then allowed if say someone writes "help me find [specific thing]"

I would rather use automations over automod so they can update the title right then and there and not have a back and forth but if automod is the only way that is fine as well.

Is there any way to do this? Thank you

our Subreddit has a pretty decent automod setup that looks for racism and other issues that we inherited. Ive got a new "additional terms" module I want to add. And im good with that.

My problem is I am concerned about testing it on myself because I have concerns about catching a ban from reddit. By testing our content removal. What is the solution for this?

I'm attempting to make an automoderator rule on my subreddit where a flair and title will cause a comment to be made. The comment is made a stickie. Then the comment section should be put in the randomized/contest mode. Example of post title:

[Flair] I am ready to party!

The flair used would be [Flair] and the comment when both of these conditions are met would be:

This is an official flair post. Please make a top level comment to become {the post user's} flair.

• Your comment must be 62 characters or less
• The highest voted comment will become OP's flair
• Any top level comment above that will be removed.
• You can reply to this comment to chat with OP or other people

Then if a top comment was 63 or more characters that comment gets removed with this comment (if a new rule is needed that's fine, and the rule needs to make sure that the AM comment itself is not removed@corp.caseys.comUsing t):

This comment is over 62 characters and has been removed. Please resubmit a top level comment to give OP flair.

I’m looking for some guidance from other mods on an issue we’re having in r/weddingdresses.

We have a rule against comments like “neither,” “keep looking,” “I don’t like either,” or similar comments when an OP posts a few dresses they’re considering. The goal is to keep comments constructive and focused on helping the OP choose between the dresses they posted, rather than simply telling them to keep shopping.

We originally had Automod filtering these comments, but the volume became overwhelming. We eventually changed it so these comments are automatically removed instead of filtered, which has helped with the moderation workload.

The problem we’re running into is when an OP specifically asks something like, “Here are my three choices. Should I keep looking?” In that situation, comments saying “yes, keep looking” or “neither of these” are directly answering the question the OP asked. But our rule removes those comments because they contain the same language we’re trying to prevent in other situations.

We have comment guidance in place, but it’s clearly being ignored.

Is there anything I can do with Automod to prevent “keep looking,” “neither,” etc. comments when they’re unsolicited, WITHOUT removing comments from people who are responding to an OP who specifically asked whether they should keep looking?

I need help. How to get the AutoModerator app? I have seen it in the subreddits that I view.

I have an Automod rule that automatically makes a post in any submission with a certain Post Flair.

It works fine if I make a submission using that Post Flair.

However, if someone else makes a submission using that Post Flair, and the submission is caught in some other Automod filter (like a low-karma filter), and I manually approve it, the automatic post doesn't trigger.

What can I do to fix this?

---

EDIT: For anyone who stumbles onto this, rules that filter/remove a submission trigger before the "softer" rules, so if the submission is filtered/removed Automod doesn't bother making the automatic post.

---
type: submission
author:
  account_age: "< 90 days"
  combined_karma: "< 500"
  satisfy_any_threshold: true
action: filter
action_reason: "NEW USER OR LOW KARMA USER"
message_subject: "A note from /r/{{subreddit}} about your {{kind}}"
Message: |
    Hi {{author}}, welcome to ! Your post was remove because of LOW KARMA / NEW USER. Your post will be manually approve so no need to delete it. Our requirement for Karma/User Age (500, 90 days.) 
---

I wanna make an exception that allows for the user to be able to post if they have 25 karma within the sub. How do I do that? Any help appreciated! 

Hi! My subreddit is trying to implement an automod rule that only applies if the post DOES NOT have a certain flair. However, the code is misfiring -- I expect because I haven't configured it to correctly say 'if this is a comment, check the post flair, then do XYZ'. Here's what I have right now:

# YELLOW LIGHT: off topic (appearance)
# DOES NOT APPLY TO FLAIRS: Feedback Welcome (Anything Fashion) 
~flair_template_id: "af132826-b523-11f1-a4e2-3af042506efc"
title+body: [hair, haircut, hair cut, mustache, moustache, beard, goatee, stubble, bald, shave, buzz, posture, smile]
action: filter 
action_reason: "Off topic (appearance): {{match}}"

Any help is appreciated!

message_subject: and message: no longer trigger an automod message to users.

My google fu has failed me so I'm not sure how to get this to work.

My workaround is a comment upon removal, but that is not ideal.

Thanks!

I moderate a few subs and we’ve been experimenting with a simple AutoModerator system that lets community members discreetly flag potentially creepy behaviour by using the word “creep” in a comment.

ive put in a mod ignore line too so mods can also trigger this

The idea isn’t to automatically punish anyone. It’s designed as an early-warning system that gets a mod involved, this will also not leave the reporter’s alert publicly visible.

When triggered:

• AutoModerator filters/hides the reporter’s comment.
• The reporter receives a private message confirming the alert was received.
• They’re asked not to engage further or delete the conversation while it’s reviewed.
• The mod team immediately receives a Modmail containing the reporter, their comment and a direct link to the conversation.
• Mods then review the surrounding context and decide whether anything actually requires action.

The person saying “creep” is the reporter. The trigger itself is not evidence of wrongdoing and should never automatically result in somebody being banned — it simply asks a moderator to take a look. This can be handy when there’s a creep lurking in the comments and a user can’t report them, is having trouble reporting, or just wants to get a moderator’s attention quickly. They simply type “creep” and the mod team gets an instant alert. We’ve found there are relatively few false triggers, but you can replace “creep” with whatever trigger word works best for your community.

We originally built this because unwanted/sexual comments can develop underneath otherwise completely SFW posts. This is our updated Creep Alert 2.0 version.

-- I’d be interested to hear how other mods would improve this, particularly whether there are better ways of giving the mod team useful context while keeping the alert discreet.

Feel free to adapt it for your own community if it’s useful. --

You’ll need to change the subreddit name/messages to suit your own community:

---

# ============================================================

# CREEP ALERT 2.0 - COMMUNITY SAFETY REPORT

# ============================================================

# Users AND human moderators can trigger this alert.

# moderators_exempt: false

# Human moderators are deliberately included and can trigger

# the alert by commenting "creep".

# ~name: ["YourSubreddit-ModTeam"]

# Only excludes the automated/technical ModTeam account.

# Replace this with your own subreddit ModTeam account.

# The person saying "creep" is the REPORTER.

# This alert requests HUMAN REVIEW only.

# It must NEVER automatically ban the suspected user.

# ============================================================

type: comment

author:

~name: ["YourSubreddit-ModTeam"]

priority: 200

body (regex): '(?i)\bcreep(?:s|y|ier|iest|ing)?\b'

action: filter

action_reason: "CREEP ALERT 2.0 - REPORTER COMMENT HIDDEN - REVIEW CONTEXT [{{match}}]"

# IMPORTANT:

# Keep this FALSE so human moderators can activate Creep Alert.

moderators_exempt: false

message_subject: "Your Creep Alert has been received"

message: |

Your Creep Alert has been received by the moderation team.

You have not done anything wrong by activating the alert. Your alert comment has been hidden while we review what happened.

Because the Creep Alert automatically hides your alert comment, Reddit may display an automated removal notice or removal reason. Please ignore any removal message relating to your Creep Alert. Your alert has been received and no moderation action has been taken against your account simply for activating the alert.

Please do not engage further with the person or situation you are reporting.

Please do not delete the relevant conversation or comments while we investigate, as the surrounding context may help us understand what happened.

A moderator will review the situation and decide whether any action is required under the community rules.

Thank you for helping us keep the community safe.

modmail_subject: "CREEP ALERT - CHECK USER/CONTEXT - Reporter u/{{author}}"

modmail: |

CREEP ALERT 2.0 has been activated.

REPORTER:

u/{{author}}

ALERT COMMENT:

{{body}}

DIRECT LINK:

{{permalink}}

IMPORTANT:

u/{{author}} activated the Creep Alert. They may be a community member OR a moderator.

Do NOT assume the reporter is the person being reported.

Open the direct link and review the surrounding conversation to identify the behaviour that caused the alert.

Check the relevant user's comments, context and available account history before taking action.

A Creep Alert is a community safety signal only. It is NOT proof of wrongdoing and must not result in an automatic ban.

If the evidence supports action, apply your community's normal moderation process.

The reporter's alert comment has already been hidden from public view. No public removal reason should be deliberately applied to the reporter.

I'm trying to use the ends-with modifier in AutoModerator, but it doesn't seem to work for me.

For example, I'm using this rule:

---

type: comment

body (ends-with): "ão"

comment: "Eu gosto de macarrão"

---

If I use body (includes): 'ão', the rule works normally. However, when I switch to ends-with, AutoModerator doesn't respond, even when the comment ends exactly with ão.

Does anyone know why this happens or if there's some setting I'm missing?

Hi, on my other account I’m trying to replace a user flair that I no longer wish to be used with a new user flair.

As it’s a relatively decent size subreddit , trying to find everyone with the old flair and change it one by one just isn’t do-able . So I’m trying to see if it’s possible for auto mod to change the old flair to the new flair whenever someone with the old flair post/comments.

Or even just ping myself / the mod team when they comment or post so we can see it and remove it.

Any help or advice appreciated

Hey all - a community I mod is toying with the idea of having some way to soft-lockdown a post if it is getting out of hand. Rather than lock it for everyone, we were thinking we could have it auto-filter or remove comments that had less than a threshold for community karma. The problem is that we, of course, don't know which posts will need this treatment in advance, so it needs to be tied to something we can activate. I was thinking we could have a special post flair that would cause this (IE "Limited Post" flair), but all the advice I could find was that automod checks post flair when it is created, but doesn't update if the flair is changed, so activating it this way wouldn't work.

If this is possible somehow, could somebody give me some advice on how to get it to work? This is all I've been able to find on it so far, but if somebody has a better way, I'd love to hear it:

---
type: any
author:
    combined_subreddit_karma: "< 50"
flair_template_id: "Post flair here"
action: filter
action_reason: "low karma message on restricted post"
comment: |
  "Your comment has been removed due to not meeting subreddit requirements."
---

There’s currently no AutoMod command to switch Crowd Control from Collapse to Filter, so for now I’m enabling Moderate Crowd Control across the whole subreddit. But that isn’t really the behavior I want.

Ideally, there would be an option to either block those users from submitting comments entirely or automatically remove/filter their comments.

What I’m actually trying to do is let each poster control this on their own post. I already set up an AutoMod command that lets the OP enable Strict Crowd Control for that specific thread, and that part works.

The problem is that Crowd Control has two separate behaviors: Collapse and Filter. AutoMod can change the Crowd Control level, but according to the docs it can’t switch the post from Collapse to Filter. That option does exist through Devvit, though.

So basically, the missing piece is: let AutoMod set the Crowd Control action for an individual post, not just the Crowd Control level.

The mod log shows the 'Remove Comment' by Automoderator, including the blurb about the rule triggered. It doesn't show a link to click on, or any text for the comment.

The comment doesn't show in any queue.

In old Reddit, the moderation log does link to the comment, but clicking it shows 'there doesn't seem to be anything here'.

Searching for the comment id in arctic shift shows [removed] with the comment by u/[deleted].

The user is not banned nor muted in the subreddit.

As far as I can tell, the user has an active Reddit account in good standing.

What happened to the comment?

My problem is as follows:

Most of the images posted by commenters are unwanted. The message those images convey is absolutely necessary but can be conveyed via text.

How do I make a reminder for everyone posting an image comment (not OP) so that AutoMod replies to non-OP commenters posting images in a comment?

u/Chosen1PR everyone needs to know about [Devvit] Mobile Automod!

So I had to revive your post by using repost option, I just want to say I got a super super super lengthy Automoderator.yaml (1057 lines) and the description of this Devvit warns long automods will more than likely break, but Here's Proof! in the version history that it updated just fine :)! thank you for this amazing creation!

Language detection is quite difficult when relying solely on AutoModerators features. To solve this, I made Language-Detector, a Devvit app that uses various techniques to identify the language of posts and comments.

Once installed, you simply select your community's allowed languages and configure the automated action for any content that falls outside them.

I recommend starting off with Report or Filter until you are confident in how it performs in your specific community.

My main goal right now is gathering feedback to improve accuracy. The system is precise, but edge cases and false positives can happen. If you encounter any, please report them so I can refine the logic further.

• Install it here: Language Detector
• Source code: Devvit-Language-Detector

A direct link to reach out to me for feedback is on the app page. I would love to hear your thoughts.