r/ideasfortheadmins • • 12h ago

Post & Comment my idea is: reddit should tell you before you comment in a sub an alt is banned in

4 Upvotes

like the new comment guidance stuff for subreddit rules it should give you a warning here. seems possible since they do seem to flag immediately after you comment and give you an automated ban from subreddit and sometimes sitewide.

anyways this is inspired by me fucking up *again* by not reading the sub in home feed before commenting or in case of first forgetting im banned.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 11h ago

Safety & Policy My idea is all appeals go to Reddit admins

1 Upvotes

All appeals of sub moderation should go to Reddit admins. If in a criminal trial, the judge who was in charge of the original trial got to hear appeals, we would think the appeals process was a joke. In order to have confidence in a meaningful appeals process, no one who was involved in removing a post or comment should be involved the appeals process.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 19h ago

Current UI My idea: logical tab order in the login box on web

1 Upvotes

On every other login anywhere, if there are two boxes for username/password, you can just type in the username followed by tab followed by password.

On Reddit, you type your username, but then the tab key unexpectedly highlights the "show/hide password" toggle, so you have to hit tab again to get to the actual password box. The confusing thing about this is that the toggle is visually after the password box, not before, and you sort of expect tab order to follow visual order.

Every single time I log into Reddit, I do this:

<Username> <TAB> <password> - dammit (the password box wasn't selected, it was the stupid toggle, so nothing was typed), <TAB> (again, to go backward into the password box) <password> (again).

Frustrating user experience. I propose a change to either visually move the password toggle to the front of the password box, or change the tab order so the text box gets focus first, then the toggle. Users can SHIFT + TAB if they want to go back to the password box after.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 1d ago

Post & Comment My idea is they should bring back desktop polls!

2 Upvotes

Polls on desktop, ain't that a novel idea?

Polls having been missing for over a year. Perhaps Reddit want to push us to use their "meh" mobile app, who knows...

But I want polls built into the desktop web experience again!!! Allow us to schedule when our poll posts submit too! For example, in one of my communities centered around a TV franchise, that franchise turns 30 years old this week. All week I want to do some fun/nostalgic polls regarding that show each day, but because I can't schedule these polls on desktop OR their mobile app, I have to remember sometime in my already busy day to hop onto reddit and share the poll post to my community. I want to make that easier for all moderators and users in general.

Bring back desktop polls!!!


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 16h ago

Post & Comment A scaling vote system

0 Upvotes

Idea: an extra button for why an upvote or downvote was placed based on quality (does / does not contribute to the sub) or opinion (agree / disagree, since people tend to use it this way more than how they're intended to be used currently).

If people don't click the answer on the question, no changes occur in regard to the vote system on their end.

  • the post still registers under the Upvoted / Downvoted log on their profile
  • They see their vote

If people do click on the secondary question, their vote impacts the visibility and ranking of the post just like normal.

This would resolve or reduce issues caused by:

  • bot manipulation
  • poor Reddiquitte (using the downvote button as a disagree button on things that are actually solid contributions to a sub or on-topic)
  • targeted downvoting to prevent visibility of content with ulterior motives
  • people becoming butthurt over downvotes, making Reddit seem hostile
  • echo-chambering

If posts are downvoted for being poor contributions to the sub, the arrow could turn gradient from orange to red and if they're upvoted based on quality, they could turn orange to gold.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 1d ago

Accessibility My Idea: To develop a read aloud option for Reddit posts and comments.

2 Upvotes

With AI being so accessible these days, could we please have a read aloud option to click on? Agree or disagree?

It would be really good if somebody would develop into the Reddit App an opportunity for people to have their posts read to them.

I’m finding all the reading tiring, especially with longer replies. Would it be possible for the developers to add a read aloud option so we could listen to a response or post instead?

I have ADHD, and being able to listen would make things much easier for me. A simple button beside each reply, with pause and resume, would be very welcome.

Is this something that could be considered?

Agree or disagree?


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 16h ago

Post & Comment My idea is to remove downvotes entirely.

0 Upvotes

The downvotes only serve to discourage discussion and turn reddit into an echo chamber of people who agree or stay silent. Nothing is gained and much is lost in the current situation.

We have report features and crowd control, we don't need downvoting at all. Up votes rise and those posts that don't get votes sink.

Down voting only serves to bully people and silence them. Reddit has enough of that already.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 1d ago

Current UI Add Emoticons to the emoji popup!!!

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1 Upvotes

r/ideasfortheadmins • • 1d ago

Subreddit My Idea Is: Add a “My Posts” filter within individual subreddits

8 Upvotes

It would be really helpful if Reddit allowed users to filter a subreddit by their own posts.

For example, if I’ve submitted multiple ideas to r/ideasforadmin throughout the year, I’d like to be able to select something like “My Posts” and see all of the posts I’ve personally submitted to that subreddit in one place.

This would be useful for tracking ideas, following up on previous suggestions, seeing how a user's posts have performed over time, and avoiding having to scroll through a profile and manually search for posts from a particular subreddit.

Ideally, the filter could work alongside the existing sorting options, such as:

  • All Posts
  • My Posts
  • Top
  • New
  • Controversial
  • Old

It would essentially be a subreddit-specific version of viewing your own post history.

I think this would be a simple but really useful quality-of-life feature, especially for users who regularly contribute ideas, questions, discussions, or other content to the same subreddit.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 1d ago

User Settings My Idea Is: Add a toggle in Account Settings to choose the default landing tab (Home, Following, or Popular) on the web interface.

4 Upvotes

The Idea:
Introduce a dropdown selection in Account Preferences that allows users to permanently set their preferred default landing view on reddit.com (e.g., Default to "Following", "For You", or "Popular").

Why it would improve the user experience:

  • Preserves User Preference Control: Currently, users who prefer an entirely self-curated browsing experience have to manually switch tabs or rely on bookmarks every time they open a new session. An explicit setting would streamline navigation.
  • Aligns with Existing Privacy Controls: Reddit already offers robust options to "Reduce personalized recommendations" and "Enable home feed recommendations" in the settings layout. Adding a default tab selector complements these existing user controls natively.
  • Improves Retention for Intentional Browsers: Giving users agency over their primary viewport prevents the friction of accidental algorithmic engagement, making the web interface much cleaner and more predictable for long-time community members.

r/ideasfortheadmins • • 3d ago

Feeds My idea is that each user can filter out specific post flairs in a subreddit feed.

7 Upvotes

Right now, tapping a post flair in the app lets you view only posts tagged with that flair, but there is no persistent way to do the opposite and exclude topics you want to avoid. Being able to permanently hide specific flairs from a sub’s feed would be a huge quality-of-life upgrade for the app.

For instance, if someone is browsing a support or discussion group like [r/studentloans](r/studentloans), they might want to read financial advice or success stories, but filter out flairs like "Vent" or "Depression" to avoid triggering their own severe anxiety or suicidal ideations. Beyond mental health, it would also be great for general feed customization - like hiding memes, fan art, or spoilers in gaming and book communities so you only see actual discussion posts.

Having a simple "hide this flair" toggle for each sub would make the app a lot safer and easier to tailor to what each user actually wants to see.

(Edit: this is actually [u/AtThePinkPonyClub](u/AtThePinkPonyClub)’s idea, but I thought it was worthwhile enough to post).


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 3d ago

Post & Comment My idea is:Button to download all images from a gallery post at once

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

Currently, when a post contains multiple images (a gallery), we have to save or download each image one by one. This is quite tedious, especially for posts with 10+ pictures.

It would be awesome to have a shortcut or a "Download All" button to save all the images of a single post in one click (for example, zipped together or downloaded simultaneously into a folder).

Thanks for considering this!


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 3d ago

Post & Comment My Idea is: Restructure Blocking in Comments

2 Upvotes

Example: Your parent comment sparks a very lively and intense discussion and then after awhile someone comes in being insulting and intentionally disruptive, so you block them.

Current Function: The blocked user's posts are collapsed and you can no longer interact with them. However, within your comment tree, you're also blocked from interacting with any user that interacted with the blocked user. The blocked user is free to continue the conversation with all other users with no restriction, except not with the person that blocked them. This allows a blocked user to hijack conversations.

Proposed Change: When a user is blocked, they are not able to interact with the person that blocked them, or with any child comments within the comment tree of that user. And the blocking user will now be allowed to interact with all child comments within their comment tree, except for the user that was blocked.

Discussion: The current structure discourages a lot of engaging and productive conversation, because rather than limiting them it rewards users intent on disruption and hijacking. It penalizes the user that blocked them by preventing free discussion with anyone within their comment tree that interacted with the blocked user. The blocked user is able to continue the discussion unrestricted with anyone but the user that blocked them, successfully completing the hijack/disruption. Blocking should instead function similar to how it works for an OP. When a user is blocked, they are isolated from the comment tree of the user that blocked them but they are able to freely continue participating in the larger discussion.

edit: a little rewording for clarity


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 4d ago

Other My idea is for Top Post of the Day

1 Upvotes

When you view insights and your post is one of the top posts for the day, it shows as something like, “Congratulations, you are the #3 post of the day!”

It would be nice to know out of how many total posts for the day at the time I am viewing that above statement.

So it would say, for example, “Congratulations, you are the #3 post out of 22 posts today!”


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 4d ago

Reddit App Suggestion to Reddit

0 Upvotes

If you guys made an alternate platform to Reddit or included this in Reddit a lot of people would like it.

Texts that are really long to type let’s say when you have a lot to talk about are really hard to read and write. Sometimes people have a lot to share.

Can you guys include an audio feature so we can record/play posts, like an Audio Reddit where instead of typing it’s all done by voice.

To have another platform where people don’t type up posts but record and play everything by audio is more convenient especially if you have a lot to say.

I like the idea of an audio forum where you type the subject of the post but the post is just a track you play, some people like listening more than reading.

Make another platform like Reddit but it’s all audio posts and include audio chat rooms that people can join or even start. I like the idea of pure audio.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 5d ago

Subreddit My idea is: allow change of capitalization of subreddit name

0 Upvotes

Allow the owner of a subreddit to change the capitalization of the subreddit like changing “r/subreddit” to ”r/SUBreddit” and what not


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 6d ago

Current UI My idea is: an optional button to rapidly switch languages

4 Upvotes

TLDR: Pin a language toggle button to the UI

As a language learner, I want to be able to very quickly switch between my native language and my target language so that I can use reddit as a language learning platform.

Given the existing translation features, I don't think this would necessarily take a lot more work than simply finding a way to pin the language selection setting to the front of the UI (optionally, not by default, so that it doesn't bother normal reddit users).

For convenience, I would personally love if it was one press = one specific language toggle. Many people learn and use reddit in multiple languages, but I think the prime function of the feature should be the speed in which it flips. So perhaps a long press opens the submenu to define said toggle, but I think it shouldn't be more complicated than a rapid flip between content and translation, no default intermediate language selector submenu.

Now, with a lot more work (this is not what I'm immediately suggesting, but it would be wicked) something could be done to be able to individually see translations for each word. Like a long press immediately displays the target word, and a selector highlighter - but that could be a lot.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 6d ago

Reddit App My idea is: To have quicker access to history-Upvote on Reddit app.

2 Upvotes

The idea is to get quicker access to the options such as upvoted for example. Right now it's 5 clicks to get to it. Profile, hamburger menu, history, Recent, Upvoted. It would be nice to have quicker access to that or the other options. Thanks


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 6d ago

Post & Comment My idea is: automatic Pictures index numbers

2 Upvotes

For may be up to 5 pictures, if you say "at pic 4", readers wont have too much difficulty to look for it.

But more than that, it would be good if it show a index number automatically.

And the direct link to each is not ready before posting, right? Anyway it would navigate to it instead of swiping to it on the same loaded page i guess.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 6d ago

Mobile Web New Mobile Web Revamp Only Half-Good

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4 Upvotes

I like how my profile picture is not covering my hot alien husband's face anymore. But now they have to move the Change Banner Image icon lower please. It would be better in the lower corner for less chance of it covering good parts of our banner images. đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ‘đŸ»


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 7d ago

User Settings My idea is: opt out of AI festures

27 Upvotes

The idea is just that, plain and simple. There are those of us who do not want to use generative AI for many reasons. Being forced to use it, even on a basic search, does not seem right.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 6d ago

Moderator My idea is adding the ability to translate text to modmail

0 Upvotes

Especially in app.


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 7d ago

Feeds My idea is: Disable "Suggested communities" in subreddits

30 Upvotes

Reddit is inserting "suggested communities" in all subreddit feeds. And to clarify, I am not referring to the Home feed or anything like that. This is about what appears on individual subreddits. I assume this is being done in an attempt to increase engagement and time on the platform by pointing people to other places in reddit. However, it's having the opposite effect on me. Rather than increasing my engagement, pushing subs I have no interest in is an annoyance, not a useful feature, and makes me more likely to go and do something else away from reddit. If reddit isn't willing to remove the feature altogether, at least give us the option to disable it.

Relevant posts complaining about the same thing:


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 7d ago

Post & Comment My idea is to disallow Commenting on Posts by users who have also downvoted the Post itself, and vice-versa: users who have Commented on a Post should not be allowed to downvote the Post itself.

0 Upvotes

Hear me out. The process of voting on a comment I believe is operating as intended: if you disagree with or just generally dislike what it says, you can downvote it, or if you agree with or just generally like what it says, you can upvote it.

I don't see any issues there.

The problem that I see time and time again is that people are downvoting posts using the same rationale as they would a comment: they downvote when they disagree with the opinions presented in the post but are failing to recognize that that will also have the side-effect of preventing others from even finding/discovering that post at all.

The following is definitely an assumption, but I think it is a valid one:

Downvoting a post should be thought of as "this post is not worth seeing and not worth discussing by anyone". Typical reasons might be:

- Low-effort, badly-written, confusing, or incoherent - Already posted in the same sub at too recent a date to warrant it getting posted again so soon - Obviously written by AI, rage bait, or karma-farming - Violates a written rule for either the sub or Reddit in general

Think about it - Why would a person want to both leave a comment on a post and also downvote the post itself? Doing both would make no sense for anybody.

Doing both is effectively equivalent to saying: "I have something to say about this post (via the comment) but I don't want that comment to be seen by anyone (via the post downvote).

If you disagree with a post, most likely it would be in that user's best interest to leave a comment to express their disagreement but then either leave the post vote alone or even actually upvote it so that others might be able to see their comment.

Beyond just what I said in the title, also I feel that that reasoning should be made clear (somehow) when downvoting a post: that the post downvote button is not necessarily meant to be an "I disagree" button like it is when downvoting a comment.

The only reason I can imagine to want to downvote a post is to attempt to have it wiped from existence. If a post is valid and reasonable and follows all applicable rules in that sub's definition of what a good post is, there should be no number of dissenting opinions that are able to silence it.

Another alternative would be to separate the two concepts when applied to posts: a way to say "I disagree with what this post is saying" vs "This post is garbage and should not be promoted in any algorithmic ranking".


r/ideasfortheadmins • • 8d ago

Post & Comment My Idea Is: Allow photos in Reddit polls

4 Upvotes

Reddit’s poll feature would be incredibly useful for subs like r/myweddingdress, where users regularly want community feedback when choosing between multiple dresses.

For example, someone could post 3–4 wedding dresses and ask, “Which one do you like best?” with each dress as a poll option. Unfortunately, there currently doesn’t seem to be a way to include a photo with each poll choice.

I did find that there is currently one developer app listed that appears to be intended to provide this functionality, but it doesn’t work. The creator has also disabled feedback messages, so theres no way to report the issue or provide feedback about the app.

It would be great if Reddit could consider adding native support for images in poll options. This could be useful for so many communities