Flair in redesign

https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/d96p74/flair_in_redesign/

created by SolariaHues on 25/09/2019 at 17:39 UTC*

6 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)

Post and user flair

Flair could be considered design, engagement, or a tool.

• *Post flair**

I like post flairs to be pretty! But really like post flair to be useful and well thought out.

For example here on r/modguide our post flairs are designed to help you sort posts so you can find the guides you want, whether you need help with tools, advertising, or bots. The flairs are listed in the sidebar so you can easily do this.

Our post flairs also help to set expectations - they let you, a reader, know you can expect to find posts on those topics here. So for us, our post flair is primarily a tool (sort), but it's also pretty, and advertising.

Post flair can also be used to distinguish certain posts - we have a mod post flair for example and it is set so that only mods can apply it. Mods can of course use the distinguish feature which pops a little green shield on the post, but flair can be more noticeable. Plus for me, if most posts have flair and some don't it looks odd, so I like to have a flair for everything!

What you use post flair for will vary depending on your community.

• You can use it to categorize posts like in r/explainlikeimfive or r/askscience, or types of content like in r/enviroaction, r/gardenwild, and r/RedesignHelp
• Differentiate between question types like /r/relationships
• /r/amitheasshole uses post flairs to post judgement
• r/AskReddit uses a few select flairs such as one for Serious replies only
• For request subs, post flair can be used to indicate, and search for, open requests/tasks r/bannerrequest, r/icandrawthat, r/slavelabour
• Fan subs can use flair to indicate spoilers like in r/dresdenfiles where their flair shows which book/books might be spoiled by the post
• Mod only post flair (only mods can add it) can be used not only for mod posts, but r/NatureIsFuckingLit uses it to indicate corrected posts/reposts[1]

To add post flair in redesign, go into mod tools and select post flair. Use the button at the top to check your flair settings (is it enabled? can users assign their own?). Then you can start adding flairs. There is a guide for adding post flair here[2] and we'll make our own soon.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/d8k8ah/master_mantis_standing_his_ground_against_an/

2: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010513191

By default post flair seems to align itself to the right of post titles. I prefer it to the left. You can change the alignment in old.reddit - go to your mod tools, click on flair, then change the 'link flair position'[3]. I've not seen anywhere in redesign to do this yet.

3: https://imgur.com/CVwaq9a

Sometimes you might want to make it so post flair is required - meaning someone can't post without adding post flair. To do this go to Mod tools (redesign)> Post requirements > at the bottom of the page there's a toggle switch. But I think it only works in redesign, so using automod might be a better option. [Edit: post flair can now be added during post creation in old.reddit[4] and though post requirement set up is in redesign only it now applies to old.reddit too]

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/fah9mc/post_requirements_post_flair_support_on_old/

• *User flair**

User flair can also be really handy. You can use it to inform, show status, or as a reward (engagement).

• Here on r/modguide, those who complete r/modcamp (details in wiki or sticky) will get flair (mod editable only) to show their achievement. On r/bannerrequest artists can level up their flair by completing requests (they gain an extra emoji in their flair for each level). If you run a competition, or have someone do a job for your sub (create a banner, redesign the look, etc) you can give them unique flair.
• User flair is often used to help distinguish moderators, but it can distinguish other users too - perhaps indicate their knowledge of a subject, or helpful they have been in the sub in the past.
• Flair can be informative, for example on gardening subs like r/gardening it's really helpful to know roughly where in the world someone is, so that any advice you give is more accurate as it can depend on location (plant hardiness zones etc), so user editable flair is handy for this. [Remember to only ask for rough location - no personal details]

• *Emojis**

Emojis can now be added to both post and user flair if you wish. You can enable emojis in mod tools - emojis - emoji settings. For each emoji you can choose whether it's mod only, and if it can be used in post flair, user flair, or both.

Once enabled you can go to post flair, or user flair, to add them to the templates.

You can add your own emojis - you can see here on r/modguide we have a pencil emoji in user flair to distinguish writers, and we use snoo emojis in our post flair - just because we can.

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In the **grant user flair** section of mod tools you can assign specific users flair. For example as a mod wanting to distinguish my wonderful co-mod as a mod too, I searched for her username, and added the moderator user flair template I had made with it's mod emoji. But u/no-elf-and-safety is also a writer here, so I customized her flair[5] to include 'writer' and a pencil emoji.

5: https://imgur.com/sUUO74N

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I'm not sure where you are supposed to find emojis if you can't make them yourself, but r/bannerRequest might help.

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^(Thanks) u/lydocia

Comments

Comment by SidneyG77 at 18/06/2022 at 11:32 UTC

2 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I really need a simple explanation on how to get a user flair. Every time I read a book on this I only get more lost in the explanation. I’m actually starting to get frustrated because I haven’t been able to post for years. Every time I think I did what I needed to I get my post taken down. They made posting way more complicated than it needed to be and harder for new users. 😤

Comment by hey-merchedes at 16/01/2020 at 18:53 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

u/jpurvisturton