How to add rules

https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/ds3pe1/how_to_add_rules/

created by SolariaHues on 05/11/2019 at 18:56 UTC*

24 upvotes, 5 top-level comments (showing 5)

Adding rules and removal reasons

Following our guide on setting rules[1], here's how to add them.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/djizhr/setting_subreddit_rules/

**Mobile users**: Mod tools in app are limited, use desktop, or desktop mode in your mobile browser `https://www.reddit.com/r/SUBREDDIT/about/rules`

See our mobile modding guides via flair[2] or index[3], and how to set desktop mode[4].

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/?f=flair_name%3A%22Mobile%20modding%20%3Asnoo_tongue%3A%22

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/wiki/index#wiki_mobile

4: https://imgur.com/a/eNfh9ws

*(Edit: A few images in this guide will look different to how your sub looks - reddit changed the look of redesign in Jan 2020)*

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Adding rules in redesign/new reddit

Once rules are added, they automatically show up in the rules sidebar widget (and 'about' tab on mobile), here's our redesign adding rules guide[5].

5: https://imgur.com/a/tXjPa5d

Adding rules in old.reddit

There is no widget, and rules don't automatically show up anywhere.

You can add rules using the rules option in mod tools under the sidebar - it takes you to this page `https://old.reddit.com/r/YOURSUBNAME/about/rules/` (which also updates the redesign widget).

Rules are typed into the sidebar Old.reddit adding rules to the sidebar guide[6] or you can link the rules page (or a wiki page of rules) in the sidebar.

6: https://imgur.com/a/AZ77UNq

You can use a wiki page for your rules, or to expand on your rules. See our wiki guide[7].

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/dn18o5/subreddit_wikis/

I'd recommend trying not to have your rules in too many places as you'll need to keep them all up to date with any changes. I use the redesign rules and a wiki page that I can link with expanded rules.

Linking rules in a **sticky post** can help with visibility.

In old.reddit you can also use some custom css so that the rules (or anything else you want) is collapsed in the sidebar (takes up less room). Redesign has this option built in.

r/canada has collapsed lists[8], the css can be found here[9]. You can find help with css at r/csshelp.

8: https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/csshelp/wiki/moresnippets#wiki_26._.2Fr.2Fcanada_hover_boxes

In old.reddit the sidebar information is written in markdown. Help can be found here: Reddit's commenting guide[10] | Raerth's guide[11] | Markdown primer[12]

10: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/commenting

11: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/cw70q/reddit_comment_formatting/

12: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/6ewgt/reddit_markdown_primer_or_how_do_you_do_all_that/c03nik6/

Thanks to u/PervOtaku[13] for pointing out:

13: https://www.reddit.com/user/PervOtaku/

"It's also significant to note that people viewing Reddit on their **smart phone web browser** get an "About this Community" link which leads to the ***old*** **reddit sidebar** content, while people viewing Reddit **in the official smartphone app** get an "About" tab which leads to the ***new*** **reddit sidebar content**."

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Removal reasons

(Redesign only) These are reasons you provide for post and comment removals on your subreddit.

Removal reasons are important to let your users know what it is they have done incorrectly so they can learn from it.

Our adding removal reasons guide[14] | Reddit's guide[15]

14: https://imgur.com/a/JnNarx5

15: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010094892-Removal-Reasons

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Thanks to u/Juulh

Comments

Comment by [deleted] at 06/02/2020 at 03:50 UTC*

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

*Bare Bones code for a collapsing mouseover rules block in the old-Reddit sidebar**

I'm sure there are infinite variations on this, including the r/canada example linked above. I took this code from a different sub, their version was shorter than r/canada's, and I further stripped out some lines that didn't seem to contribute very much.

Put this in your old-Reddit CSS stylesheet:

.side .md h5 {
background: #EEE;
}
.side .md blockquote {
margin-left: 0;
border: 0;
}
.side .md h5:not(:hover) + blockquote:not(:hover) * {
font-size:0;
}

and then put this in your old-Reddit sidebar:

######1. Rule title

> Rule text

######2. Rule title

> Rule text

######3. Rule title

> Rule text

Etc.

You can change h5 and the number of # if you like, but 5 seems to be a good size. Obviously you can change the color too, #EEE is a pleasant light gray that makes the block stand out but not ridiculously so. The margin-left and border lines aren't absolutely necessary either, but they do kill the blockquote left-hand border that you'd get otherwise.

Also, while the CSS doesn't load for the mobile browser "about" page, the arrangement of the h5 headers and block quoted rules actually displays fairly well there.

Comment by None_4All at 12/12/2022 at 00:45 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

A simple question on how to setup rules and all you Reddit does is take one round in endless cycles.

Comment by SolariaHues at 06/12/2019 at 12:55 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

You can now also point out your rules in a welcome message if you sub is smaller than 50k

https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/e6la2u/introducing_the_mod_welcome_message/