https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/11zso11/an_improved_web_experience/
created by joyventure on 23/03/2023 at 18:19 UTC
410 upvotes, 148 top-level comments (showing 25)
TL;DR *We are updating our web platform to provide a simple, reliable and fast web experience for all redditors to easily connect with their communities on web, across devices. The new experience will be seen first on the comments page, on mobile and desktop.*
Hey all,
I’m Madison, Director of Product at Reddit focused on the performance, stability and quality of our web platforms. You may have read about our 2023 product priorities[1] earlier this month — our focus this year is to make Reddit easier for all redditors, new and tenured, to connect with communities that matter to them. Therefore, we’re prioritizing product and design improvements that will simplify and streamline finding and contributing to these communities.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/11l3td9/making_redditing_simpler/?sort=new
One of these improvements is updating our web platform for faster performance (reducing load time by 2 seconds — more behind the scenes details soon!) and consistent web experience across devices. So whether you’re viewing reddit.com on the go via your mobile device or at home via a web browser, it’ll be the same familiar Reddit.
This work will become more visible in phases as development continues. And we’re excited to announce the comments page will soon reflect updates from this new platform, on mobile and desktop, for logged out redditors.
Over the years, Reddit has become a trusted source of information for community-verified content. In its current form, it can seem overwhelming, especially for those landing on the comments page and unfamiliar with the platform. We want to make it easy for them to find, absorb and contribute to the conversation, whether on mobile or desktop. And to achieve that, here are some design upgrades logged out redditors will begin to see on this page:
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New logged out comments page on desktop and mobile web
In the coming months, the updated comments page will roll out to logged-in redditors. Similar efforts on feeds, community, search and profile pages will follow. And, of course, we will keep you all posted as this new platform powers more web pages. We’re partnering closely with the Mod Council to build and improve the moderation experience on this new platform as seen in our recent Mod Insights[2] release.
Thanks for your support in the early stages of this journey. We’re excited for all of us to work towards a simple and efficient Reddit.
Comment by E3FxGaming at 23/03/2023 at 19:33 UTC
246 upvotes, 3 direct replies
In its current form, it can seem overwhelming, especially for those
landing on the comments page and unfamiliar with the platform.
Quicker access to related content: On desktop, you will see a sidebar on the right side of the page. This will include content similar to the post you’re currently viewing — posts from the same community or posts from another community discussing similar topics.
New user: "Man, this website is overwhelming"
Reddit: "Oh, that sucks. May I interest you in even more content?"
Comment by [deleted] at 23/03/2023 at 19:24 UTC*
239 upvotes, 3 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 23/03/2023 at 18:41 UTC*
189 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by rebcart at 23/03/2023 at 20:22 UTC
74 upvotes, 2 direct replies
We’re partnering closely with the Mod Council to build and improve the moderation experience on this new platform as seen in our recent Mod Insights release.
This is misleading. The ability to view the actual content in a clean and uncluttered way in order to quickly obtain context and decide moderator actions is a *fundamental* part of the “moderation experience”, not merely the action-related buttons. And yet, our feedback on why we largely prefer old.reddit is *not* being taken into account via the Mod Council so far to any significant extent.
Comment by [deleted] at 23/03/2023 at 19:00 UTC
275 upvotes, 4 direct replies
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Comment by tallbutshy at 23/03/2023 at 18:50 UTC
322 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Spotlight on post creator’s custom avatar
Nobody, who isn't making money from avatars, wants this.
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Quicker access to related content: On desktop, you will see a sidebar on the right side of the page.
No thank you. Can we turn that off?
Also, I turned off things like home feed recommendations and it has started popping up with "because you visited" or "similar to [x] community" in my feed again. Please respect our choices and stop overriding them.
New reddit ***STILL*** sometimes fails to load new posts while scrolling, could you fix what you have before adding newer stuff please?
Comment by PepeLePuget at 23/03/2023 at 19:07 UTC
142 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Longtime users: old.reddit is the only one I can use.
Reddit: **yoink**
Comment by SevereChocolate5647 at 23/03/2023 at 19:32 UTC
90 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The new mobile layout is so difficult to read. Comments are much narrower than before due to the weird different colored background + padding that was added. The constant flip between light mode homepage and dark mode comments is really disorientating. As an accessibility engineer and someone with disabilities, you've taken a very narrow approach to what accessible design means.
In terms of clean design, on mobile the new join CTA and the collapsed menu next to it are wider than the post thumbnail, it looks accidental. Not to mention that thumbnails are so small that they're completely useless. The title font is so big most posts end up breaking up into paragraph sized lines. You can only ever see 2-3 posts max, and half the time one of those is an ad. Making the posts take up more vertical space get you better scroll metrics, but again it fails as an accessible design (imo).
I do consultations if you need a11y input from a front end dev. I'm only half joking, it frustrates me so much to see a11y effort end at the bare minimum of labels and alt text.
Comment by itwascrazybrah at 23/03/2023 at 18:23 UTC*
118 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Today when I go to i.reddit.com on my phone, it seems to redirect to the new reddit and not the old mobile reddit style. And all my bookmarks which have the old compact style are now redirecting to the new style.
Is what I am describing, what you're saying is happening in your post?
Can we please keep the more compact, reddit style for mobile? The new style is really bad. I understand that reddit is going to go public eventually and the metrics need to be there for what shareholders would want, but can you please leave this for the old folks? Even if you can hide it better like with a more complex url or something so the average redditor won't find it, just leave it in?
That way shareholders can be happy that reddit is about to squeeze users the way they would like while leaving those of us who use old.reddit or i.reddit alone. Surely not that many people use old.reddit or i.reddit anyway right?
Comment by CondiMesmer at 23/03/2023 at 23:50 UTC
32 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Stop pushing your NFT grift. Nobody wants this.
Comment by Wanderlustfull at 23/03/2023 at 18:23 UTC
172 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Please can you clarify what, if any, effect this will have on old.reddit?
Comment by LeBateleur1 at 23/03/2023 at 18:34 UTC
76 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Unless you’re surfing porn, the avatar thing literally adds nothing but visual pollution, sorry to say
Comment by DomeSlave at 23/03/2023 at 20:26 UTC
25 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Do you realize the TL;DR: hardly contains any information?
Comment by Bossman1086 at 23/03/2023 at 20:53 UTC
30 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is awful. The "simplification" you're doing is all wrong. How can you hide the sidebar info with the rules and other stuff on it? Why are you shoving a bunch of crap in my face I don't want to see? How com there's still such an insane amount of whitespace on desktop?
Making the UI flat and removing options people use is not a good kind of simplification.
Comment by Greenthund3r at 23/03/2023 at 20:07 UTC
45 upvotes, 1 direct replies
STOP MAKING EVERYTHING WORSE
Comment by edent at 23/03/2023 at 19:22 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What happens to .compact URls? They were perfect for low bandwidth & low power devices. The new version is *so* slow. Please, buy an old android phone, connect to a 2G network and test the new experience on that.
Comment by [deleted] at 23/03/2023 at 20:01 UTC
21 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 23/03/2023 at 20:06 UTC
24 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by uncre8tv at 23/03/2023 at 19:39 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
No idea where to put this. If someone sees it who knows where it would be best received, let me know:
I visit a few of the local city subreddits, and am subscribed to at least one. And, it seems, this has led reddit to recommend every other city subreddit in the US. I have no interest in Fort Wayne, IN or Augusta, GA, just because I visited my local subs here in MO. Can someone fix that in the recommendations? (Easy enough to ignore, but I'm seeing several per day)
Comment by moonbatlord at 23/03/2023 at 20:55 UTC
19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If this means that i.reddit.com or old.reddit.com are going away, this is the *reverse* of "An Improved Web Experience".
Comment by waltzingwithdestiny at 23/03/2023 at 20:44 UTC
16 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Old Reddit still works just fine, and more efficiently than this drivel you're still pushing.
Comment by FearOfTheShart at 23/03/2023 at 18:53 UTC
37 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Oh man, you removed my favourite the .compact site just now. :(
Comment by CHA0T1CNeutra1 at 24/03/2023 at 00:29 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Can you guys please stop with the annoying prompts to use reddit on the app. Every 15 minutes or so when I'm browsing on my phone I get that annoying prompt. It brings me back to the top of the screen making me lose my place. Bring back the opt out button in the settings.
Comment by KernelTaint at 23/03/2023 at 20:07 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Welp, I'll be using reddit a lot less now that I.reddit.com / compact layout is gone.
Comment by NewAccountXYZ at 23/03/2023 at 20:23 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why did you remove the compact website?
