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Since we last talked in 2021, here at Reddit we’ve shipped a few updates, cleaned up some code, fixed some bugs, and done a lot of New Year’s planning and reorganizing—and now we’re here to chat about it. Thanks in part to a lot of the feedback you’ve given on these r/blog posts, the first bit of news is that these posts (and all of the posts in r/blog) are moving on up to our new apartment in the sky at r/reddit.
At the end of last year, you let us know that having different admin-run communities that focus on a variety of niche topics (some of which overlap) is confusing. And, you know what, you were right. Knowing where to post what announcement got confusing for us too. But no more. Moving forward, posts that you would normally read here in r/blog and other places like r/announcements and r/changelog will all be over in r/reddit.
That means, today’s post will be the last r/blog post, but in two weeks you’ll see me posting over in r/reddit instead. And we’ll also be sharing more about the long-term product goals and roadmap, featuring more in-depth dives into specific updates (keep an eye out for more episodes from the Search team), and even some history on Reddit and how this crazy corner of the internet got to be the way it is. (Check out this recent gem from u/kethryvis on the birth of subreddits.) And for more about r/reddit and the changes to admin-run communities, check out u/Go_JasonWatersfalls’ post all about it.
Until then, let’s make this last post count eh? For the last time in r/blog…
(Ok, did not mean for that to rhyme, but we’ll go with it.)
New features for Reddit Talk
Since its introduction last year, over 1,000 communities have used Reddit Talk to host live audio conversations in their communities, including a r/cryptocurrency Reddit Talk featuring Kevin O’Leary; a r/movies Reddit Talk with Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, and Paul Scheer; a r/space Reddit Talk with Chris Hadfield; as well as community talks in r/wallstreetbets, r/dadjokes, and r/relationship_advice.
With help and feedback from moderators, a number of new features were introduced throughout the last month:
Recordings so community members can listen to Reddit Talks after they’ve happened. (I HIGHLY recommend you check out the recording of this r/dadjokes open mic night.)
249Hello peoples (and bots) of Reddit,
I come with a very important and exciting announcement from the Safety team. As a continuation of our blocking improvements, we are rolling out a revamped blocking experience starting today. You will begin to see these changes soon.
We will be evolving the blocking experience so that it not only removes a blocked user’s content from your experience, but also removes your content from their experience—i.e., a user you have blocked can’t see or interact with you. Our intention is to provide you with better control over your safety experience. This includes controlling who can contact you, who can see your content, and whose content you see.
It depends if you are a user or a moderator and if you are doing the blocking vs. being blocked.
[See stickied comment below for more details]Previously, if I blocked u/IAmABlockedUser, I would not see their content, but they would see mine. With the updated blocking experience, I won’t see u/IAmABlockedUser’s content and they won’t see mine either. We’re listening to your feedback and designed an experience to meet users’ expectations and the intricacies of our platform.
2Hi redditors!
It’s that special time of year again… The holidays are in full swing, people are sharing their end of year recap and rewinds, and here at Reddit our annual end-of-year code freeze is fast approaching. We’ve been busy getting new projects and updates out the door before the code freezes next week, so there’s some fun stuff to go over. Let’s dive in, shall we?
Your 2021 Reddit Recap is here!
If you haven’t noticed the subtle narwhal icon, notifications, and general chatter about Reddit Recap across the platform, you’re missing valuable insights about your year on Reddit. Want to know what communities you spent the most time in? What your top comment was? Or how many bananas you scrolled? Check out your recap to learn all this and more.
Vote and comment counts may start to look more lively
Over the next several months, you may notice a few experiments running that help you identify which posts are seeing the most action, the first of which are new animations to show you live changes to vote and comment counts. Here’s an example:
And an important callout—if you’ve opted out of animations in your settings you won’t see these animations either.
Several people are typing…
Another update to help give redditors a better sense of how active a post or thread is, are reading and typing indicators. Keep an eye on the bottom of posts for a count of how many people are viewing/reading it and commenting at the same time you are. Here’s what it’ll look like:
22Hi redditors and happy Friday! (In case you didn’t notice, we’ve moved these updates to fortnightly on Fridays.) Today we have a short post where we’ll be talking about what’s up with Reddit search.
Reddit Search is redesigned and more relevant
As was announced in last Thursday’s r/changelog post, there are a number of improvements to search that you may or may not have noticed. First off, the new search design is out to 100% of redditors on the web, and iOS and Android design updates are in the works. We’d love to hear how the search experience is working for you, so let us know what you think in this quick survey.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, here’s what it looks like:
https://preview.redd.it/sy2xlohwgm081.png?width=932&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=7cd01c42dc951bf3aee8ee6583ba3cdb42ad2891In addition to updating the look of Reddit search, the search team is continually improving search relevance (aka, improving the results themselves) through a series of experiments. This month, the team is also rolling out a new GraphQL powered API, which (for those of you who don’t know about such things) will make Reddit search much faster and more reliable. Check out the original post for more details about each effort.
In early 2022, the team also plans to release a first version of comment search, but we want to hear from you—Let us know what you think of the recent changes and any wishlist items you think we should tackle next. We’ll use your feedback to help prioritize the next round of work.
A few small updates
Bugs and a quick test we're running with new redditors
On all platforms
2Hello again and happy Friday. We have some fun partnerships, big bug fixes, and further feature rollouts to go over today, so let’s dive in…
Calling all gamers! Extra Life 2022 starts tomorrow!
This year is the 10the anniversary of Reddit’s partnership with Extra-Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Join us tomorrow November 6 at 9:00 PST for fun, games, and the opportunity to support a great cause and some amazing kids.
Here’s how you can take part:
Sign up and get donations from your network.
Donate directly at Extra-Life.org
Follow the action and the 25-hour live stream at r/TheGamerLounge, r/pan, or r/ExtraLife
Donations to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals help fund critical treatment and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment, and charitable care at 170 member children's hospitals. We look forward to playing with you and helping out this awesome cause.
Now you can add links to your profile
Some of you who use the official iOS or Android apps may notice a slightly new look to profiles, along with the ability to add links to your profile. If you’re an artist who wants to share more of your work, a musician who wants to put your SoundCloud out there, or if you have a personal website you’d like to add to your Reddit profile, now you can. Here’s what it looks like:
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