ModGuide Index
r/modguide is a collection of searchable and indexed posts on topics covering all aspects of reddit moderation.
It is a community to help moderators, and to learn/teach about moderation on reddit.
Posts will be made by selected writers and indexed in the wiki, but all members can comment and add their resources and advice on the topics covered.
Video tutorials can be found in this index, or all together at our YouTube channel.
Changes made to redesign on the 6th of Jan 2020 mean some of our guides, and especially the images in them, may be out of date and not match what you see when you look at your sub. We aim to make a note on, or edit, any affected guides. https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/ebyusv/updates_to_community_page_design_on_desktop/ Let us know if you spot something that needs changing - thanks!
ModGuide Index
Advertising
Automoderator
- Automoderator - what is is, and how to set it up
- VIDEO GUIDE Adding rules to automoderator (redesign)
- More snippets
- Scheduling posts with automoderator
- Post scheduling - alternatives to automoderator
Bots
Content creation
Content management
- Children on your sub
- How to deal with surveys and research requests
- Subreddit sabotage
- Combatting t-shirt spam
- How to change the post types allowed on your subreddit
Darkside (trolls, bridgading, doxxers, etc)
- Bad faith users, harassment, and stalking part 1
- Bad faith users, harassment, and stalking part 2
- Soft begging
- The darker side of reddit overview
- Power mods - modding in moderation
- Doxxing
Design
- How to change the name of your members and online users
- Ensuring your sub is inclusive
- Adding menu tabs (links)
- Custom up-vote and down-vote icons
Banners and icons
- Adding a banner
- How to add an icon & edit the display of your subs name in redesign
- VIDEO GUIDE - how to add a banner and icon in redesign
- VIDEO GUIDE Adding a banner using the stylesheet/css
Redesign
- Flair in redesign (post and user)
- Creating flair in redesign includes emojis and adding flair to the sidebar
- Design in redesign
- Community sidebar (new/redesign)
Old/classic/legacy reddit
- Overview of design in old.reddit
- Intro to CSS
- Can't edit the CSS - the page is a redirect/notice
- Community sidebar (old/classic/legacy reddit)
Engagement and growth
- AMAs
- Community Awards
- Intro to community engagement
- Dealing with rapid growth
- How to create a welcome message for your community
- How to create a twitter for your sub
- Adding a chat room
- Getting subreddit statistics
New sub - creation and set-up
- Creating a new sub in old.reddit and redesign
- Community settings in redesign
- New sub checklist
- Setting rules
- Adding rules
- Private, restricted, or public subreddits
- How to change your community type (public, private, restricted) and 18+ setting
Mods
Team work
- Team structures
- Mod teams
- Problems within a mod team
- How to work remotely as a team (MinuteEarth video)
Soft skills
Training and testing
Moderating
- Moderation basics - modqueues and more
- All about sticky posts (announcements) and sticky comments
- Moderating throughout the year
- Reaching users with information
Mobile
User management
- Ban appeals
- How to ban
- Shadowban - what is it?
- Wording replies to users
- Buckrowdy's guide to problem users, communication, and discipline
- Actioning users based on activity in other subs
Mod actions
- Contacting the Admins
- Distinguishing comments and posts aka 'green hatting'
- Reports (report button)
Backend
- Taking over a sub
- What makes your sub stand out
- Who are the Admins & How to see their actions on your sub
- Transitioning from old to redesign / Using redesign for the first time
- Using classic reddit for the first time
Security and safety
Resource guides
- How to be a good community member
- Effective communication
- What makes a good mod?
- Recommended subreddits for mods
Tools
3rd party tools
Advice threads
Discussion
- What did you most need help with when you first became a mod? (survey results)
- Are there resources you'd like to see created? (survey results - also includes; What have you needed help with once your sub was up and running?, and found resources)
- How did you find the transition from old Reddit to the redesign as a moderator? Or do you use both?
Posted Oct 26, 2019, 8:24 PM UTC · edited