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I tried the redesign for a couple of hours and bailed out. I don't care about the looks, but there are two changes that are egregious for me regarding UX: 1)

by pygy_ 9y ago

I tried the redesign for a couple of hours and bailed out. I don't care about the looks, but there are two changes that are egregious for me regarding UX: 1) They took out the subreddit ribbon at the top where you can quickly switch between the communities you subscribe to. It's been replaced by a hamburger menu that takes ages to show up, and then you have to scroll (and they are sorted alphabetically, not by popularity). 2) In the main subreddit view, the titles now link to the comments rather than the articles, you have to pixel-hunt the actual link, which is much smaller. I suppose they do this to keep users on site, but I dislike the change. Edit: also, infinite scroll! As if Reddit wasn't sufficiently addictive as it is :-(

crowbahr 9y ago
Infinite scroll has been a thing for a while in RES. The removal of the quick link bar is an egregious sin though.
bby 9y ago
when I change back, next time I come back to reddit it shows the new design... how do I get the old design permanently?
- pygy_ 9y ago
  No idea. I opted in through the beta options and disabled it from there as well (at the bottom of the preference screen). I still have the beta option enabled though.