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please add option to use the old.reddit.com domain. the new Reddit frontend is an unmitigated disaster.

notsahil 5y ago
You can use: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... or https://libredirect.github.io https://libredirect.github.io if you want Libreddit
- nicklaf 5y ago
  And in general: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/ My rule for reddit: reddit: www -> old Redirect: https://www.reddit.com/* to: https://old.reddit.com/$1
  - unpixer 5y ago
    +1 for Redirector. Also useful, for example, if you want to be the one in charge of whether your browser uses the desktop version of Wikipedia rather than the mobile one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org -> https://en.wikipedia.org Redirect: https://en.m.wikipedia.org(\/.\\*)? to: https://en.wikipedia.org$1
greatpostman 5y ago
Years after using the new UI, I still think this.
tmpz22 5y ago
On new Reddit I get infinite loading on mobile, which forces me to type in old. It’s frustrating that there are clear regressions on mobile even for a mobile centric overhaul.
- squeaky-clean 5y ago
  On some posts on mobile I get an overlay telling me to either create an account, or view r/popular, with no choice to view the post I found via search. If you do sign in you get 2, sometimes 3 consecutive popups to use their app. They definitely don't care about the mobile web experience except as a means to market their app
  - deleted 5y ago
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- jmckib 5y ago
  Don't even bother with reddit on mobile; you really need an app. I've been through a lot of reddit apps and Boost is the best IMO. Everything just works, and useful gestures that I usually don't trigger by accident.
- imglorp 5y ago
  You might also like https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ for pure, fast, HTML experience. Until they yank it. Sshh!
- faeriechangling 5y ago
  I think regression isn't saying it directly enough. Reddit purposefully sabotages their own mobile site to entice you to install a data slurping app on your phone.
- Skiiing 5y ago
  Reddit is a psychopath organisation. Strong words, but if you've ever followed a Google link to a Reddit page on mobile, then you would understand that no-one could accidentally build such an abhorrent experience, it is deliberate evil.
varenc 5y ago
If you have a Reddit account no extensions are needed to fix this. Just go to your Reddit account settings[0] and click "Opt out of the redesign" at the bottom. (Or on old Reddit you uncheck "Use new Reddit as my default experience"). Once you do this you'll now see old Reddit on www.reddit.com. [0] https://www.reddit.com/settings https://www.reddit.com/settings
- zamadatix 5y ago
  The best thing about this is other people don't need "old.reddit.com" to "new.reddit.com" redirector extensions. Reddit assumes if you put "old." or "new." then you explicitly want to override your account's preferences.
- boomboomsubban 5y ago
  I have done this, yet your link takes me to the new reddit. It's incredibly annoying.
  - zamadatix 5y ago
    Because https://reddit.com/settings https://reddit.com/settings didn't exist on old Reddit so it can't take you there. https://reddit.com/prefs https://reddit.com/prefs is similar but not actually the same page and, conversely, this old page will only load with the old interface regardless of your preference as it doesn't exist in the new interface.
    - boomboomsubban 5y ago
      OK, with that page that's how it works. But I regularly click links and end up on new reddit while logged in. That's what's annoying.
- zerocrates 5y ago
  I will note that this setting occasionally "unsticks" and you start getting the new one again... I assume that's a purposeful "feature" to see if they can cleave off some people who now tolerate it or don't notice.
supperrtadderr 5y ago
Since 2013 or so, the mobile experience and then the new refresh is so bad.
Kiro 5y ago
What's wrong with new reddit? old.reddit is practically unusable on mobile devices. i.reddit is better but I still prefer new reddit.
- easrng 5y ago
  New reddit is also a shitshow on mobile. Load the page (which takes a while) dismiss the prompt to get the app, continue browsing, click Load More in comments, try to dismiss the login prompt, fail, give up and leave. On desktop new reddit scrolls all the way to the top when you Ctrl+click links in comment threads, it's a mess. I usually use libreddit.
- zerocrates 5y ago
  Mostly my problem with it is that it's buggy: frequently clicking a thread or comment chain doesn't actually load, but scrolls the screen as if it did, and other similar annoyances. On mobile particularly if logged out (or particularly particularly if in a private browsing mode) it's quite aggressive about trying to push you to the app, or letting you view only a couple comments in a thread before saying you're not allowed to see more, or not letting you view some subs at all. "Old" reddit doesn't do any of this.
  - Skiiing 5y ago
    It's not buggy, it's deliberately written to be so annoying that you have no choice but to install the Reddit app. Reddit is a grotesque company, which for some reason gets a free pass for their abhorrent dark patterns.
- faeriechangling 5y ago
  New reddit is even more unusable on mobile devices, as in, new reddit will LITERALLY prevent you from using the site.
marttt 5y ago
+1, came here to ask for this. My preferred front-end has been https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/ though. Fast, modest-looking and lightweight.

You can use: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... or https://libredirect.github.io https://libredirect.github.io if you want Libreddit

nicklaf 5y ago
And in general: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/ My rule for reddit: reddit: www -> old Redirect: https://www.reddit.com/* to: https://old.reddit.com/$1
- unpixer 5y ago
  +1 for Redirector. Also useful, for example, if you want to be the one in charge of whether your browser uses the desktop version of Wikipedia rather than the mobile one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org -> https://en.wikipedia.org Redirect: https://en.m.wikipedia.org(\/.\\*)? to: https://en.wikipedia.org$1

greatpostman 5y ago

Years after using the new UI, I still think this.

tmpz22 5y ago

On new Reddit I get infinite loading on mobile, which forces me to type in old. It’s frustrating that there are clear regressions on mobile even for a mobile centric overhaul.

squeaky-clean 5y ago
On some posts on mobile I get an overlay telling me to either create an account, or view r/popular, with no choice to view the post I found via search. If you do sign in you get 2, sometimes 3 consecutive popups to use their app. They definitely don't care about the mobile web experience except as a means to market their app
- deleted 5y ago
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jmckib 5y ago
Don't even bother with reddit on mobile; you really need an app. I've been through a lot of reddit apps and Boost is the best IMO. Everything just works, and useful gestures that I usually don't trigger by accident.
imglorp 5y ago
You might also like https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ for pure, fast, HTML experience. Until they yank it. Sshh!
faeriechangling 5y ago
I think regression isn't saying it directly enough. Reddit purposefully sabotages their own mobile site to entice you to install a data slurping app on your phone.
Skiiing 5y ago
Reddit is a psychopath organisation. Strong words, but if you've ever followed a Google link to a Reddit page on mobile, then you would understand that no-one could accidentally build such an abhorrent experience, it is deliberate evil.

varenc 5y ago

If you have a Reddit account no extensions are needed to fix this. Just go to your Reddit account settings[0] and click "Opt out of the redesign" at the bottom. (Or on old Reddit you uncheck "Use new Reddit as my default experience"). Once you do this you'll now see old Reddit on www.reddit.com. [0] https://www.reddit.com/settings https://www.reddit.com/settings

zamadatix 5y ago
The best thing about this is other people don't need "old.reddit.com" to "new.reddit.com" redirector extensions. Reddit assumes if you put "old." or "new." then you explicitly want to override your account's preferences.
boomboomsubban 5y ago
I have done this, yet your link takes me to the new reddit. It's incredibly annoying.
- zamadatix 5y ago
  Because https://reddit.com/settings https://reddit.com/settings didn't exist on old Reddit so it can't take you there. https://reddit.com/prefs https://reddit.com/prefs is similar but not actually the same page and, conversely, this old page will only load with the old interface regardless of your preference as it doesn't exist in the new interface.
  - boomboomsubban 5y ago
    OK, with that page that's how it works. But I regularly click links and end up on new reddit while logged in. That's what's annoying.
zerocrates 5y ago
I will note that this setting occasionally "unsticks" and you start getting the new one again... I assume that's a purposeful "feature" to see if they can cleave off some people who now tolerate it or don't notice.

supperrtadderr 5y ago

Since 2013 or so, the mobile experience and then the new refresh is so bad.

Kiro 5y ago

What's wrong with new reddit? old.reddit is practically unusable on mobile devices. i.reddit is better but I still prefer new reddit.

easrng 5y ago
New reddit is also a shitshow on mobile. Load the page (which takes a while) dismiss the prompt to get the app, continue browsing, click Load More in comments, try to dismiss the login prompt, fail, give up and leave. On desktop new reddit scrolls all the way to the top when you Ctrl+click links in comment threads, it's a mess. I usually use libreddit.
zerocrates 5y ago
Mostly my problem with it is that it's buggy: frequently clicking a thread or comment chain doesn't actually load, but scrolls the screen as if it did, and other similar annoyances. On mobile particularly if logged out (or particularly particularly if in a private browsing mode) it's quite aggressive about trying to push you to the app, or letting you view only a couple comments in a thread before saying you're not allowed to see more, or not letting you view some subs at all. "Old" reddit doesn't do any of this.
- Skiiing 5y ago
  It's not buggy, it's deliberately written to be so annoying that you have no choice but to install the Reddit app. Reddit is a grotesque company, which for some reason gets a free pass for their abhorrent dark patterns.
faeriechangling 5y ago
New reddit is even more unusable on mobile devices, as in, new reddit will LITERALLY prevent you from using the site.

marttt 5y ago

+1, came here to ask for this. My preferred front-end has been https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/ though. Fast, modest-looking and lightweight.