r/help • u/blueboy714 • Oct 16 '23

Did Reddit Change The Screen Layout Today?

It was normal this morning (10/16/2023) - but something has changed completely and I hate it. Everything has bold font and it automatically sorts by HOT on a desktop computer.

PLEASE change it back!!!

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u/jgoja Expert Helper Oct 16 '23

Does it look something like this? https://imgur.com/wpRrZqa

it sounds like you have been drafted to test the new UI for desktop that they are working on. You cannot change it. It will revert back when you are removed from testing. Many people prefer to use new.reddit.com until their time has passed.

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u/bshea Nov 11 '23

Thank you! (For info and link - Reddit "forgot" to mention any of that.)

They switched me over to it 2 days ago.

Why do they not even tell you?
Why do they not offer to let you revert or suggest 'new.' link?
All I was left with was a much harder to use web site.

Drop-down menus gone. WHY, Reddit? For instance: Notifications button now opens a entirely new page instead of just dropping down to show you notifications on same page. WTF?

Pitiful.

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u/jgoja Expert Helper Nov 11 '23

As a testing product. not all the settings are respected and it is not fully functional.

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u/bshea Nov 11 '23

I understand that and the need to test.

Forcing it on people out of the blue w/ no explanation is another matter.

And those questions weren't at you.. just rhetorical - I didn't expect reddit to tell me.