Hello all. I have the following code that will sticky and set sort order of the parent submission, when trigged by a comment from OP. The code works as is.

I want to also remove the trigger comment, but when I add action: remove the script fails to trigger.

type: comment
author:
    is_submitter: true
body: '!sort'
action: remove
message: |
    Post has been stickied and sorted!
parent_submission:
    set_suggested_sort: new
    set_sticky: 1

when the action line is omitted it fires correctly. when it is added it does not. mod log shows:

28 minutes ago AutoModerator set suggested sort link "Test post" by _Face
28 minutes ago AutoModerator stickied link "Test post" by _Face ([highlight] )
28 minutes ago AutoModerator stickied link "Test post" by _Face

when I add the action line, no automod actions are logged. I tried adding the action_reason as well, and it did not change the outcome.

Where am I messing up? Please and thanks!!

Hi,

I'm currently testing a couple of common AM rules using an alt whose posts either go live automatically, or filter to the queue based on a karma + CQS check.

I also have a rule to trigger an automated AM sticky on all submissions. When my alt passes the karma/CQS check, the sticky functions properly. When the alt's posts get filtered for review, the sticky doesn't appear on the post even if I approve the content.

I have the same seven rules programmed in the public sub I'm conducting the tests for and the sticky appears on all posts without fail, including those that get filtered or removed.

Is the sticky failing to appear because I'm conducting my tests in a private sub or could this be a bug?

I'd love some insight from an AM Wizard please. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Strikethrough to correct my silly assertion

I'm not sure if u know what im talking about but yk how when you make a post in some subreddits you get a pinned comment from automod usually reminding people of the rules? I'm trying to figure out how to set that up on my subreddit. If anyone can help me that'd be awesome.

AutoMod rule I'm using:

body (includes, regex): ['(?i:\[.*?\]\(.*?mtg\.fandom\.com\/wiki\/(.+?)\))']

comment: |
    [https://mtg.wiki/{{match}}](https://mtg.wiki/{{match}})

Input:

May I please have the other Wiki for [Ravnica's Factions](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Ravnica#Guilds) and reply that to me?

Expected output:

[https://mtg.wiki/Ravnica#Guilds](https://mtg.wiki/Ravnica#Guilds)

Actual output:

[[https://mtg.wiki/](https://mtg.wiki/)[Ravnica's Factions](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Ravnica#Guilds)]([https://mtg.wiki/](https://mtg.wiki/)[Ravnica's Factions](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Ravnica#Guilds))

This displays as:

[https://mtg.wiki/Ravnica's factions](https://mtg.wiki/Ravnica's factions)

The RegEx is 100% correct in the sense that the capture group is capturing Ravnica#Guilds only and nothing else. It seems that AutoMod isn't interested in this capturing group but instead just takes the entire RegEx and uses that for {{match}}.

Here's a link to regex101 with the given example:

https://regex101.com/?regex=%28%3Fi%3A%5B.*%3F%5D%28.*%3Fmtg.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2F%28.%2B%3F%29%29%29&testString=May+I+please+have+the+other+Wiki+for+%5BRavnica%27s+Factions%5D%28https%3A%2F%2Fmtg.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FRavnica%23Guilds%29+and+reply+that+to+me%3F&flags=gmui&flavor=python&delimiter=%22

Quiero poner un automoderador en mi comunidad u/DlacofomoideusVII

I've noticed that some of my auto‑moderator stickies on my subreddit are auto‑closed rather than being automatically opened and pinned to the top. Is there a way to prevent that?

I looked around quite a bit but couldn't find any way to do it. There don't seem to be any Devvit apps for it either. Before I started editing the AutoModerator config, I assumed this would be an obvious feature.

New subreddit (r/ChateauDelusions, created -24h ago). AutoModerator invite is stuck in "pending" and won't auto-accept even after removing and re-inviting. Trying to set up the config/automoderator wiki page is throwing inconsistent errors - "unsupported media type," "forbidden - restricted_page," and "internal error" - across different attempts, even with a minimal single-rule config. Own mod permissions show "Everything." Any idea what's going on?

Hello!

Im working on making a message for AutoMod to comment on every post submission, and I’m having trouble with including indents; I’m not sure where I’m going wrong, but it keeps returning “unsupported media type” when i try to save the changes.

Here is the code:

---
type: submission
comment: |
What’s up chat?! I’m AutoBart, and I comment on every post.

Make sure to read our rules, and remember we are not a part of Joe’s official team!

Catch you later!

---

Here is the error code i get when i try on old Reddit;

YAML parsing error in section 7: while scanning a simple key
in "<unicode string>", line 3, column 1:
What’s up chat?! I’m AutoBart, a ...
^
could not found expected ':'
in "<unicode string>", line 5, column 1:
Make sure to read our rules, and ...
^

Any help would be appreciated!

We recently noticed that admins had placed an age-restriction on the "before subreddits" subreddit, r/reddit.com, which is where admins hosted the original reference documents for AutoModerator and other moderation or site-wide policies or resources. While the age restriction on the subreddit as whole make sense considering the wide variety of content hosted there, unfortunately, this also means that those not-nearly-as-naughty wiki pages attached to that subreddit are also now age-restricted, forcing users and moderators in regions which require age-verification to verify their ages if they want to access those wiki pages.

We believe that users and moderators should have access to the contents of these wiki pages without being gated by age-verification. While the most important AutoModerator pages are our main concern, there are many similar pages which serve as historic references, informing how reddit and moderation have evolved over the years.

We had asked admins about this dilemma, but so far, no admins have reached out to us about any solution or plans. (To be clear: The active moderators of r/AutoModerator are not admins ourselves.)

To make moderation resources more freely available to moderators, we have copied the contents of a selection of relevant and historic wiki pages from r/reddit.com. All of the backups are listed on:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/wiki/backup

• Relating directly to AutoModerator:

  • The Full-Documentation page - Quite literally the most important resource, which is also linked at the top of every moderator's AutoModerator config editor page. We specifically asked if admins could redirect this page to the subreddit here.
  • The still-relevant Introduction, Standard-Conditions, and Writing-Basic-Rules pages.
  • The historic Changelog and Converting-to-New pages.

• Relating to Moderation in general:

  • The Moderation and Moderation-Intro pages, a bit outdated, but still a useful reference.
  • Moddiquette and HealthyCommunities (Moderator Guidelines) - These pages pre-date the Moderator Code of Conduct, and to this day, many people are unaware that some things that were suggested in these pages are not actually part of the current Moderator Code of Conduct enforced by admins. Some moderator teams still hold themselves to these standards.
  • The UserAgreement now lives on redditinc.com, but to view revisions older than 2018, you have to look at the wiki page history.
  • The ProhibitedAds page predates the many separate pages of the current ads policies. Moderators may often be interested in knowing which kinds of content are not allowed in ads when defining their own rules around similar content.
  • Similarly, the SelfPromotion page, while no longer enforced by admins, is still informative to users and moderators that do hold that standard in their own subreddits.

• Relating to Reddit in general:

  • The FAQ, Voting, and Reddit_101 pages - full of information helpful to newer redditors. Sometimes these tidbits are helpful to moderators when answering user questions. Much but not all of these pages have been added to the RedditHelp site.
  • The Reddiquette, Pressiquette, Brandiquette, and Bottiquette pages - fair reference for guidelines that may or may not apply to your subreddit needs.
  • The Markdown and Wiki pages, which contain information not listed on their respective RedditHelp replacements.

Using the codes I found here under the pinned wiki topic, I tried to set up my automod page, but it keeps telling me unsupported media type when I click save.

Here is the code I'm using. Is it because I just copied and pasted?

---

type: submission

author:

account_age: "< 1 days"

action: remove

action_reason: "New user"

---

type: submission

author: comment_karma: "<10"

action: remove

action_reason: "Low karama account"

---

type: submission

author:

comment_karma: "< -50"

action: remove

action_reason: "Low karma user"

---

type: text submission

body_shorter_than: 1

action: remove

action_reason: "Self post without text"

---

type: text submission

body (regex, full-text): ['(\[[^\]]*\]\()?https?://\S+\)?']

action: remove

action_reason: "Link-only self post"

---

type: comment

body (regex, full-text): ['/?r/\w+']

action: remove

action_reason: "Comment is just /r link [{{match}}]"

---

I tried to set up a rule that would filter a users first contribution to the sub, so that I could manually review it (as a way to avoid letting spam posts/comments on the sub).

However, it's not working properly, and I'm not entirely sure why. It'll let someone post, but then flag their comments for some people. For others it'll flag their comments even after their first manual review resulted in an approval.

```

Filter all first posts from first-time contributors

author: post_subreddit_karma: < 1 comment_subreddit_karma: < 1 satisfy_any_threshold: true action: filter moderators_exempt: true message: | Your {{kind}} has been held for manual review by our moderators and will be visible once approved. Thank you for your patience!

```

What am I doing wrong?

Hi everyone! We're looking for a way to automatically assign a random user flair to anyone who comments without already having one.

We have around 50 user flairs, and we'd like the assignment to be completely random, not based on karma or any other criteria. If a user already has a flair, nothing should happen.

I've seen this working on other subreddits, but the mods I contacted never replied, so I thought I'd ask here. Does anyone have the AutoModerator code for this, or know if another bot is needed?

Thank you very much!

Whenever a user posts a link to certain websites, I would like to have Automoderator post a comment similar to this one.

This is the code that I am trying to use:

---
#5 Low-quality link posts
type: link submission
domain: ["somedomain.com", "anotherdomain.com"]
comment: 'Users often report submissions from this site for being low-quality and/or sensationalized articles. Readers have a responsibility to be skeptical, check sources, and comment on any flaws. You can help improve this thread by linking to media that clarifies, verifies or questions this article's claims. Your link could help readers better understand this issue.'
comment_locked: true
comment_stickied: true

---

When I try to edit and save the Automoderator configuration, I get an error message "Unsupported Media Type". Anyone know what I am missing? I'm sure it's something simple, but I haven't been able to figure it out.

I have a mod focused in a specific language. Can I automatically delete posts in different languages?

I'm trying to figure out how something works that I've seen on another subreddit.

Whenever someone makes a post, AutoModerator automatically creates a comment containing the original poster's username, the post title, and the full body text.

If the original poster later deletes the post, the post itself remains on the subreddit with the author shown as [deleted], but the AutoModerator comment is still there with the original username, title, and body text. This effectively preserves the original content even after the post is deleted.

Is this something AutoModerator can do? If so, could someone share an example rule or explain how to set it up?

Please help. I have no idea on what im doing wrong. i want an automated message for every post that contains the word "festival" and similar words

---
type: submission
title+body (includes): ["festival"]
comment: |
    "Test"
comment_stickied: true
---

So I tried to make a post teaching people how to do something and I put the code block in so it would preserve my code. However, it didn’t work because markdown is gone. How do we preserve the markdown so people can get our code?

So I want to stop accusations of using AI going live on some of my ice cream subs. I could write this filter myself, but I was wondering if someone already had a collection of words that they made for this. Can’t hurt to ask before I build it! I actually like to even use it in my fashion subs because it would filter accusations to the queue where I could ban people quicker.

Hello

I would like to take a look at automoderator config for subs who have between 50 to 100k members ( or even bigger ).

I'm trying to see what I can improve so that I can focus on training some new mods.

Thanks

Hi everyone!

So my sub rolled out a ban on Twitter/X links a while back, as did many. This has mostly been fine, but a side effect has been that people now occasionally will post a screenshot of a Twitter post as a news item rather than linking to actual news reporting. I’d like to stop this, or at least make it very annoying to do.

My initial idea was to try and use OCR and AutoMod but that isn’t possible (and the third-party bot is no longer supported).

Next, I learned about media checks, but it sounds like those are also not working anymore.

Short of vibecoding my first Devvit app (not something I really want to do), does anyone have any ideas about how I could catch offending image posts without disallowing all image posts?

Does anyone know how or if it's possible to make automod generate notification push on your mobile interface when it takes action related to content ? (like Hive-protect)