- Reddit introduces comment sharing, insights, and draft-saving features across web and app.
- Users can now track comment performance with upvotes, views, replies, and more.
- Comment drafts are automatically saved, though media like GIFs and images aren’t supported yet.
Reddit has announced the rollout of several new features aimed at enhancing user interaction through comments. The update, which is being gradually introduced across Reddit’s mobile apps and website, includes options for sharing comments as standalone posts, tracking comment performance with insights, and saving comment drafts. The company plans to complete the rollout over the next few weeks.
The new ability to share comments as posts is designed to encourage deeper engagement by highlighting interesting contributions from ongoing or past discussions. This feature could potentially bring notable comments into broader visibility, sparking cross-subreddit interactions and possibly fueling new waves of discussion, memes, or debates.
Comment insights is another significant addition, offering users detailed performance metrics. With this tool, users can now view data such as upvotes, downvotes, reply count, views, shares, and awards. The feature aims to provide more transparency into how content is received and interacted with, giving Redditors a clearer picture of their comment impact.
Reddit is also introducing comment drafts, allowing users to begin writing a comment and return to it later without losing their work. Drafts will be automatically saved during composition, although media elements like images and GIFs are not currently supported in saved drafts.
These updates follow a series of recent product changes, including improved moderation feedback and profile customization tools. The feature rollout comes at a transitional time for Reddit’s leadership, as the company recently confirmed the departure of its first-ever chief product officer and is currently seeking a replacement.
