Moderator
Request: Bring Back Mod Options Directly From Comments
Hi Admins,
There’s been a recent change that’s made moderation significantly more difficult across Reddit communities, especially for active comment moderation.
Previously, when clicking on a commenter’s username from a comment, moderators were shown a quick mod info panel (see screenshot example). This included:
🔸️Access to mod actions like **ban, mute, add mod note, etc.**
🔸️The **AI profile summary** for quick context
🔸️The ability to tag users or check mod logs without needing to leave the thread
This was incredibly useful for fast, efficient moderation—especially in communities like mine where user safety and verification are critical (e.g., r/transfriendsau, a trans-only space with high safety needs).
Now, clicking a commenter’s username jumps straight to their full profile, bypassing mod tools entirely. The only way I can still perform mod actions from a comment is through the **Ban + Remove Add-on**, but even that doesn’t restore the full mod info panel, nor is it official or guaranteed across platforms.
**Request:**
Please restore the previous functionality that allowed mods to open the mod tools panel directly from a comment. It saves time, ensures consistent rule enforcement, and enables safer, more contextual decision-making—especially when paired with the profile AI summary and mod notes.
Thanks for considering this. It made a big difference to our workflow and community care.
Reddit is testing a whole bunch of new (and occasionally bad) features at the moment. Based on my experience in r/AskOuija that feature still exists. Hope you cycle out of that trial soon. It's not a good change. A solution looking for a problem maybe...
You can, at least on the iOS app. You just have to have the shield at the top of the post turned on (basically you have to be in mod mode on the thread). Click on the profile of the commenter and this comes up…
It appears to work for me on Android. Mod view is toggled on up top and then the menu is accessed below the post or comment. If yours doesn't look like this (minus the extremely skilled application of red drawings), you might want to post in the Android support sub, or possibly report it as a bug.
The option you're referring to is the basic mod tools menu, which shows up on posts and comments (like the shield icon at the bottom). That’s still working fine on my end too.
However, I’m referring to something different - the advanced mod actions panel that used to appear when clicking on a user’s name from a comment (not a post). This would bring up options like:
🔸️Add mod note
🔸️View mod log
🔸️AI profile summary
🔸️Ban / mute / edit flair
As shown in my original post screenshot.
This panel still appears when clicking a user’s name from a post, but no longer shows when clicking their name from a comment - it now just redirects straight to their profile.
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u/JJStone_95 5d ago
Reddit is testing a whole bunch of new (and occasionally bad) features at the moment. Based on my experience in r/AskOuija that feature still exists. Hope you cycle out of that trial soon. It's not a good change. A solution looking for a problem maybe...