Reddit Advanced User Filter

A browser extension that filters Reddit posts based on user account age, karma, and other criteria. Provides extra account filtering options beyond what's available in Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES).

Features

• Filter users based on multiple criteria:
  • Account age (minimum days)
  • Karma thresholds (minimum and maximum)
  • Email verification status
  • Combined post and comment karma requirements
  • Premium user status
  • Moderator status
  • Link-to-comment karma ratio filtering (e.g. link karma 100x greater than comment karma)

Installation

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reddit-advanced-user-filter/

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reddit-advanced-user-filter/anpompnkkonhjjdideilnnlpakdkhggj

Development Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Generate your manifest.json. This project maintains two manifest versions:

   • manifest-chrome.json: Manifest V3 for Chrome Web Store
   • manifest-firefox.json: Manifest V2 for Firefox Add-ons

   To switch between manifests for development or testing:

   # For Chrome development
   node switch-manifest.js chrome
   
   # For Firefox development
   node switch-manifest.js firefox

3. Load the extension in your browser:

   • Chrome: Go to chrome://extensions/, enable "Developer mode", click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory
   • Firefox: Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox, click "Load Temporary Add-on" and select your generated manifest.json

Configuration

1. Add the extension to your toolbar and open the popup:

   • After loading the extension, pin it to your browser's toolbar (in Chrome, click the puzzle piece icon and pin the extension)
   • Click the extension icon in your toolbar

2. Set up Reddit API access:

   • Go to the "Reddit API Config" tab
   • Create a Reddit app at https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
   • Click "create another app..." at the bottom
   • Fill in the following details:
     • Name: "Reddit Advanced User Filter" (or any name you prefer)
     • Select "installed app" as the type
     • About URL: Can be left blank
     • Redirect URI: "https://example.com/reddit_oauth"
   • Click "create app"
   • Copy the client ID (the 14-character string under "installed app")
   • Paste your client ID into the extension popup
   • Click "Login with Reddit" to authenticate and grant the extension access

3. Configure filter options:

   • Go to the "Options" tab
   • Adjust the following settings:
     • Minimum account age in days (default: 90)
     • Minimum karma threshold (default: 10)
     • Maximum karma threshold (default: 1500000)
     • Whether to require verified email (default: false)
     • Whether to require both post and comment karma (default: true)
     • Whether to exclude premium users (default: false)
     • Whether to exclude moderators (default: false)
     • Link-to-comment karma ratio (default: 100)
   • Click "Save Options" to apply your changes

Limitations

Due to Reddit's API restrictions, the extension is subject to the following rate limits:

• 100 queries per minute (QPM) per OAuth client ID
• QPM limits are averaged over a 10-minute window, allowing for some request bursting
• Due to using implicit grant flow for authentication, login tokens expire after 1 hour and require re-authentication (I know this is not ideal, but changing this would require major restructuring)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Author

Kole Myers - GitHub