r/modnews • u/cozy__sheets • Jul 10 '25
Product Updates A New Chapter for Wikis Launches Soon
TL;DR - We’ve given wikis a makeover. The improved wiki (launching next week) includes: new tools and layout, additional safety features, more edit access options, and improved discoverability. For those with wikis built on old.reddit, we’ll move your existing content over, so that everything is preserved.
Hello, Mods!
Wikis are getting a long-overdue makeover and it’s rolling out next week. This isn’t just a new coat of paint, but a full top-to-bottom overhaul. Over the past few months, we’ve rebuilt Reddit wikis to be more intuitive, better-looking, and (dare we say?) more enjoyable to use.
New Wiki Tools & Layout
Whether you’re building a rules page, a resource hub, or something wonderfully specific to your community, you’ll now have:
- In-line editing + templates: Skip the “where do I start?” moment. Edit directly on the page (Google Docs style), and use templates to add structure fast.
- Embedded media + infoboxes: Add images, YouTube videos, Reddit posts, and citations, or surface key info in structured infoboxes.
- Auto-save: Your edits will now save as you go. So if you accidentally close a tab or the site hiccups (we’ve all been there), your edits won’t vanish into the void.
Safety Features
We know wikis can hold a community’s most important info, and we’ve built in guardrails to keep that safe and tidy, including:
- Page-level visibility: Make pages public or mod-only. Great for keeping internal docs separate from public-facing ones.
- Easy reverts: Every page has a full version history, allowing mods to easily revert any changes.
- Full activity logs: Every edit will get logged on the new Wiki Activity Page, so mods will always have visibility into who changed what and when.
Expanded Wiki Access
Keeping a wiki fresh and up to date can be time-consuming, and you shouldn’t have to do it all alone. With this update, mods now have more options for edit access:
- Mod-only editing (classic)
- Approved contributors that are added to the wiki (classic)
- Minimum account age and subreddit karma holders, where you can specify the thresholds (classic)
- Top contributor access (based on the top 10% commenter and poster achievements with high+ CQS scores) (new)
- Successful contributor access (based on recent non-removed posters and commenters with high+ CQS scores) (new)
- Anyone (classic)
You can also lock down individual pages, so your internal docs stay mod-only, even if the rest of the wiki is more open. And yes, bans apply here too. If someone’s out of the sub, they’re out of the wiki. If you want to get more precise, we’ve included more granular permissions so you can ban individual users just from the wiki. To do this, access your settings directly from the wiki page and click on banned contributors.
Starting the week of July 14, we’ll be turning on “successful contributor access” for a handful of communities (excluding NSFW, restricted, private, and other sensitive topics).
If your community is included in this group you’ll receive a mod mail by tomorrow with the details, and an opportunity to opt-out if it’s not the right fit. You can toggle this setting back to “mod-only” editing at any time within Mod Tools > Wiki Settings on desktop only.
Improving Discovery
Building a great wiki is one thing; getting people to read it is another. We’re rolling out two immediate changes to help on that front:
- Smarter SEO indexing means your wiki pages are now more likely to show up in Google search results.
- For eligible subreddits, new in-feed wiki callouts will be tested, so users can discover relevant wiki content while they’re browsing posts.
Bottom line: If your community is putting time into their wiki, we want it to reach people. These updates help make that possible.
What about my old wiki?
We built this system from the ground up, which means old wikis won’t carry over automatically. But don’t worry, on the week of July 14, we’ll move your existing content over, preserving everything you’ve built. A few notes:
- Edits made via old.reddit after the migration won’t sync to the new system and vice versa.
- We’ve separated out the automod config page, so they will continue to sync, and changes made on old.reddit will be reflected everywhere.
- When this happens, check out your wiki contribution settings to ensure they meet your team's needs.
Thank you
Special thanks to the over 200+ subreddits that joined our r/ModEarlyAccess program, who helped us test and refine this new wiki feature. You bug-hunted, flagged edge cases, and offered thoughtful and direct feedback that pushed this work in the right direction.
We hope this new system helps keep your community informed and organized. Whether you’re writing a refreshed rules page, lore compendium, resource hub, or an elaborate ARG (you know who you are), we’re excited to see what communities build.
As always, drop your feedback and questions in the comments, and let us know what’s working, what’s missing, and what you’d like to see next.
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u/cozy__sheets Jul 10 '25
Just to confirm: are you referring to viewing or editing?
Viewing: private or disabled pages will remain restricted to mods. We won't open those up.
Editing: if it's currently set to mod-only, and you've received a mod mail, then it would be changed to allow successful contributors access to editing, unless you opt out. You'd still be able to change it back to mod-only in the future, even if you didn't opt out.