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Reddit Hot Redirect with Logo Click Handler

Redirects default frontpage from 'best' to 'hot' and handles logo clicks


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// ==UserScript==
// @name        Reddit Hot Redirect with Logo Click Handler
// @namespace   https://greasyfork.org/en/users/594496-divided-by
// @author      dividedby
// @description Redirects default frontpage from 'best' to 'hot' and handles logo clicks
// @version     1.4
// @license     GPL version 3 or any later version; http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
// @contributionURL     https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&[email protected]&item_name=Reddit+Hot+Donation
// @contributionAmount  $1
// @match       https://www.reddit.com/*
// @run-at      document-start
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
function redirectToHot() {
// Automatically redirect only on homepage
if (window.location.pathname === '/') {
window.location.href = 'https://www.reddit.com/hot';
}
}
function handleLogoClick(e) {
e.preventDefault();
// Always redirect to hot regardless of current page
window.location.href = 'https://www.reddit.com/hot';
}
function attachLogoListener() {
const logo = document.querySelector('#reddit-logo');
if (logo && !logo.dataset.hotRedirect) {
logo.dataset.hotRedirect = true;
logo.addEventListener('click', handleLogoClick);
}
}
// Initial redirect only on homepage
redirectToHot();
// Set up MutationObserver to handle dynamically loaded content
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
for (const mutation of mutations) {
if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
attachLogoListener();
}
}
});
// Start observing the document with the configured parameters
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
// Attach listener to initial logo if it exists
attachLogoListener();
// Listen for navigation events (popstate)
window.addEventListener('popstate', redirectToHot);
})();