// ==UserScript==
// @name         Reddit Default Sort
// @version      1.3.0
// @description  Automatically sets Reddit's default sorting order for home and subreddits.
// @author       yodaluca23
// @license      MIT
// @match        *://*.reddit.com/*
// @grant        GM_getValue
// @grant        GM_setValue
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/1315976
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Default values
const defaultHomePageSort = "new";
const defaultSubredditSort = "new";
const defaultCommentSort = "new";
const defaultUserSort = "new";
// This allows you to use the Reddit filters temporariliy, without it redirecting you to the default
// This is a domain it should never actually be so it sorts to the default the first time, but doesn't fail being passed to URL()
let lastUrl = "https://www.example.com";
// Function to get the stored sort option, or the default if none is stored.
function getSortOption(key, defaultValue) {
let value = GM_getValue(key);
return value === undefined ? defaultValue : value;
}
// Get the stored sort options
let homePageSort = getSortOption("homePageSort", defaultHomePageSort);
let subredditSort = getSortOption("subredditSort", defaultSubredditSort);
let commentSort = getSortOption("commentSort", defaultCommentSort);
let userSort = getSortOption("userSort", defaultUserSort);
// Function to redirect if necessary
function redirectIfNeeded() {
const currentUrl = window.location.href;
// Comment page sorting
const commentPattern = /^https?:\/\/www\.reddit\.com\/r\/[^/]+\/comments\/[^/]+\/[^/]+\/?/;
if (commentPattern.test(currentUrl) && !currentUrl.includes(`?sort=${commentSort}`)) {
const urlObj = new URL(currentUrl);
const justRoot = urlObj.origin + urlObj.pathname;
const urlObjLast = new URL(lastUrl);
const justRootLast = urlObjLast.origin + urlObjLast.pathname;
if (justRootLast == justRoot) {
return;
} else {
const newUrl = `${justRoot}?sort=${commentSort}`;
window.location.replace(newUrl);
}
}
// Check for home page URLs
const homeUrls = [
"https://www.reddit.com/",
"https://www.reddit.com/?feed=home",
"https://www.reddit.com/best/?feed=home",
"https://www.reddit.com/hot/?feed=home",
"https://www.reddit.com/top/?feed=home",
"https://www.reddit.com/new/?feed=home",
"https://www.reddit.com/rising/?feed=home"
];
const homeTargetUrl = `https://www.reddit.com/${homePageSort}/?feed=home`;
if (homeUrls.includes(currentUrl) && currentUrl !== homeTargetUrl && !homeUrls.includes(lastUrl)) {
window.location.replace(homeTargetUrl);
return;
}
// Check for subreddit URLs
const subredditPattern = /^https?:\/\/www\.reddit\.com\/r\/([^/]+)(\/(hot|new|top|best|rising))?(\/)?(\?.*)?$/;
if (subredditPattern.test(currentUrl)) {
const match = currentUrl.match(subredditPattern);
const subredditName = match[1];
// Check if were still on the same sub indicates the user only changed their sort we should not set it back
if (subredditPattern.test(lastUrl)) {
const matchLast = lastUrl.match(subredditPattern);
if (subredditName == matchLast[1]) {
return;
}
}
const targetUrl = `https://www.reddit.com/r/${subredditName}/${subredditSort}`;
const altTargetUrl = `https://www.reddit.com/r/${subredditName}/${subredditSort}/`;
if (currentUrl !== targetUrl && currentUrl !== altTargetUrl) {
window.location.replace(targetUrl);
}
}
// Check for user URLs
const userPattern = /^https?:\/\/www\.reddit\.com\/user\/([^\/?]+)\/?(?:\?sort=(?:top|hot|new))?$/;
if (userPattern.test(currentUrl)) {
const match = currentUrl.match(userPattern);
const userName = match[1];
// Check if were still on the same user indicates our user only changed their sort we should not set it back
if (userPattern.test(lastUrl)) {
const matchLast = lastUrl.match(userPattern);
if (userName == matchLast[1]) {
return;
}
}
const targetUrl = `https://www.reddit.com/user/${userName}/?sort=${userSort}`;
if (currentUrl !== targetUrl) {
window.location.replace(targetUrl);
}
}
}
// Function to create the settings UI
function createSettingsUI() {
// Create the settings container
const settingsContainer = document.createElement('div');
settingsContainer.id = 'default-sort-settings-container';
settingsContainer.style.position = 'fixed';
settingsContainer.style.top = '50%';
settingsContainer.style.left = '50%';
settingsContainer.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, -50%)';
settingsContainer.style.padding = '20px';
settingsContainer.style.borderRadius = '12px';
settingsContainer.style.boxShadow = '0px 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)';
settingsContainer.style.zIndex = '1000';
settingsContainer.style.minWidth = '280px';
settingsContainer.style.textAlign = 'center';
settingsContainer.style.fontFamily = '"Arial", sans-serif';
// Dark/Light Mode detection based on system preference
const isDarkMode = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
if (isDarkMode) {
settingsContainer.style.backgroundColor = '#111111'; // AMOLED dark mode
settingsContainer.style.color = '#fff';
settingsContainer.style.border = '1px solid #444'; // Softer border for dark mode
} else {
settingsContainer.style.backgroundColor = '#f9f9f9';
settingsContainer.style.color = '#000';
settingsContainer.style.border = '1px solid #ccc'; // Softer border for light mode
}
// Title
const title = document.createElement('h2');
title.textContent = 'Settings';
title.style.marginBottom = '20px';
settingsContainer.appendChild(title);
// Home page sort select
const homePageLabel = document.createElement('label');
homePageLabel.textContent = 'Home Page Sort:';
homePageLabel.style.display = 'block';
homePageLabel.style.marginBottom = '10px';
const homePageSelect = document.createElement('select');
homePageSelect.id = 'homePageSortSelect';
homePageSelect.style.width = '100%';
homePageSelect.style.padding = '8px';
homePageSelect.style.borderRadius = '5px';
homePageSelect.style.backgroundColor = isDarkMode ? '#333' : '#fff'; // Darker dropdown in dark mode
homePageSelect.style.color = isDarkMode ? '#fff' : '#000'; // Ensure text contrast is high
homePageSelect.style.border = isDarkMode ? '1px solid #444' : '1px solid #ccc'; // Softer borders
['best', 'hot', 'new', 'top', 'rising'].forEach(option => {
const opt = document.createElement('option');
opt.value = option;
opt.textContent = option.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + option.slice(1);
homePageSelect.appendChild(opt);
});
homePageSelect.value = homePageSort;
settingsContainer.appendChild(homePageLabel);
settingsContainer.appendChild(homePageSelect);
// Subreddit sort select
const subredditLabel = document.createElement('label');
subredditLabel.textContent = 'Subreddit Sort:';
subredditLabel.style.display = 'block';
subredditLabel.style.marginBottom = '10px';
const subredditSelect = document.createElement('select');
subredditSelect.id = 'subredditSortSelect';
subredditSelect.style.width = '100%';
subredditSelect.style.padding = '8px';
subredditSelect.style.borderRadius = '5px';
subredditSelect.style.backgroundColor = isDarkMode ? '#333' : '#fff'; // Darker dropdown in dark mode
subredditSelect.style.color = isDarkMode ? '#fff' : '#000'; // Ensure text contrast is high
subredditSelect.style.border = isDarkMode ? '1px solid #444' : '1px solid #ccc'; // Softer borders
['best', 'hot', 'new', 'top', 'rising'].forEach(option => {
const opt = document.createElement('option');
opt.value = option;
opt.textContent = option.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + option.slice(1);
subredditSelect.appendChild(opt);
});
subredditSelect.value = subredditSort;
settingsContainer.appendChild(subredditLabel);
settingsContainer.appendChild(subredditSelect);
// Comments sort select
const commentsLabel = document.createElement('label');
commentsLabel.textContent = 'Comments Sort:';
commentsLabel.style.display = 'block';
commentsLabel.style.marginBottom = '10px';
const commentSelect = document.createElement('select');
commentSelect.id = 'commentSortSelect';
commentSelect.style.width = '100%';
commentSelect.style.padding = '8px';
commentSelect.style.borderRadius = '5px';
commentSelect.style.backgroundColor = isDarkMode ? '#333' : '#fff'; // Darker dropdown in dark mode
commentSelect.style.color = isDarkMode ? '#fff' : '#000'; // Ensure text contrast is high
commentSelect.style.border = isDarkMode ? '1px solid #444' : '1px solid #ccc'; // Softer borders
const optionMapping = {
best: 'confidence',
top: 'top',
new: 'new',
controversial: 'controversial',
old: 'old',
'Q&A': 'qa'
};
Object.entries(optionMapping).forEach(([key, value]) => {
const opt = document.createElement('option');
opt.value = value;
opt.textContent = key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + key.slice(1);
commentSelect.appendChild(opt);
});
commentSelect.value = commentSort;
settingsContainer.appendChild(commentsLabel);
settingsContainer.appendChild(commentSelect);
// User sort select
const userLabel = document.createElement('label');
userLabel.textContent = 'User Sort:';
userLabel.style.display = 'block';
userLabel.style.marginBottom = '10px';
const userSelect = document.createElement('select');
userSelect.id = 'userSortSelect';
userSelect.style.width = '100%';
userSelect.style.padding = '8px';
userSelect.style.borderRadius = '5px';
userSelect.style.backgroundColor = isDarkMode ? '#333' : '#fff'; // Darker dropdown in dark mode
userSelect.style.color = isDarkMode ? '#fff' : '#000'; // Ensure text contrast is high
userSelect.style.border = isDarkMode ? '1px solid #444' : '1px solid #ccc'; // Softer borders
['hot', 'new', 'top'].forEach(option => {
const opt = document.createElement('option');
opt.value = option;
opt.textContent = option.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + option.slice(1);
userSelect.appendChild(opt);
});
userSelect.value = userSort;
settingsContainer.appendChild(userLabel);
settingsContainer.appendChild(userSelect);
// Buttons container
const buttonsContainer = document.createElement('div');
buttonsContainer.style.marginTop = '20px';
buttonsContainer.style.display = 'flex';
buttonsContainer.style.justifyContent = 'space-between';
// Save button
const saveButton = document.createElement('button');
saveButton.textContent = 'Save Settings';
saveButton.style.padding = '10px 20px';
saveButton.style.borderRadius = '5px';
saveButton.style.backgroundColor = '#4CAF50';
saveButton.style.color = 'white';
saveButton.style.border = 'none';
saveButton.style.cursor = 'pointer';
saveButton.style.transition = 'background-color 0.3s ease';
saveButton.style.textAlign = 'center'; // Center text
saveButton.style.display = 'flex';
saveButton.style.alignItems = 'center';
saveButton.style.justifyContent = 'center'; // Ensure text is centered
saveButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
homePageSort = document.getElementById('homePageSortSelect').value;
subredditSort = document.getElementById('subredditSortSelect').value;
commentSort = document.getElementById('commentSortSelect').value;
userSort = document.getElementById('userSortSelect').value;
GM_setValue("homePageSort", homePageSort);
GM_setValue("subredditSort", subredditSort);
GM_setValue("commentSort", commentSort);
GM_setValue("userSort", userSort);
if (confirm('Settings Saved!\nWant to refresh now?')) {
// User clicked "Yes" / "Ok"
location.reload();
}
settingsContainer.remove(); // Remove the settings UI after saving
});
saveButton.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
saveButton.style.backgroundColor = '#45a049'; // Darker green on hover
});
saveButton.addEventListener('mouseout', () => {
saveButton.style.backgroundColor = '#4CAF50'; // Reset to original green
});
// Close button
const closeButton = document.createElement('button');
closeButton.textContent = 'Close';
closeButton.style.padding = '10px 20px';
closeButton.style.borderRadius = '5px';
closeButton.style.backgroundColor = '#f44336';
closeButton.style.color = 'white';
closeButton.style.border = 'none';
closeButton.style.cursor = 'pointer';
closeButton.style.transition = 'background-color 0.3s ease';
closeButton.style.textAlign = 'center'; // Center text
closeButton.style.display = 'flex';
closeButton.style.alignItems = 'center';
closeButton.style.justifyContent = 'center'; // Ensure text is centered
closeButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
settingsContainer.remove();
});
closeButton.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
closeButton.style.backgroundColor = '#e53935'; // Darker red on hover
});
closeButton.addEventListener('mouseout', () => {
closeButton.style.backgroundColor = '#f44336'; // Reset to original red
});
// Append buttons
buttonsContainer.appendChild(saveButton);
buttonsContainer.appendChild(closeButton);
settingsContainer.appendChild(buttonsContainer);
// Append the settings container to the body
document.body.appendChild(settingsContainer);
}
// Add a button to the page to open the settings
function addSettingsButton() {
const container = document.querySelector('.pl-lg.gap-xs.flex.items-center.justify-end');
if (!container) {
console.warn("Sort Settings button: Target container not found.");
return; // Exit if container is missing
}
// Create the button element
const settingsButton = document.createElement('button');
settingsButton.className = 'btn btn-primary flex items-center'; // Flex to align icon and text
// Add SVG icon as content
const iconSpan = document.createElement('span');
iconSpan.className = 'flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center h-xl w-xl text-20 leading-4';
iconSpan.innerHTML = `
<svg rpl="" fill="currentColor" height="20" icon-name="settings-outline" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="M10 20c-.401 0-.802-.027-1.2-.079a1.145 1.145 0 0 1-.992-1.137v-1.073a.97.97 0 0 0-.627-.878A.98.98 0 0 0 6.1 17l-.755.753a1.149 1.149 0 0 1-1.521.1 10.16 10.16 0 0 1-1.671-1.671 1.149 1.149 0 0 1 .1-1.523L3 13.906a.97.97 0 0 0 .176-1.069.98.98 0 0 0-.887-.649H1.216A1.145 1.145 0 0 1 .079 11.2a9.1 9.1 0 0 1 0-2.393 1.145 1.145 0 0 1 1.137-.992h1.073a.97.97 0 0 0 .878-.627A.979.979 0 0 0 3 6.1l-.754-.754a1.15 1.15 0 0 1-.1-1.522 10.16 10.16 0 0 1 1.673-1.676 1.155 1.155 0 0 1 1.522.1L6.1 3a.966.966 0 0 0 1.068.176.98.98 0 0 0 .649-.887V1.216A1.145 1.145 0 0 1 8.8.079a9.129 9.129 0 0 1 2.393 0 1.144 1.144 0 0 1 .991 1.137v1.073a.972.972 0 0 0 .628.878A.977.977 0 0 0 13.905 3l.754-.754a1.152 1.152 0 0 1 1.522-.1c.62.49 1.18 1.05 1.671 1.671a1.15 1.15 0 0 1-.1 1.522L17 6.1a.967.967 0 0 0-.176 1.068.98.98 0 0 0 .887.649h1.073a1.145 1.145 0 0 1 1.137.991 9.096 9.096 0 0 1 0 2.392 1.145 1.145 0 0 1-1.137.992h-1.073A1.041 1.041 0 0 0 17 13.905l.753.755a1.149 1.149 0 0 1 .1 1.521c-.49.62-1.05 1.18-1.671 1.671a1.149 1.149 0 0 1-1.522-.1L13.906 17a.97.97 0 0 0-1.069-.176.981.981 0 0 0-.65.887v1.073a1.144 1.144 0 0 1-.99 1.137A9.431 9.431 0 0 1 10 20Zm-.938-1.307a7.638 7.638 0 0 0 1.875 0v-.982a2.292 2.292 0 0 1 3.853-1.6l.693.694a8.796 8.796 0 0 0 1.326-1.326l-.694-.694a2.29 2.29 0 0 1 1.6-3.851h.982a7.746 7.746 0 0 0 0-1.876h-.982a2.213 2.213 0 0 1-2.034-1.4 2.223 2.223 0 0 1 .438-2.451l.694-.693a8.76 8.76 0 0 0-1.327-1.326l-.692.694a2.22 2.22 0 0 1-2.434.445 2.221 2.221 0 0 1-1.419-2.041v-.979a7.638 7.638 0 0 0-1.875 0v.982a2.213 2.213 0 0 1-1.4 2.034 2.23 2.23 0 0 1-2.456-.438l-.693-.694a8.757 8.757 0 0 0-1.326 1.327l.694.692a2.216 2.216 0 0 1 .445 2.434 2.22 2.22 0 0 1-2.041 1.418h-.982a7.746 7.746 0 0 0 0 1.876h.982a2.213 2.213 0 0 1 2.034 1.4 2.223 2.223 0 0 1-.438 2.451l-.694.693c.394.488.838.933 1.326 1.326l.694-.694a2.218 2.218 0 0 1 2.433-.445 2.22 2.22 0 0 1 1.418 2.041v.983ZM10 13.229a3.23 3.23 0 1 1 0-6.458 3.23 3.23 0 0 1 0 6.458Zm0-5.208a1.979 1.979 0 1 0 0 3.958 1.979 1.979 0 0 0 0-3.958Z"></path>
</svg>
`;
// Add text content to the button
settingsButton.textContent = 'Sort';
settingsButton.style.marginLeft = '2px';
settingsButton.style.paddingLeft = '10px';
settingsButton.style.paddingRight = '4px';
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
settingsButton.style.color = 'rgb(221, 228, 232)';
settingsButton.classList.add('rounded-lg', 'transition-colors', 'duration-200'); // Rounded corners and smooth transition
// Hover effect for the button
settingsButton.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(53, 61, 65)';
settingsButton.style.color = '#ffffff'; // Text color changes on hover
});
settingsButton.addEventListener('mouseout', () => {
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
settingsButton.style.color = 'rgb(221, 228, 232)';
});
settingsButton.addEventListener('mousedown', () => {
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(83, 90, 94)';
settingsButton.style.color = '#ffffff';
});
settingsButton.addEventListener('mouseup', () => {
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(53, 61, 65)';
let settingsContainerUn = document.getElementById('default-sort-settings-container');
if (settingsContainerUn) {
settingsContainerUn.remove()
} else {
createSettingsUI();
}
});
settingsButton.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
if (settingsButton.style.backgroundColor !== 'rgb(83, 90, 94)') {
settingsButton.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
settingsButton.style.color = 'rgb(221, 228, 232)';
}
});
// Append icon and button content to the container
settingsButton.append(iconSpan); // Add the icon before the text
// Append the button to the container
container.appendChild(settingsButton);
}
// Initialize
addSettingsButton();
redirectIfNeeded();
// Function to monitor URL changes in single-page app
function observeUrlChanges(callback) {
lastUrl = location.href;
new MutationObserver(() => {
if (location.href !== lastUrl) {
lastUrl = location.href;
callback();
}
}).observe(document, { subtree: true, childList: true });
// Also intercept history changes
const pushState = history.pushState;
const replaceState = history.replaceState;
history.pushState = function() {
pushState.apply(this, arguments);
callback();
};
history.replaceState = function() {
replaceState.apply(this, arguments);
callback();
};
}
// Run `redirectIfNeeded` whenever Reddit changes the page
observeUrlChanges(redirectIfNeeded);
})();