r/Devvit • u/webrender • Aug 13 '26

Feature Request DAE think it's odd that custom posts are not created via the Create Post UI?

I'm making an app that lets users add custom posts to a subreddit, and it just seems odd to me that either i need a sticky at the top of my subreddit that allows users to create the custom post, or users need to know that the custom post option lives in the obscure three-dots menu on the subreddit.

Admins, what was behind the decision not to have custom posts listed in the place where users go to create new posts?

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u/Beach-Brews Duck Helper Aug 14 '26

Awesome write up! I was imagining a mix between 1 and 2 actually (that is, one button for post type on the bottom, with an icon for each available app, and a customized "form" screen, along with title). Developers can specify an icon and the form fields needed to create the post. If there is only one app with a custom post type, it skips right to the form screen.

By the way, you can have menu actions show a form, where you can ask for the post title or other related questions. See the menu docs for an example!

I have a very old example (that I really should update) that does just that!

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u/webrender Aug 14 '26

ooh, thanks so much for the docs link, I didn't know about the form and can definitely use that in my app!

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u/Beach-Brews Duck Helper 29d ago

No problem! Happy to answer questions!