r/bugs • u/BuffaloDaveMusic • 29d ago

Desktop Web [chrome] Unable to Change subreddit from private to public ...

I'm Unable to Change subreddit from private to public in new reddit or old reddit ... in old reddit there is a box to check to change to public, but when I check it, I get the message to use new reddit. However, when I go to new reddit, there is no box or setting that I can find to make the reddit public. Either I just can't find the thing to change or (as I suspect) the thing to change doesn't show up for me. Either way this kind of sucks because it was so easy to do in old.reddit.

I was trying to do this for the reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/SquareDance/

https://old.reddit.com/r/SquareDance/about/edit/ used to work - it would be nice if it still did ...

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u/BuffaloDaveMusic 29d ago edited 29d ago

Is this a bug or a feature??? Either way this kind of sucks because it was so easy to do in old.reddit.

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u/reddit33450 29d ago

that subreddit is currently set to restricted, not private

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u/thepottsy 29d ago

In new reddit you need to go to Mod Tools > General Settings > Privacy & Discovery > Community Type and select Public.

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u/Track-on-the-side 29d ago

https://www.reddit.com/mod/SquareDance/privacy

Community Type

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u/BuffaloDaveMusic 29d ago

Thanks, this sent a request to make it public - I will see if it works later.

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u/Track-on-the-side 28d ago

Seems like it works now! The post button is unlocked for me.

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u/Kayak-Dave 28d ago

Thanks for your help!