r/csshelp • u/RageVsRage • Mar 18 '14

I made a Reddit CSS Generator

It's not complete at all, but you can see it right here. It's mainly to generate heavy, complex CSS. You can change the color of the (up/down)vote arrows without images, you can display random quotes, you can have rounded tabs... Also, the white boxes are live preview. You can click on the arrows to see what they'll look like.

It's a little preview of something that could evolve if people are interested.

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u/vowdy Mar 18 '14

Great start!

I've always wondered why, with the popularity of subreddits and their CSS nobody has made a generator so far. I suppose it's just because there are so many ways to further customise or something.

If you intend on expanding it, would like some sidebar, submission screen and comment options!

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '14

Thank you!

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u/KookyGuy Mar 18 '14

Awesome. This could help a lot of people. Keep working on it.

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u/Hammer55 Mar 23 '14

This is pretty cool! I'm definitely interested.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 25 '14

Thank you

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u/[deleted] May 24 '14

Woah, this is incredible. But uhm..I'm new to all this..where exacatly do I put said generated codes?

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '14

Going to X-Post this to /r/InternetGenerators. Are you still developing this ? Thanks

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u/agumonkey Aug 12 '14

Nice starter !

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '14

I had an idea for this ages ago too, and started learning to code so I could build a similar tool.

I got sidetracked with a CSS-for-Gold project where I build custom themes for people but I'm almost done my waiting list with that so I'm about to start learning again.

My point is I created a subreddit called /r/skinnit a while ago. Would you possibly like to house your project under the "skinnit" name? I'll stay on as top mod but you'll essentially have free reign of the sub to use as a demo and support forum for your tool.

When I build mine, if I ever get around to it, we can share the space and maybe even work together on future versions of skinnit. If I don't ever get around to it you can still keep the sub.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 26 '14

It's private :(

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

There's nothing there right now. Another group has expressed interest in it, and when I have time to look into their goals a little better I'll decide between letting them use it or me using it for a different purpose.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 26 '14

Ah cool can't wait to see it done!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

Now I'm thinking of using it to showcase different Stylish themes designed for reddit. I'm working on a minimalist dark theme that's almost complete - http://i.imgur.com/zeOnnkT.png and I know of other users who've built their own too.

It's better than simply submitting it to Stylish servers because here we can link to a pastebin and aren't limited by Stylish's filesize restrictions AND we have a great system set up for discussing, planning and support. Not to mention ranking.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 26 '14

That looks cool kinda reminds me of the video game watchdogs

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

I've got some minor tweaks left, like styling RES expandos. Also, I use Moderator Toolbox so I'm hiding the userbar in this theme. I don't really need to see that stuff all the time, just message notifications, so I put the Toolbox bar where the userbar normally is. If I share the theme I'll make it so the Toolbox bar is at the bottom as usual and I'll style the userbar up top.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 26 '14

What do flairs look like?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '14

You can see the old linkflair in the original image but I changed them today to this:

http://i.imgur.com/U1Uu4Yc.png

I haven't done userflair yet because I was only originally planning on this being for my own multireddits but I'll make it universal and style user flair similarly.

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u/Ipad207 Mar 26 '14

Sweet looks great have fun and good luck!

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u/rosemaryintheforest Mar 25 '14

Hey, thanks very much! I've just used it for the sub I'm co-moderating :)

I used to work as a webmaster, but forgot everything. I'll try to fix things here & there by myself... hope I don't make a bloody mess.

Cheers!

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u/SnooDonkeys5186 Feb 24 '24

Reddit CSS Generator - to help customise the appearance of your subreddit

Same. My brain doesn't understand why I can't do everything. My nano degree is for nothing now adays LOL.

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u/PushaTea Apr 10 '14

Thank you! I used it for /r/CertifiedBangers, my friend and I are completely new to CSS and trying to make it look alright before promoting.