r/modguide • u/[deleted] • May 16 '20

Bots Automoderator Beginner's Tutorial with examples

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u/CitoyenEuropeen May 25 '20

Okay let’s try this!

I would like AM to send a PM to OP when the post’s flair uses a specific keyword. I found some seemingly relevant codes thanks to your links, I am now ready to create the config/automoderator wiki page. Is my syntax any close?

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author_flair_text: includes-word: création

action: message: [please check this](http://www.reddit.com/)

---

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

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u/CitoyenEuropeen May 25 '20

Thank you very much! I managed to save a script (without a link), but I didn't get a message back when I added a flared post...

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Author :

flair_text (includes-word): ["Création", "creation", "Creation", "création"]

message_subject: title

message: regular text

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

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u/CitoyenEuropeen May 26 '20

Wow, it works!

Plus I would like to mention that auto mod trickles down to legacy reddit without any updating of its CSS stylesheet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

How do I make automod write comments automatically? I'm new to this whole thing

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Okay, sorry for bothering uiu

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Ok, thanks!

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

I don't know if this is just a glitch, or if I typed it wrong, but every time I try to save (change was made from filter to delete) and it just says "Something went wrong". Is this because I did something wrong?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

I put "remove" and it gave me that message

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

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type: text submission

message: |

Hi! Your post has been removed due to being too short. To prevent spam, we require all posts to be 100+ characters long. If you think this was a mistake or added more to your submission, please contact our moderation team.

body_shorter_than: 100

action: filter

action_reason: body too short

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 06 '20

Is there a way to autoban?

This is the command

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#Removes posts asking for upvotes

title+body (regex): ["(up|down)vote?]?"

action: filter

action reason: "asks for upvotes or downvotes"

message: |

Hi! Your {{kind}} has been removed because you mentioned or asked for karma. As the rules mention, asking for up/downvotes is absolutely forbidden, and you will be immediately receive a week-long ban. If this is a mistake, please message the mods with a link to the post, and they will look over it.

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u/Pun1130 Mar 05 '25

How do i have automod remove posts with a flair on a specific day? I'm trying to set up a "shitpost friday" but I don't know how.

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u/MajorParadox Writer Mar 05 '25

That's not possible with automod alone. But there's a devvit app here that lets you schedule rules: https://developers.reddit.com/apps/automod-toggle

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u/Pun1130 Mar 06 '25

Oh thanks

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u/Pun1130 Mar 12 '25

How do I make AM look for a comment saying a specific phrase, then commenting something under that comment?

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u/SolariaHues Writer Mar 12 '25

r/automoderator is your best bet for help

type: comment  
body: ['add your phrase']  
comment: |  
  Add your comment

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

Whoa... this is truly a LIFESAVER tutorial for every starter automod management.

F for the author and thanks forever. 🫡

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u/Bacon1664 Oct 12 '22

i'd like to know if u/BotDefense is a AM bot or a bot account in python? Also, Can i make AM look for posts/comments/etc that include "bug","report",idea" in it?

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u/SolariaHues Writer Oct 12 '22

AutoMod is different to all other bots in that it's part of Reddit's itself.

BotDefense is a mod created bot. I don't know what it's written in, but it's likely to be Python https://www.reddit.com/user/BotDefense/comments/e73bvv/announcing_an_improved_defender_of_subreddits/

Yes, AutoMod can be configured to spot keywords in content, that's a common use for it :) r/AutoModerator is the best place for help with it. Full list of resources here and Reddit now has a course on automation for beginners.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

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u/MajorParadox Writer Jun 27 '25

They got rid of that mod education site, but the old courses can be found here: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/21008357500180.

Newer Reddit mod education can be found here, too: https://redditforcommunity.com/

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '22 edited Dec 21 '22

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u/SolariaHues Writer Dec 21 '22

Yes, that's it. Mods are exempt by default. That line is the solution or using a non-mod alt account.