How to Create a Subreddit

Last Updated: April 23, 2024

This wikiHow teaches you how to create your own subreddit on Reddit.com. A subreddit is an online forum on dedicated to a specific topic.

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Navigate to https://www.reddit.com/ in a web browser. If you are not already logged in to your Reddit account, click LOG IN near the top-center area of the page to do so now.
- If you’re not yet a member of the Reddit community, click SIGN UP near the top-right corner to create an account now.
- To create a subreddit, you must meet certain requirements: Your account must be at least 30 days old, and you must have some amount of positive karma . The positive karma requirements are kept private to prevent spam on the site.
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Click CREATE COMMUNITY . It’s at the top of the rightmost column of your Reddit homepage.
- If you’ve switched your version of Reddit back to the older version, click Create your own subreddit instead.
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Enter your subreddit’s details. On this page, you can create your subreddit name, theme color, description, and more. This is yours, so customize it up to your liking.
- Name: The name will be a part of your subreddit’s website address. For example, if you named your subreddit ″wikihow,″ the address to your subreddit would be https://reddit.com/r/wikihow. Names are permanent, cannot contain spaces, and should not include registered trademarks.
- Title: This will appear at the top of the subreddit.
- Description: This is where you’ll explain the purpose of your subreddit.
- Sidebar: Text and links you want to appear in the right sidebar of your subreddit should be entered here.
- Submission text: Enter the text you want redditors to see when they create a new post on your subreddit.
- Other preferences: Examine each of the remaining options, including colors, viewer requirements, types of posts you want to allow, and language. Choose the options that work best for your needs.
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It’s at the bottom of the form. Your subreddit is now created and ready to use.

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Does someone know how much karma I need?

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Somewhere around 50 should be fine. I created a community with 43 karma, so 40+ should be sufficient.

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My reddit account is too new. What should I do?

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You must wait until your Reddit account reaches about 1 month old before you can make a subreddit.

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Try to make your subreddit original and interesting. Search for similar subreddits before creating your own.

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If you decide you don't want your subreddit anymore, you can post it at r/adoptareddit.

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