Reddit Bringing Comment Search And Improved Search Design

The addition of the search for comments feature will mean Redditors won't have to go through the task of scrolling through a long string of comments.

Reddit is bringing a change to its search-related features. Image: Getty

New Delhi: In a bid to make it easier for its users to find exactly what they are looking for, online discussion platform Reddit is bringing a change to its search-related features and the ability to search for comments on the platform. The addition of the search for comments feature will mean Redditors won't have to go through the task of scrolling through a long string of comments.  

"Today, we’re announcing a number of new updates to Reddit’s search capabilities to make our vast platform of content more easily searchable, starting first with the ability to search comments. With this latest update, for the first time in sixteen years everything on Reddit is now searchable - users, posts, communities, and now comments - making Reddit one of the first platforms with this capability. Additional new features include completely new user interfaces for search and improved search relevance," Reddit wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

"With this new capability, users looking for particular discussions or comments on Reddit no longer need to click on several posts and then scroll through what can sometimes be thousands of comments to find threads that are relevant to them. The new feature solves this problem and quickly gives Redditors the ability to comment search directly and further refine their searches by searching for comments within specific communities.

According to the company, earlier last year, it surveyed users and asked them what are the search features they wanted to have on the platform. The company discovered that one of the most-requested features was comment search. During its initial testing of the feature, Reddit reportedly witnessed as many as 26,000 people using comment search to scan through over five billion comments.

"For example - if someone wants to find a thread about the best locations in London, previously they would have to look through each post in the r/London community, browsing the comments to find it. Now, they can easily see all the different recommendations on the best places for high tea that people have shared in comments," the company explained.