Unedit and Undelete for Reddit
Creates a link next to edited and deleted Reddit comments and submissions to show the original post from before it was edited/removed.
The unedited comment will be displayed inline, right below the current comment or submission's text.
This script is compatible with both Reddit's Redesign and Old Reddit.
The Pushshift Reddit API is used for fetching the comments as they will be archived soon after they have been posted.
How to use
Installation
As a Userscript
This script can be installed on most browsers using userscript browser extensions such as Violentmonkey, Tampermonkey, among others using the green button on Greasy Fork镜像.
Alternatively, you may copy the contents of script.js into a new script using any userscript browser extension.
As a Chrome Extension
Install from the Chrome Web Store, or alternatively, download or clone this repository, enable "Developer mode" at chrome://extensions/, and load the folder unpacked.
As a Firefox Addon
Install from Mozilla Add-ons, or alternatively, follow these steps to build and install from the source:
To sign the extension for use in Firefox, you will need credentials from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/api/key/. Create a copy of .env.example named .env and replace the placeholders with your API key and secret. Install web-ext with npm install -g web-ext and sign the extension with make sign-firefox. The generated extension will appear as a .xpi file in ./web-ext-artifacts. This file can be opened in Firefox to install the add-on.
Known issues
The following are known limitations that cannot be fixed:
- The fetched comment may occasionally be the edited version instead of the original. This is because the Pushshift archive may take more time to archive the comment than it took the user to edit the comment, therefore causing Pushshift to archive the edited version and not the original. Additionally, comments that are several years old may also show the edited version since the original versions of comments edited before the first archival will not appear in Pushshift.
- Comments that were posted within the past few minutes may occasionally not be found since Pushshift can take some time to archive all comments.
- Comments in private subreddits will not be found as they are not able to be archived by Pushshift.
- Comments deleted by Reddit's spam filter will not be found as the text is never available for Pushshift to archive.
Changelog
Changes in 3.12.1
- Hide link on edited submissions in Classic View since it does not display well (Reddit Redesign)
Changes in 3.12.0
- Added support to show the author of posts that were not edited but the author no longer exists
- Added support for edited submissions on comment context pages
- Ensure the original post fills the available space on Reddit Redesign
Changes in 3.11.0
- Fix markdown conversion to include strikethrough, Github-style code blocks, indented sublists without 4 spaces, and underscores in the middle of a word
- Added links wherever username and subreddit mentions appear in the original post
- Added support for hiding spoiler text in the original post
- Added support for superscripts using
^ in the original post
- Fixed the search results page on Reddit Redesign to only show the link once
- Fixed fetching edited submissions sometimes failing
Changes in 3.10.0
- Added color overrides for compatibility with RES Night Mode and more custom CSS themes on Old Reddit
- Added extra spacing around paragraphs and headings in the original comment
- Improved styling of code blocks in the original comment on Reddit Redesign
- Added support for displaying tables in the original comment
Changes in 3.9.5
- Updated @match for better compatibility
Changes in 3.9.4
- Added the author and created time at the bottom of the original comment. This helps to find out who posted a deleted comment.
- Fix showing of empty self-text of a post when it was empty and then edited to have text
- Updates to the color of links in the original post on Redesign to be easier to read
- Prevents the original post from being displayed more than once if "show original" links are clicked multiple times
Changes in 3.9.3
- Fix bug where the submission edited time appears more than once
Changes in 3.9.2
- Fixed edited submissions when not using Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES is not a requirement)
Changes in 3.9.1
- Support edited submissions in Firefox by using regex instead of
URLPattern
Changes in 3.9.0
- Support for edited submissions on Reddit Redesign on submission pages, list view, and popup view
- Displays how long ago submissions were edited on Redesign since Reddit doesn't display this information
- Minor code refactoring and added comments
Changes in 3.8.0
- Added support for viewing deleted and moderator-removed submissions on Redesign and Old Reddit
- Added support for viewing edited submissions in list views (Old Reddit only)
- Better error handling and logging
- Changed background and foreground color of original posts to be consistent across all posts and themes
- Made "Original Post" heading bold on Redesign for consistency
Changes in 3.7.3
- Fix duplicate "Show original" links appearing inside deleted comments
Changes in 3.7.2
- Prevent "show original" links from appearing twice on comments that are both edited and deleted
- Expand comment when the "show original" link is clicked on a collapsed comment (Old Reddit only)
- Some minor code refactoring and formatting
Changes in 3.7.1
- Fixed positioning of original comment on Old Reddit to be inline with text rather than below replies
Changes in 3.7.0
- Added support for viewing comments removed by moderators
Changes in 3.6.1
- Better error handling
- More reliable when viewing edited comments on profile pages
Changes in 3.6.0
- Check a second source for comments so more recent comments are less likely to be "not found"
- Fixes to getting comment ids in Reddit redesign
Changes in 3.5
- Added compatibility with Old Reddit links without "old.reddit" in the URL
- Added additional @includes for more compatibility
Changes in 3.4
- Fixed @match for more compatibility
Changes in 3.3
- Added support for profile pages (Redesign)
Changes in 3.2
- Works more accurately in post previews (Redesign feature where the post is shown in a popup when clicked from post list)
Changes in 3.1
- Fixed missing styling on comments shown in the Redesign
- Fixed placement of inline comment to work on comments that do not end with a paragraph (
<p>) element
Changes in 3.0
- Added support for deleted comments
Changes in 2.0
- The original comment is converted from markdown to HTML to show custom formatting
- Support for self-text submissions (old Reddit only)
