Redirects reddit.com → old.reddit.com, but opens direct image URLs when clicking media links.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Bring Back Old Reddit (with image fix)
// @namespace https://greasyforks.org/en/users/1475555-xenon1234
// @description Redirects reddit.com → old.reddit.com, but opens direct image URLs when clicking media links.
// @match https://www.reddit.com/*
// @exclude https://www.reddit.com/poll/*
// @run-at document-start
// @grant none
// @version 1.0
// @icon https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/img/favicon/apple-icon-76x76.png
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const href = window.location.href;
const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
const img = params.get('url');
// If there's a `?url=` param pointing at an image file, go there directly:
if (img && /\.(?:png|jpe?g|gif|webp|bmp)(?:\?.*)?$/i.test(img)) {
document.open();
document.write(`
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Reddit Image ${img}</title>
<style>body{margin:0;background:#000}img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto}</style>
</head>
<body>
<img src="${img}">
</body>
</html>
`);
document.close();
return;
} else {
// Otherwise, send everything else to old.reddit.com
window.location.replace(
href.replace(/^https?:\/\/www\.reddit\.com/, 'https://old.reddit.com')
);
}
})();