Reddit Hot Swap

Changes Reddit's default sorting to hot.

What is Reddit Hot Swap?

Reddit Hot Swap is a Chrome extension that changes Reddit's default sorting method back to 'hot', making it easier to view trending and popular content on the platform.

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By: Tyler Biscoe

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Users: 214 ▼ -8

Rating: 3.25 (4)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2019-10-22)

Creation date: 2019-10-21

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>
storage

Size: 191.49K

Email: re*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 51593 ▼ 637

Other rankings

#5456 in Social Networking ▼ 27 #218 in reddit keyword 45 ▼ 126

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Summary

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Reddit changed their default sorting method to "Best". This extension simply restores the default sort back to "hot" where it belongs!

User reviews

it does what it says, but it also forces old.reddit.com :/

Jorge Antonio Díaz-Benito Soriano, 2021-11-27

Also takes it upon itself to redirect all amazon.com subdomains to smile.amazon.com which breaks the AWS Console and Prime Now.

Matt Waters, 2018-07-25

Does exactly what it says.

Kshitij Parajuli, 2018-06-05

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Safety

Risk impact

Reddit Hot Swap is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Reddit Hot Swap if you trust the publisher.