Reddit now lets moderators control Reposts independently from links, images, videos, polls, text posts, galleries, and AMAs. If your community accepts normal link posts but refuses native Reposts, the setup is not contradictory. Reddit treats those formats as separate content types.
The current control lives in your community's moderation settings under Post and comment settings, inside Allowed posts. Reddit renamed Crosspost to Repost in 2026, so older guides and screenshots may still tell you to look for an Allow crossposting switch. The job of the setting is the same even though the surrounding controls have changed.
Enabling Reposts allows members to take an existing Reddit post and share it into your community as a native Repost. The shared version keeps a preview of the original material and points back to its source, while your community gets its own discussion around the reposted item. Members can also adjust the title and add flair when the destination permits it.
Disabling the switch blocks ordinary redditors from using that native format in your community. It does not turn your subreddit into a text-only space, and it does not automatically disable images, videos, polls, or conventional link posts. Reddit's newer controls are deliberately decoupled.
Moderators dealing with cross-community Reddit post sharing do not have to accept every other link or media format. You can allow Reposts while refusing another post type, or reject incoming Reposts without closing ordinary links. The choice can be narrow.
Reddit also notes that moderators can still use certain post types that are prohibited for ordinary redditors. Testing your configuration only with a moderator account can therefore create a false sense that a restriction is not working. Check the member experience with the actual posting controls in mind.
The difference is easy to miss because both actions move existing Reddit material into a new community. Under the hood, Reddit treats them differently. A Repost depends on the Reposts content type, while sharing a comment as a post depends on the Links setting.
This gives moderators a more precise setup than older all-or-nothing advice suggests. You can permit ordinary links and comment-based shares while declining native Reposts, or allow Reposts alongside a different mix of media types. Each toggle should reflect what your community actually wants to receive.
Settings alone will not solve every submission problem. Community-specific post guidance was evaluated across 97,616 posters in 33 subreddits and increased the share of posts that remained up after 72 hours while reducing manually reviewed reports. Clear posting rules and guidance still matter after you choose which formats Reddit technically accepts.
If you disable Reposts, avoid telling members that all shared Reddit content is forbidden unless you mean it. They may still be able to submit an ordinary link, upload media, or share a comment as a post depending on your other settings. Precise wording prevents moderators from enforcing a broader ban than the configuration actually creates.
Old troubleshooting advice deserves caution too. Reddit changed its content-type controls in June 2026, separating links, images, videos, and other formats that had previously been tied together more closely. A guide built around the older menu can send you hunting for settings that have moved or been split apart.
When members say they cannot Repost into your subreddit, check the Reposts toggle first, then confirm whether the moderator handling the change actually has Manage Settings permission. Afterward, compare the complaint with the exact format involved. A blocked native Repost and a blocked comment share can look similar to the user while being governed by different controls.
The cleanest setup is the one you can explain in one sentence to members. Allow the formats your community genuinely wants, disable the ones that create repetitive moderation work, and make the written rules match those choices. Reddit now gives you enough separation between post types to make that distinction deliberately.
The current control lives in your community's moderation settings under Post and comment settings, inside Allowed posts. Reddit renamed Crosspost to Repost in 2026, so older guides and screenshots may still tell you to look for an Allow crossposting switch. The job of the setting is the same even though the surrounding controls have changed.
Reposts now sit beside other post-type controls
Open Mod Tools, go to Settings, then Post and comment settings, and find Allowed posts. Reposts can be switched on or off without forcing you to change ordinary links or media at the same time. A moderator needs Manage Settings permission to change these community settings.Enabling Reposts allows members to take an existing Reddit post and share it into your community as a native Repost. The shared version keeps a preview of the original material and points back to its source, while your community gets its own discussion around the reposted item. Members can also adjust the title and add flair when the destination permits it.
Disabling the switch blocks ordinary redditors from using that native format in your community. It does not turn your subreddit into a text-only space, and it does not automatically disable images, videos, polls, or conventional link posts. Reddit's newer controls are deliberately decoupled.
Moderators dealing with cross-community Reddit post sharing do not have to accept every other link or media format. You can allow Reposts while refusing another post type, or reject incoming Reposts without closing ordinary links. The choice can be narrow.
Reddit also notes that moderators can still use certain post types that are prohibited for ordinary redditors. Testing your configuration only with a moderator account can therefore create a false sense that a restriction is not working. Check the member experience with the actual posting controls in mind.
Comment sharing follows a different setting
A shared Reddit comment does not use the same permission path as a native Repost. Reddit lets users turn a comment into a post, but the destination community needs Links enabled for that feature to work. Switching Reposts off does not, by itself, shut down comment-to-post sharing.The difference is easy to miss because both actions move existing Reddit material into a new community. Under the hood, Reddit treats them differently. A Repost depends on the Reposts content type, while sharing a comment as a post depends on the Links setting.
This gives moderators a more precise setup than older all-or-nothing advice suggests. You can permit ordinary links and comment-based shares while declining native Reposts, or allow Reposts alongside a different mix of media types. Each toggle should reflect what your community actually wants to receive.
Settings alone will not solve every submission problem. Community-specific post guidance was evaluated across 97,616 posters in 33 subreddits and increased the share of posts that remained up after 72 hours while reducing manually reviewed reports. Clear posting rules and guidance still matter after you choose which formats Reddit technically accepts.
A clean Repost policy prevents avoidable confusion
If you allow Reposts, write the community rule around what members may bring in rather than merely saying the feature is enabled. A technical permission does not answer whether reposted memes, news, self-promotion, old discussions, or repeated material belong in your subreddit. Members need the social rule as well as the switch.If you disable Reposts, avoid telling members that all shared Reddit content is forbidden unless you mean it. They may still be able to submit an ordinary link, upload media, or share a comment as a post depending on your other settings. Precise wording prevents moderators from enforcing a broader ban than the configuration actually creates.
Old troubleshooting advice deserves caution too. Reddit changed its content-type controls in June 2026, separating links, images, videos, and other formats that had previously been tied together more closely. A guide built around the older menu can send you hunting for settings that have moved or been split apart.
When members say they cannot Repost into your subreddit, check the Reposts toggle first, then confirm whether the moderator handling the change actually has Manage Settings permission. Afterward, compare the complaint with the exact format involved. A blocked native Repost and a blocked comment share can look similar to the user while being governed by different controls.
The cleanest setup is the one you can explain in one sentence to members. Allow the formats your community genuinely wants, disable the ones that create repetitive moderation work, and make the written rules match those choices. Reddit now gives you enough separation between post types to make that distinction deliberately.
