Hudson Atwell

GBTI Network

<p>Radle is a service integration plugin that connects your WordPress site with Reddit’s platform. It enables two-way communication between WordPress and Reddit’s servers, allowing you to publish posts to Reddit and display Reddit’s comment threads directly on your WordPress posts.</p>
<h4>Account Requirements</h4>
<p>To use this plugin, you need:<br />
1. A Reddit account<br />
2. Reddit API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret)<br />
3. Authorization via Reddit’s OAuth system</p>
<p>The plugin guides you through obtaining these credentials during setup.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p>As of version 2.0.0, every feature that was previously part of Radle Pro is now built into Radle — free, with no license, no account gate, and no upsell.</p>
<ul>
<li>Quick publishing to a subreddit or your Reddit user profile</li>
<li>Per-post destination override (publish individual posts to a different subreddit or your profile)</li>
<li>Reddit comments integration with configurable thread depth (up to 10 levels) and expanded replies (up to 30 per level)</li>
<li>Real-time comment search</li>
<li>Seven comment sort modes: Newest, Most Popular, Oldest, Least Popular, Most Engaged, Most Balanced, and Q&A</li>
<li>Author badges for Original Poster, Moderator, and Pinned comments</li>
<li>Pinned (stickied) comments surfaced at the top of the thread</li>
<li>Configurable comment caching (5 minutes to 24 hours) with automatic cache clearing</li>
<li>Customizable publishing templates with SEO meta tokens for Yoast SEO and Rank Math</li>
<li>Per-post comment system override</li>
<li>Option to hide the legacy WordPress comments menu</li>
<li>Rate limit monitoring</li>
<li>Comprehensive settings management</li>
<li>User-friendly setup wizard</li>
<li>Available in 15 languages (machine-assisted; community improvements welcome)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Data Exchange</h4>
<p>The plugin communicates with Reddit’s servers to:<br />
* Fetch and display comment threads<br />
* Retrieve user profile information (including avatars)<br />
* Submit posts to Reddit<br />
* Monitor API usage and rate limits</p>
<p>All Reddit data is served directly from Reddit’s infrastructure, ensuring real-time updates and compliance with Reddit’s platform requirements.</p>
<h4>Installation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/radle-lite</code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.</li>
<li>Go to the Radle settings page to configure your Reddit API credentials.</li>
<li>Follow the setup wizard to complete the configuration.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Join the GBTI Network</h3>
<p>Radle is built and maintained by the <a href="https://gbti.network/?ref=atwellpub&utm_source=radle-lite&utm_medium=wordpress-plugin&utm_campaign=community" rel="nofollow ugc">GBTI Network</a>, a professional community and co-op for WordPress developers, builders, and site owners.</p>
<p>Membership is about people, not paywalls. As a member you get:</p>
<ul>
<li>A private Discord community of working professionals</li>
<li>Direct input into Radle’s roadmap and other GBTI open-source projects</li>
<li>Early access to tools, betas, and member-built resources</li>
<li>A collaborative, co-op model where members share work, knowledge, and opportunities</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://gbti.network/?ref=atwellpub&utm_source=radle-lite&utm_medium=wordpress-plugin&utm_campaign=community" rel="nofollow ugc">Join the GBTI Network</a></p>
<h3>Need Custom Development?</h3>
<p>Want Radle (or any WordPress project) tailored to your needs? Hire a vetted expert through <a href="https://codeable.io/?ref=99TG1&utm_source=radle-lite&utm_medium=wordpress-plugin&utm_campaign=customizations" rel="nofollow ugc">Codeable</a> for a free, no-obligation estimate.</p>
<h3>Service Integration</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to one external service:</p>
<h4>Reddit API Service</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service Provider: Reddit</li>
<li>Purpose: Fetch comments and publish content (text, links, images, galleries)</li>
<li>Endpoints Used:
<ul>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/r/subreddit/about/moderators (Moderator info)</li>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/subreddits/mine/moderator (Moderated subreddits)</li>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/subreddits/mine/subscriber (Subscribed subreddits)</li>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit (Submit posts – text, link, image)</li>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit_gallery_post.json (Submit multi-image gallery posts)</li>
<li>https://oauth.reddit.com/api/media/asset.json (Request image upload credentials)</li>
<li>https://reddit-uploaded-media.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/ (Upload images to Reddit CDN)</li>
<li>wss://reddit.com/… (WebSocket connections for real-time post processing status)</li>
<li>https://www.redditstatic.com/avatars/defaults/v2/avatar_default_1.png (Default avatar)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Data Transmitted:
<ul>
<li>Post content (title, text, links) when publishing to Reddit</li>
<li>Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF) when publishing image/gallery posts</li>
<li>OAuth credentials for authentication</li>
<li>API requests for fetching comments and user data</li>
<li>User profile information for displaying comments</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When Data is Sent:
<ul>
<li>During initial OAuth authentication</li>
<li>When publishing posts to Reddit (text, link, image, or gallery)</li>
<li>When uploading images to Reddit’s CDN</li>
<li>When monitoring post processing status via WebSocket</li>
<li>When loading Reddit comments on posts</li>
<li>When fetching user profile information</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Reddit Terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Reddit Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>Radle ships with translations for 15 languages (Arabic, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish), generated automatically and refreshed with each release.</p>
<p>These are intended as a helpful starting point. If you notice a translation that could be more natural, improvements are very welcome through the WordPress.org translation platform at https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/radle-lite/.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Radle connects to the Reddit API and stores the following data:</p>
<ul>
<li>Reddit API credentials (encrypted)</li>
<li>Rate limit usage statistics</li>
<li>Comment display preferences</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information, visit our <a href="https://gbti.network/privacy/?ref=atwellpub&utm_source=radle-lite&utm_medium=wordpress-plugin&utm_campaign=privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">privacy policy</a>.</p>


Radle – A Reddit Comments Engine


Hi everyone, I'm the lead contributor for this plugin and I wanted to leave the first review to help it get started. I put a lot of love into developing this one, and its the first product I've contributed to in over five years. If you have any trouble at all please create a Github issue and I'll take a look at it as soon as possible. Thanks and I hope others end up using this. Kind regards,Hudson Atwell


Enjoyed developing this!


I recommend it, I tested it on my FSE theme and it worked well...


Works with FSE

Seamlessly integrate Reddit discussions and publishing capabilities into your WordPress site. Every Radle feature is now free and open source.

Meks

<p>Choose from different icon shapes and sizes and quickly connect your website with your social profiles. There aare more than 100 social icons provided: Aim, Apple, Behance, Blogger, Cargo, Delicious, DeviantArt, Digg, Dribbble, Envato, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr,Forrst, Github, Google, GooglePlus, GrooveShark, iCloud, Instagram, LastFM, LinkedIN, MySpace, Picasa, Pinterest, ReddIt, Rss, Skype, Soundcloud, Spotify, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, Vine, WordPress, Xing, Youtube, Zerply, 500px, vKontakte, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, Me2Day, Twitch…</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Choose from more than 100 social icons</li>
<li>Choose from 3 different icon shapes (square, circle or rounded corners)</li>
<li>Define custom size for your icons</li>
</ul>
<p>Smart Social Widget plugin is created by <a href="https://mekshq.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Meks</a></p>
<h3>Live example?</h3>
<p>You can see Meks Easy Ads Widget live example on our <a href="https://mekshq.com/demo/gridlove" rel="nofollow ugc">Gridlove theme demo website</a></p>
<p>Social icons font is made by <a href="http://www.socicon.com" rel="nofollow ugc">socicon</a></p>


Meks Smart Social Widget

Easily display more than 100 social icons inside your WordPress widget.

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