Hiding a community on your Reddit profile changes what may appear when someone browses that profile. It does not delete your posts or comments from the communities where you published them, and the source notes they remain available in on- and off-platform search. Profile visibility and deletion are separate. If you want something gone from its original location, review it there, one item at a time, rather than assuming the profile setting did that for you.
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Profile curation and publication are separate
Your profile is a display surface. Display name, bio, avatar, banner and social links are configurable profile fields, and profile curation may hide selected communities' content from the profile view. The source notes curation acts on the profile, while posts and comments remain available in their original communities and in on- and off-platform search. Treat this as a distinction between presentation and publication: curating the profile changes the shop window, not the stock. [Reddit Help: profile settings and curation]
What the setting does and does not settle
The source describes curation as possibly hiding a community from the profile view, but does not promise that a given community disappears from the profile. It also does not promise that search stops surfacing anything. The original threads, replies and whatever search surfaces reference sit outside that profile control. This is why a clean-looking profile can coexist with older material that is still reachable. The table separates the supported limit from a safe next step; none of it is a claim about your specific account. [Reddit Help: profile settings and curation]
| observation | limit | next step |
|---|---|---|
| Profile curation may hide a community from the profile view | The source does not guarantee a specific community disappears; this is a profile display effect | Decide whether a profile display change meets your goal, or whether the source material also needs review |
| Posts and comments remain available in their original communities | Profile curation is distinct from deletion | Open each item at its source and use the options available to you there |
| The source notes posts and comments remain available in on- and off-platform search | Search availability is described separately from profile visibility and is not removed by curation | Act at the source rather than assuming the profile setting removed it |
A review order for owners
Work from the outcome you want, not the setting you found. Name the goal first: a tidier profile view, less reachable source material, or both. Use your own account history to identify the specific posts and comments involved, then visit each one in its original community, because that is where the content lives. Finally, recheck your profile view to confirm what a visitor would see. Keeping the display check separate from the source review prevents mistaking a profile change for removal.
- Write your goal in one sentence before changing any setting
- Identify the specific posts or comments involved
- Review each item in its original community
- Recheck your profile view to confirm only the display result
Where this stops
You can review your own material and your own profile settings. If a documented control is not available to you, treat it as unavailable and use the official help pages in your own session, since availability can vary. Review your own settings and material only; do not collect another person's non-public content. [Reddit Help: profile settings and curation]
A couple more questions
Does hiding a community remove my posts from that community?
No. Hiding a community is a profile display effect. Your posts and comments remain available in their original communities, and the source notes they remain in on- and off-platform search. Profile visibility and deletion are separate.
Does hiding a community stop my posts from appearing in search?
No. The source notes posts and comments remain available in on- and off-platform search; curation changes the profile view, not the original thread. The source does not promise any specific search result changes.
What should I review first if I want less content reachable?
Start with the specific posts and comments that matter, using your own account history, and review each one in its original community. Then recheck your profile view to confirm the display result only.
Is it acceptable to look for someone else's hidden history?
No. Review your own settings and material only. Do not collect another person's non-public content.
Sources & editorial notes
Official references checked on October 23, 2026. Checklists, comparison tables and example wording are DateClues editorial tools, not official tests or validated risk scores.
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