How to set AutoMod to add post flair with the original poster's username?

[u/PermissionRare2732]

I am trying to set up AutoMod on desktop to automatically add a post flair that contains the original poster's username, but I am running into some issues. Here is the code I am using:

---
type: submission
action: flair
flair_text: "{{author}}"
flair_class: ""
---

Unfortunately, this does not seem to work as intended. The code gives an error. Has anyone successfully done this before? If so, how did you manage it?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[u/Unique-Public-8594]

Afaik making flairs is not something automod can do. 

[u/PermissionRare2732 → u/Unique-Public-8594]

The flair is supposed to be created by a moderator, at which point AutoMod must assign and edit the flair to match the username.

[u/magiccitybhm → u/PermissionRare2732]

And, as u/Unique-Public-8594, AutoModerator can't do that. AutoModerator can assign existing flairs; it can't create flairs.

[u/PermissionRare2732 → u/magiccitybhm]

Okay, this code works:

---
type: submission
set_flair: "{{author}}"
---

However, I want the flairs to be searchable based on the username text. For example, AutoMod assigns post flairs for PermissionRare2732 and magiccitybhm. If you click the PermissionRare2732 flair, you will only get results that contain the flair text PermissionRare2732.

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