Summary
First update: I have it working for the front page. End the URL in /1 or /2. Now I'll see about getting it into subs if there isn't some kind of gotcha there. I looks like subs may give me some trouble for a bit.
Try it out on the front page: https://matrix.gvid.tv/
This is my reddit clone from 100% scratch project. (with some extra sort features).