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How to post in r/webdev
What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.
Can I promote my app or project in r/webdev?
Only inside Showoff Saturday (flair). A standalone promotional post will be removed.
Does r/webdev allow AI-written posts?
There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.
What do the top posts in r/webdev look like?
Top posts of the year: 64% have a text body; median body 65 words, 62% first person; titles ~11 words, 16% questions, 36% with a number; top comments ~15 words.
What do readers of r/webdev reward?
Technical discussions and honest lessons from building things.
The rules we found
Sidebar: no memes or bad-design screenshots; follow the 9:1 rule for self-promotion; no commercial promotion. Show your projects on Showoff Saturday.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- commercial promotion
- self-promotion beyond 1 in 10 posts
Draft a post for r/webdev that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.