Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/webdev?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.
What its rules say about promotion
No vague support questions about WYSIWYG editors or other software.
No vague product support questions (like "why is this plugin not working" or "how do I set up X"). For vague product support questions, please use communities relevant to that product for best results. Specific issues that follow rule 6 are allowed.
No self-promotion
Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials.
No commercial promotions/solicitations
We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban.
No soliciting feedback not on Saturday
Sharing your project, portfolio, or any other content that you want to either show off or request feedback on is limited to Showoff Saturday. If you post such content on any other day, it will be removed. Posts must be tagged with the correct flair. Commercial promotion still falls under rule #4 and is not allowed. Think project, not product. Focus on the technical details of your project and how it's relevant to the audience of the subreddit.
All 8 rules of r/webdev
- No vague support questions about WYSIWYG editors or other software.
No vague product support questions (like "why is this plugin not working" or "how do I set up X"). For vague product support questions, please use communities relevant to that product for best results. Specific issues that follow rule 6 are allowed. - No memes, screenshots, and jokes
Do not post memes, screenshots of bad design, or jokes. Check out /r/ProgrammerHumor/ for this type of content. - No self-promotion
Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials. - No commercial promotions/solicitations
We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban. - No soliciting feedback not on Saturday
Sharing your project, portfolio, or any other content that you want to either show off or request feedback on is limited to Showoff Saturday. If you post such content on any other day, it will be removed. Posts must be tagged with the correct flair. Commercial promotion still falls under rule #4 and is not allowed. Think project, not product. Focus on the technical details of your project and how it's relevant to the audience of the subreddit. - Assistance Questions Guidelines
If you are asking for assistance on a problem, you are required to provide * Context of the problem * Research you have completed prior to requesting assistance * Problem you are attempting to solve with high specificity Questions in violation of this rule will be removed or locked. - Career/Getting Started Questions
Open-ended/general "how do I get started in web dev" and general Career related posts are only allowed within the pinned monthly career thread. The answer to many of these questions can also be found in the sub FAQ, or in /r/learnprogramming/ and /r/cscareerquestions/. Highly specific career/getting started assistance questions are allowed so long as they follow the required assistance post guidelines. - No low-effort posts/comments
Low-effort posts/comments will be removed. This includes title-only posts, easily searchable questions, vague/open-ended discussion prompts, LLM generated posts or comments, and posts/comments that do not provide enough context for meaningful replies or discussion.
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