Auto-extracted self-promo policy, karma and account-age signals, and the full numbered rules straight from r/webdev's moderators.
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Self-promotion appears to be restricted or banned. Read rules carefully before posting.
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.
Do not post memes, screenshots of bad design, or jokes. Check out /r/ProgrammerHumor/ for this type of content.
Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials.
We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban.
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.
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.
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.
Low-effort posts/comments will be removed. This includes title-only posts, easily searchable questions, vague/open-ended discussion prompts, LLM generated content or hallucinations, and posts/comments that do not provide enough context for meaningful replies or discussion.
r/webdev tolerates some self-promotion but expects substance. Open-source releases, detailed technical breakdowns, and tutorials are welcomed; obvious portfolio promotion and 'I built this in a weekend' posts that don't show much technical depth get downvoted. AutoModerator filters very new accounts and posts with low text-to-link ratios. The community polices low-quality content through downvotes more than mod removals.
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