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Best time to post in r/web_design

The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.

Posts in r/web_design are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 71 recent posts, an estimated 94% were still up about a day later.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/web_design

In our sample of 474 recent and top r/web_design posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 1pm UTC, and are weakest around Sunday 4am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.

Times in your timezoneUTC · GMT+0

Window 1
Tue around 1pm
avg score 356.5 · 4 posts sampled
Window 2
Fri around 8pm
avg score 337.5 · 2 posts sampled
Window 3
Tue around 11am
avg score 251 · 3 posts sampled

Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.

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Estimated survival rate

94%

of 71 recent r/web_design posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.

How this is measured

Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText + link postsFlair optionalSelf-promo banned

r/web_design rules: what actually gets removed

Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.

1.No questions about WYSIWYG editors
Enforcement varies
No questions regarding WYSIWYG (drag and drop) web editors like Wix, please visit their respective communities to ask questions
2.No memes, screenshots, and jokes
Enforcement varies
Do not post memes, screenshots of bad design, or jokes. Check out /r/ProgrammerHumor/ for these kind of posts.
3.No self-promotion
Enforcement varies
Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials.
4.No commercial promotions/solicitations
Enforcement varies
We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban.
5.No soliciting feedback outside of Showoff Saturday
Removed by moderators
Requests for critiques or feedback are not allowed outside of our Feedback Weekend threads. Questions or request for assistance are generally allowed if they follow all other rules. If links are included which are not necessary for answering a question, the post is subject to removal.
6.No lists
Enforcement varies
Avoid lists, e.g. Top 10 CSS Tricks.
7.No beginner questions
Enforcement varies
If you have a beginner question, please try the [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/wiki/faq) first and then post in the Beginner Questions thread stickied at the top of the subreddit.
8.No surveys
Enforcement varies
No surveys or other attempts to collect information from the community.
9.No Blog Spam
Enforcement varies
Blog posts are subject to moderator approval.

r/web_design does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.

Can you self-promote in r/web_design?

No. r/web_design bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No self-promotion: Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting se". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

r/web_design by the numbers

Members: 977K
Active right now: Not public
Posts / day: 3; 46 comments / day
Community age: 18 years; since Jan 25, 2008

What a successful r/web_design post looks like · 74 top posts from the last month
Median title length	Posts with a link	Posts with flair	Dominant format
51 characters	34%	3%	text posts

What gets removed in r/web_design

Self-promotion
r/web_design bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/web_design publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.

Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.

Subreddits like r/web_design

Posting somewhere adjacent? Each of these has its own rules and its own removal pattern. Check the one you actually plan to post in.

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r/web_design posting questions

Can I post links in r/web_design?

Yes. r/web_design accepts link posts. The usual sitewide traps still apply: URL shorteners, affiliate parameters, and brand-new domains get filtered fast, and promotional links are judged against the sub's self-promo rules. One clean link to the original source is the safe pattern.

Does r/web_design require karma to post?

r/web_design does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.

Can you self-promote in r/web_design?

Is r/web_design strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (27/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 9 rules, and its stated gates). About 6% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.

What is the best time to post in r/web_design?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 1pm UTC and Friday 8pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.

Why do posts get removed in r/web_design?

The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 6% of r/web_design posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026

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