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Best time to post in r/webdev

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

Posts in r/webdev 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 271 recent posts, an estimated 96% were still up about a day later.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/webdev

In our sample of 800 recent and top r/webdev posts, activity and scores peak around Saturday 9pm UTC (12 posts in that hour), and are weakest around Saturday 8pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Oct 20, 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
  1. Window 1

    Sat around 9pm

    avg score 547.2 · 12 posts sampled

  2. Window 2

    Sat around 1pm

    avg score 67.2 · 30 posts sampled

  3. Window 3

    Sat around 7am

    avg score 44.3 · 11 posts sampled

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

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Estimated survival rate

96%

of 271 recent r/webdev 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 Oct 21, 2026.

Strictness: RelaxedPublic subText + link postsFlair optionalSelf-promo restricted

Can you self-promote in r/webdev?

Mostly no. r/webdev restricts self-promotion and only allows the narrow exception its rule spells out. The sub's own wording: "No self-promotion or spam posts allowed". Anything outside that exception, like a standalone launch or product post, gets removed.

r/webdev by the numbers

Members
3.3M
Active right now
Not public
Posts / day
16
434 comments / day
Community age
17 years
since Jan 25, 2009
What a successful r/webdev post looks like · 400 top posts from the last month
Median title lengthPosts with a linkPosts with flairDominant format
60 characters35%74%text posts

What gets removed in r/webdev

  • Self-promotion

    r/webdev restricts self-promo to the narrow exception its rule allows. Standalone product links and launch posts are removed.

  • Low karma or a new account

    r/webdev 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/webdev

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/webdev posting questions

Can I post links in r/webdev?

Yes. r/webdev 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/webdev require karma to post?

r/webdev 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.

Is r/webdev strict?

Relaxed, by our estimate (17/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 0 rules, and its stated gates). About 4% 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/webdev?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Saturday 9pm UTC and Saturday 1pm 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/webdev?

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 4% of r/webdev 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 Oct 20, 2026

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