How many members does r/shopify have?

r/shopify has about 366.5K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/shopify?

r/shopify gets roughly 13 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Promotion banned

Promoting on r/shopify: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/shopify is a forum for people seeking or sharing Shopify-specific information, especially store owners discussing issues unique to the Shopify platform.

366.5K

members

~13

posts / day

2011

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/shopify?

No. The subreddit description says it is a "promotion-free sub," and Rule 4, "Soliciting, Promotion, or Direct Soliciting via DM," says "This is not the place to promote yourself or services to the members here." The sidebar and submit page also ban "spamming, content marketing, advertising, promotions, or soliciting of any kind," and Rule 6 says external links and content marketing are not allowed.

The rules that cover promotion

Public description

"Note that this is a promotion-free sub and the rules (please read them) are very strictly enforced."

Sidebar rule text

"No spamming, content marketing, advertising, promotions, or soliciting of any kind allowed."

Rule 4: Soliciting, Promotion, or Direct Soliciting via DM

"This is not the place to promote yourself or services to the members here."

Rule 6: No spamming or links to external content.

"The sharing of any links, be it in a YouTube description or otherwise is not allowed. Content marketing via blog articles will not be allowed."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 11 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Promotional, advertising, content marketing, or soliciting posts or comments
Direct or private solicitation, including requests for DM or inviting DM, may result in a ban
External links, blog articles, signup links, app links, and external course links
Store or app reviews, except if part of an AMA or approved review thread

Safer ways to show up

Ask or answer questions that are directly and exclusively about Shopify
Keep your post specific and unique to the Shopify platform, not general ecommerce
If you need feedback on a store, post it to r/reviewmyshopify
If you include an example in a question description, avoid unapproved links and anything promotional

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.