How many members does r/web_design have?

r/web_design has about 973K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/web_design?

r/web_design gets roughly 2 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Promotion banned

Promoting on r/web_design: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/web_design is a community for exploring and discovering web design, development, and the web designer life cycle, and it welcomes both beginners and veterans.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/web_design?

No, you cannot promote your product in r/web_design. The submit-page text says, "no promotion, blogspam, lists, memes, job postings, or critiques!" and Rule 4 says, "We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation." Rule 3 also says, "No self-promotion" and refers you to reddiquette and the Reddit 9:1 rule.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 3: 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."

Rule 4: No commercial promotions/solicitations

"We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban."

Rule 9: No Blog Spam

"Blog posts are subject to moderator approval."

Submit-page text

"In short, no promotion, blogspam, lists, memes, job postings, or critiques!"

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 9 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Commercial promotion or solicitation, violations can result in a ban
Excessive self-promotion
Blogspam, blog posts are subject to moderator approval
Posts with unnecessary links in feedback requests are subject to removal

Safer ways to show up

Ask questions or engage in discussion that follow the posting guidelines
Contribute useful and informative posts instead of promotional ones
Use the Beginner Questions thread after checking the FAQ, if your question is basic
Request critiques or feedback only in the Feedback Weekend threads

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.