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How to market on r/Wordpress

r/Wordpress has 251k members and about 20 new posts a day, mostly WordPress users and developers asking about themes, plugins and hosting. Self-promotion is tolerated in moderation, not as your main reason for posting.
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Members
251k
Since 2008
Posts per day
20
Average over 4 weeks
Self-promotion
Limited
In moderation

Can you promote on r/Wordpress?

Yes, within limits. An occasional mention is fine, but accounts that mostly promote get removed. What the rules say:

“If your post appears to be solely for promoting a product or service, or is an affiliate link, it will be removed.”

Rule 1: No promotions of products or services

The rules

As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.

  1. No promotions of products or servicesIf your post appears to be solely for promoting a product or service, or is an affiliate link, it will be removed. This includes “how-to” posts, and linking to websites, that recommend specific themes, plugins, or…
  2. No List posts: eg. Top 10 Plugins, Top 10 ThemesTry /r/WordpressPlugins and /r/WordPressthemes instead.
  3. No URL shortening servicesDon't use bitly or similar when posting links or links within comments.
  4. Posts must be related to WordPressPosts must be related to WordPress. Links to your blog/website, or talking about blogging, are not relevant to this subreddit.
  5. No nulled software posts or discussionsDiscussion of so-called 'nulled' software is not allowed in this sub. While some of the software may be "technically legal" due to the nature of the GPL, it is not considered ethical. For more info, please see our…
  6. No abusive language, harassment or bullying towards anyone. Be respectful.Criticising or discussing someone’s actions is fine, but if your comment is simply a derogatory insult with no constructive input, it will be removed. Abusive language, harassment, or bullying directed at anyone is not…
  7. Do not duplicate on-going discussionsPlease avoid making new posts if they largely duplicate ongoing discussions. For example, if you’re discussing the same tweet, please keep it to one post. A quick search can often help find an existing post to join. If…
  8. No low effort postsLazy posts that just link to external sites (either directly or by crossposting to another subreddit) without any context will be removed. Add your opinion, or a summary of the content, and try to start a conversation.

Full text on Reddit: r/Wordpress rules.

What people asked this week

62 of the 154 posts on r/Wordpress in the last 7 days asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, starting with people asking for a tool, a service or someone to hire.

How to show up here without getting banned

  • Help first, mention later. Answer questions on r/Wordpress for a while before you bring up your own product, and when you do, say you made it.
  • Leave software out of it. This one matters if you sell software: “Discussion of so-called 'nulled' software is not allowed in this sub.”
  • Answer questions. 40% of recent posts on r/Wordpress ask a question or for a recommendation. A useful answer is the safest way to get noticed.
  • Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/Wordpress's before your first post.

More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.

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Questions

Can I post my startup on r/Wordpress?+

Only within limits. An occasional mention is fine, but accounts that mostly promote get removed. Rule 1 says: “If your post appears to be solely for promoting a product or service, or is an affiliate link, it will be removed.”

How active is r/Wordpress?+

r/Wordpress has about 251k members and averaged 20 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 154 posts, 62 asked a question or for a recommendation.

Does r/Wordpress allow links?+

The rules don't ban links, but a link to your own product still counts as self-promotion, so the self-promotion rules apply.

What do people ask about on r/Wordpress?+

Recent examples: “Is there any better option than elementor plugin in WordPress?”, “Any free gallery plugins that allow comments?” and “Is there any good way to easily determine which installed plugins are not used on the…”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.