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Can you promote in r/wordpress?

The place for news, articles and discussion regarding WordPress, the open source software. Wordpress.com-related questions should be posted to https://wordpress.com/forums/.

The short answer

Do not promote your product or solicit leads in posts or comments; instead provide helpful technical answers and, if appropriate, share an open-source project once via WordPress.org/GitHub following the [PROMO] requirement or use the dedicated r/WordPressPlugins subreddit.

What works here

  • Answer technical questions and participate in discussions without promoting services
  • Share a free open-source project once via WordPress.org or GitHub with title starting [PROMO]

What gets posts removed

  • Posting promotional content, ads, lead-gen messages, or commercial links in posts or comments
  • Sharing paid products, trials, affiliate links, job ads, or list-style plugin/theme roundups
  • Using URL shorteners or low-effort link-only posts

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No promotions of products or services

Posts/comments intended for promotion or advertising will be removed; paid plugins with free trials not allowed and plugin promotion directed to r/WordPressPlugins.

Limited open-source exception

Free open-source projects via WordPress.org or GitHub are permitted once and must have a title starting with [PROMO].

No affiliate links / no low-effort posts

Affiliate links and low-effort link-only posts are disallowed, so promotional links or solicitation will be removed.

Use other subreddits for commercial topics

The sidebar directs plugin promotion, hosting, jobs, and hiring to other dedicated subreddits.

Official rules of r/wordpress

  1. 01No promotions of products or services
  2. 02No List posts: eg. Your favorite plugins, Top 10 Plugins, Top 10 Themes
  3. 03No URL shortening services
  4. 04Posts must be related to WordPress
  5. 05No nulled software posts or discussions
  6. 06No abusive language, harassment or bullying towards anyone. Be respectful.
  7. 07Do not duplicate on-going discussions
  8. 08No affiliate links
  9. 09No low effort posts
  10. 10No hosting discussions
  11. 11No site critique requests
  12. 12No job ads
  13. 13No “how much to charge / how to find clients" questions
  14. 14Spam

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 18, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

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