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r/reactjs: rules, promo tolerance & best time to post

strict — no promo (2/10) · tone: Technical, direct, and helpful—people expect code examples and assume you've tried to solve it yourself first.

Can you promote in r/reactjs?

Strict: this community removes promotional content on sight. Contribute value only; pitching here risks removal and a subreddit ban.

r/reactjs is a technical-first community of developers who value practical problem-solving and assume members have basic React knowledge. Self-promotion is heavily discouraged unless it's genuinely solving a demonstrated community problem. Posts that show effort (reproducible examples, clear error messages, what you've tried) get engagement; low-effort questions are ignored or downvoted.

• DO include a code sandbox or repo link when asking for help
• DO show what you've already tried and what failed
• DO ask narrow, specific questions rather than 'how do I X'
• DON'T promote courses, tutorials, or personal blogs without clear relevance
• DON'T ask for code review of production apps without specific concerns
• DON'T post screenshots of code instead of text/gists
• DON'T spam links to your package/service

Best time to post in r/reactjs

Compute it live from recent top posts →

What this community complains about

Recurring pain points in recent threads — each one is a conversation your product might belong in:

• Unnecessary re-renders and performance optimization
• State management patterns and tool selection
• Migrating from class to functional components
• Understanding closure behavior in hooks
• TypeScript integration with React
• SSR/hydration issues

How locals talk

hooksstate managementre-rendercomponent lifecycleJSXfiberprop drillingcontrolled/uncontrolleddependencies array

Using a community's own vocabulary is the difference between reading as a member and reading as a marketer.

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