Launch catalog / Playbook
freeCodeCamp Project Feedback
Free route community
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- A free Discourse forum account
- Post must be a genuine project seeking feedback — the category is 'I Built This' (formerly project feedback); pure promotion/advertising violates community norms
- Expect Discourse trust-level friction for brand-new accounts (link/image limits on first posts)
Prepare before opening the form
- A working project (live demo URL or repo) to share
- A feedback-oriented write-up: what you built, the stack, and specific questions for reviewers
- An account created ahead of time to clear new-user restrictions
Workflow
- Register at forum.freecodecamp.org and complete any required email confirmation
- Read the 'About the I Built This category' pinned post for current rules
- Create a new topic in category c/project-feedback/409 ('I Built This')
- Title it with what you built; body should ask for concrete feedback, include the live link/repo
- Reply to commenters — engagement is part of the community norm
Watch for
- New Discourse accounts are rate-limited and may be blocked from posting multiple links — post once, cleanly
- Drive-by marketing posts get flagged/removed; frame as a feedback request
- Batch claims link=nofollow — unverified, assume nofollow in a forum context
- Moderators are active; the category slug still works but displays as 'I Built This'
What counts as live
The topic is publicly visible under https://forum.freecodecamp.org/c/project-feedback/409 without a login
Not verified
- Exact trust-level thresholds for posting links as a new user
- Whether links in posts are nofollow