Launch catalog / Playbook
Sidebar
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
- Account required — /submit redirects to /log-in?redirect=/submit
- You submit a LINK, not a product listing: articles, portfolios, CodePen demos, case studies
- High-effort content only — case studies, tutorials; cookie-cutter listicles and link-through posts discouraged
- New content only — links older than a few months won't make the cut
- No paid products unless they offer a free/demo tier that's useful standalone; case studies ABOUT paid products are fine
- No heavy downloads, app-store links, PDFs; videos rarely featured
- Self-promotion is allowed ('posting your own content is fine') if it follows the guidelines
Prepare before opening the form
- A Sidebar account
- A genuinely high-effort design-relevant link — ideally a case study or tutorial about/around your product, not the product homepage
- Freshness: content published within the last ~2-3 months
Workflow
- Create an account / log in at sidebar.io/log-in
- Submit the link at /submit
- Editors pick 5 links per weekday — no notification guarantee
- Check /archives to see if your link made it
Watch for
- A bare product page is unlikely to be featured — wrap it in a valuable story (design process, case study)
- Audience is designers/makers — irrelevant links waste the attempt
- Paid sponsorship route exists via UX Collective (sponsor link → uxdesigncc Medium post) if editorial doesn't fit
- 5 slots/day means heavy competition; don't resubmit
What counts as live
Your link appears on sidebar.io's homepage/archives as one of the day's five curated links
Not verified
- Whether accepted submitters get notified
- Backlink attribute on featured links
- Sponsorship pricing (goes through UX Collective/uxdesign.cc contact)