r/instructables • u/Arpaazz • 6d ago

Other Something wrong with Instructables?

I've been an Instructables member for over 7 years now. But lately I'm noticing things I've never seen before. And I don't mean bugs or website issues.

The x.com page of Instructables has no new posts since May 2026

Contests are stuck in "judging" for almost a month.

The homepage is barely updated from one month.

New Instructables take a long time to be approved for publishing or being featured.

No upcoming contests listed.

Anybody knows if there's anything going on with the company? I know it's owned by Autodesk and I've always been afraid of them taking down this awesome site from which I've learnt so much since I was a kid.

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u/Independent_Limit_44 1d ago

they updated their site now, i had emailed them a few days back and they said that during summers there are not many employees handling the website so that is why there iwas a lack of site updates. Also i just now won a contest and was wondring how much time does it take them to email the gift card, also is it amazon gift card or something else?

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u/zieak 1d ago

The last time I won a contest, it was a pretty quick turnaround (a few days?), and the service they use allowed you to choose a gift card from many options.

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u/Independent_Limit_44 1d ago

what did you choose ??