Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about accounts, comments, contributing, and reusing this site's openly licensed content.

Last updated: September 15, 2026

Answers to common questions about your account, your comments and articles, and how content from frontendmentorsolutions.io can be used. For the full details, see the License and Attribution, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy pages; if you'd like to write for the site, start with the Contribution Guide.

Your account

Both work by email, and both create the same free account; the difference is the newsletter. The Sign up button in the header opens an account and nothing else: it does not subscribe you to the newsletter. The newsletter form in the footer of every page subscribes you (opening the account if you do not have one yet). You can turn the newsletter on or off at any time from your account settings (the Account link in the header) or with the unsubscribe link in any email.

How do I delete my account, and what happens then?

Account deletion works by email: send your request to hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io from your registered address, and it is handled within 30 days at the latest. Your personal data (email, name, avatar, and profile details) is then removed. Your contributions (articles and comments) remain published with the link to your profile removed: they show no name or avatar and are no longer connected to your account. The text itself does not change, so a comment whose wording identifies you is redacted or removed on request.

If I delete my account, does the license on my past contributions change?

No. The licenses are irrevocable and are not affected by account closure. Content you published stays available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (text) and CC0 1.0 (code).

No. Sign-in works via magic link sent to your email; no passwords are stored.

Does the site track me with cookies?

No. There are no tracking, advertising, or profiling cookies. Visitors who aren't signed in receive no cookies at all; signed-in members get only the strictly necessary session cookies. Visit statistics are collected with a first-party, cookie-free system: anonymous for visitors, and linked to the member account for signed-in members (the Privacy Policy lists what a page view records). The newsletter carries no tracking either: no open-tracking pixel and no tracked links, so we do not know whether you opened an email or what you clicked in it.

The site does keep your display preferences and reading progress in your browser's local storage. For visitors, that data never leaves the device. If you are signed in, your reading progress (the reads you mark as done) is also saved to your account so it follows you across devices; nothing else is sent. See the Privacy Policy for the details.

Comments

Can I delete a comment I wrote?

It depends on whether it has replies:

A comment with no replies can be fully deleted.
A comment with replies is replaced by a "This comment has been removed" placeholder, and the replies below it are preserved. This keeps comment threads readable.

My comment contains personal information. Can it be removed even if it has replies?

Yes. A comment whose text directly identifies you or another person will be redacted or removed on request, regardless of replies. Send your request to hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io.

Are comments covered by the same license as articles?

Yes. Comments are part of the site's content and are published under CC BY-SA 4.0, just like articles.

Contributing

If I write an article, do I keep the copyright?

Yes. Copyright stays with you. By publishing on the platform, you license your content to everyone under CC BY-SA 4.0 (text) and CC0 1.0 (code samples). You don't transfer ownership.

Can I republish my own article on my personal blog?

Yes, that's welcome. The originality principle asks that articles be written for frontendmentorsolutions.io first and not published elsewhere before; republishing on your own site afterwards is fine, just link back to the original.

I published an article. Can I delete it later?

No. Two separate things stand behind this. The license you granted (CC BY-SA 4.0 for text, CC0 for code) is irrevocable: anyone who already has a copy may keep using it, whatever happens to the original. And keeping published articles online is the site's own policy, the same model MDN and Wikipedia follow, so that the content stays safe for others to build on.

What you can do is request that your name be removed from the article (anonymization). Your text stays online, but it is no longer associated with you. Contact hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io.

Can I edit or update my article after publication?

Yes. Articles are managed as living documents. They continue to be updated and improved after publication, and contributors to updates are added to the credits.

Who is listed in the credits of an article?

Authors, reviewers, and other contributors are each credited on the article. Contributors also get a profile page where their work accumulates, a permanent, linkable record you can use in your portfolio.

Interviews

How can I take part in an interview?

If you'd like to share your experience in interview format, reach out at hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io. The process and permissions are arranged individually by email before anything is published.

Are my interview answers covered by the same license as articles?

Yes. Interview answers are text content and are published under CC BY-SA 4.0, just like articles and comments. By submitting your answers, you irrevocably agree to publish them under that license, the same rule that applies to every contribution on the platform.

Can I review the interview before it's published?

The details of each interview (scope, questions, and what gets published) are agreed with you by email before publication. If there's something you'd rather not include, that's sorted out during this process, before the interview goes live.

Can I withdraw an interview after it's published?

No. Like articles, published interviews stay published: the license is irrevocable, and keeping them online is the site's policy. You can, however, request that your name be removed (anonymization), and content that directly identifies you or another person will be redacted or removed on request. Contact hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io.

What happens to my interview if I delete my account?

The same as with articles and comments: your personal data is removed, and the interview remains published anonymously. The license is not affected by account closure.

Using content from this site

Can I reuse an article from this site on my own blog or in a project?

Yes. All text content, articles, comments, and interviews, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (or any later version). You are free to copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon it, including for commercial purposes, as long as you provide attribution and share your adapted version under the same license.

Can I use the code samples from articles? Do I need to credit anyone?

Code blocks inside articles are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. You can use them in any project (personal, commercial, open source, or closed source) with no conditions. No attribution and no license notice are required.

Note that this covers only the code blocks themselves. The surrounding article text remains under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do I attribute an article correctly?

Three pieces of information are enough: the article title, a link to the original page, and "frontendmentorsolutions.io contributors" as the author. If you made changes, mention that briefly. For example:

"Article Title" by frontendmentorsolutions.io contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. (Adapted and shortened.)

Or in HTML:

<p>
  Source: <a href="https://frontendmentorsolutions.io/post-slug/">Article Title</a>,
  frontendmentorsolutions.io contributors,
  <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>.
</p>

Can I translate an article into another language?

Yes. A translation counts as an adaptation, so the normal CC BY-SA 4.0 terms apply: credit the original article with a link, note that it is a translation, and publish your translation under CC BY-SA 4.0 (or a later version).

Can I use content from this site commercially?

Yes. CC BY-SA 4.0 permits commercial use. You still need to provide attribution, and any adapted version must be shared under the same license.

If I adapt an article, do I have to open-source my whole project?

No. The ShareAlike condition applies to the adapted content itself, not to everything around it. If you adapt an article's text, your version of that text must be published under CC BY-SA 4.0, but that doesn't change the license of your project's code or other independent materials. And since code samples are CC0, using them imposes no conditions at all.

Can I use the site's name or logo?

Are Frontend Mentor's design files and starter code also covered by these licenses?

No. Design files, style guides, and starter code belonging to Frontend Mentor challenges are subject to Frontend Mentor's own license terms. Articles here discuss those challenges, but the challenge materials themselves are not part of this site's licenses.

What about images or quotes inside articles?

Third-party content marked with its own license information is subject to the terms indicated there. Everything else follows the site's default licenses.

I believe something on this site infringes my copyright. What should I do?

Send a notice to our designated copyright agent at hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io. The Copyright Complaints page lists what a valid notice must contain, the agent's contact details, and how removed content can be contested. The agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office under number DMCA-1080319.

The site itself

Will the content stay free?

Yes. Keeping the content free is a commitment of the site, not a requirement of the licenses: an open license does not forbid charging for access. In practice, though, everything published here is already under CC BY-SA and CC0, which cannot be revoked, so anyone could mirror it at any time and a paywall would gain nothing. There is no paywall and no plan for one. Supporting the site is always optional.

How is the site funded, and how can I support it?

The site is funded by directly sold sponsorship and advertising, and by voluntary reader support. There are no third-party ad networks, your data is never sold, and sponsors receive aggregate figures only. Voluntary support payments are not open yet; the Support the Site page explains the model and will state the options (one-time or monthly, processed by Stripe) when they open. Contributions go to the small independent company that runs the site (The Residual Value LLC) and are not tax-deductible.

Are there ads on the site?

Yes, the site and the newsletter may carry sponsor placements and advertising. They are sold directly by us, hosted on our own servers and always labeled as sponsored: no ad networks, no third-party cookies, no tracking scripts, and no personal data goes to a sponsor. There are no sponsored articles: sponsors have no say in what gets written or published, and articles are never sponsored content in disguise.

Is there an RSS feed?

Yes. The whole site is available at /rss/, and the Solutions section has its own feed at /solutions/rss/. Paste either into your feed reader to follow new articles.

Can I read the site offline?

Yes, and there is nothing to switch on. Once you have opened the site while online, every page you have visited stays available without a connection; the home page and the Solutions and Series indexes are saved right away. A page you have never opened shows a short offline notice instead. Signing in, comments and search need a connection. If you would like the site to open like an app, add it to your home screen: on Android, open your browser's menu and choose Install app (or Add to Home screen); on iPhone, tap Share and then Add to Home Screen. Clearing your browser's site data removes the saved copies.

Still have a question?

Email us at hello@frontendmentorsolutions.io.