Ask HN: Are Product Hunt upvotes/comments often delayed or filtered?

1 DimKat 0 7/2/2025, 2:59:53 PM

Hey all, We launched our macOS app today on Product Hunt - it’s called Wallper, a lightweight tool for setting 4K animated video wallpapers.

https://wallper.app https://www.producthunt.com/products/wallper-wallpaper-engine-for-macos

We posted it in relevant communities (like Mac-related subreddits and Discord servers) and got a lot of people saying “just upvoted!” or “left a comment!” - but on Product Hunt it’s like none of it registers. Our launch barely moves.

I’ve read before that PH filters out certain votes (like those from direct links or low-trust accounts), but this feels… off. Like even organic engagement doesn’t count?

Has anyone else run into this? Would love to hear from other SaaS folks - is this just how launches go now, or are we doing something wrong?

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Ask HN: Are Product Hunt upvotes/comments often delayed or filtered?

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