What do the key PostSnag terms mean? (Glossary)

PostSnag uses a specific set of terms across its extension and dashboard. This glossary defines each one in plain language, grouped by where you'll encounter it, from capturing on Facebook to organizing and exporting in your dashboard.

Extension and capture terms

Capture

To capture a post means PostSnag reads its data (post type, engagement, date, caption, and media) from your screen as you scroll, and saves it to your browser. Capturing happens automatically as posts load; nothing is sent to your dashboard until you export.

Scan

One pass of capturing a profile, Page, or group as you scroll it. Each scan counts toward your plan's limits, if any apply. Opening a profile and scrolling through it once is one scan.

The PostSnag panel

The interface that opens on Facebook profiles, Pages, and groups when you're signed in. It shows your live Collected count, a Capturing or Synced status pill, free-plan notices when they apply, and the Export To Dashboard button. It's a panel PostSnag builds directly into the page, not Chrome's built-in side panel, so side-panel-specific browser settings don't affect it.

Collected count

The running number in the panel showing how many posts PostSnag has captured on the current profile, Page, or group so far in this session.

Capturing / Synced

The two states of the panel's status pill. Capturing (with a pulsing dot) means a capture pass is actively reading the page. Synced means it has settled and finished for now.

Client-side / read-only

How PostSnag captures data: entirely inside your own browser, using your own logged-in Facebook session, only reading what's already loading on your screen rather than requesting anything new from Facebook or acting on your behalf.

Dashboard terms

Profile

A personal Facebook profile, an individual's account. PostSnag captures a profile's public posts the same way it captures a Page's.

Page

A Facebook Page, typically run by a business, brand, or organization. PostSnag treats a Page the same way it treats a profile.

Creator account

A personal profile switched into Facebook's professional mode. PostSnag captures it the same way as any other profile.

Group

A Facebook Group. PostSnag captures a group's posts by opening a member's profile from inside the group; there's no separate "add a group" step. Posts captured this way are tagged to that group and kept apart from that person's personal posts.

Recent profiles

A short list in your dashboard of the profiles, Pages, and groups you've captured most recently, for quick access.

Discovery

A shared feed in the dashboard showing standout posts from across every profile the PostSnag community has captured, not just your own. Sort it by Recent or Trending.

Trending (Discovery sort)

A sort option in Discovery that ranks posts using a weighted mix of reactions, comments, and shares, so a heavily discussed or heavily shared post can outrank one with reactions alone, rather than ranking by raw reaction count.

Outlier / "top 1%"

A post that performs far above a profile's normal numbers. You'll sometimes see this described informally as a "top 1%" post, meaning it clearly stands out, not a precise statistic calculated and shown for every post.

Top Performing Posts

A list in the panel's own analytics showing a profile's three best posts from what you've captured, ranked by a score that weights comments and shares more heavily than plain reactions, so a highly discussed post can rank above one with more reactions but little discussion.

Bookmarks

A way to save individual posts or profiles in your dashboard so you can find them again quickly.

Folders

Named collections you create in your dashboard to group saved posts together, up to 10 folders per account. Folders can't currently be deleted once created, so name them with that in mind.

Analytics

The dashboard (and panel) section that breaks down a profile's performance: engagement totals, post type mix, posting patterns by day of week, and top-performing posts.

Export terms

Export To Dashboard vs. exporting a file

These are two different things that both use the word "export":

• Export To Dashboard is a button in the extension panel. It syncs the posts you've captured locally up to your PostSnag dashboard.

• Exporting a file happens in the dashboard, where you download a Markdown or CSV file of a profile's or group's posts.

You always send posts to the dashboard first, then export a file from there if you want one. See How do I send my captured posts to the dashboard? (Export To Dashboard) and How do I export a profile to a Markdown or CSV file?.

Markdown export

A plain-text file format PostSnag can export, structured so you can paste it directly into an AI tool like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

CSV export

A spreadsheet-friendly file format PostSnag can export, one row per post, suited to opening in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers.

Plan and account terms

Free scan limit

The Free plan's cap: 3 profile scans per week, with up to 30 posts saved per profile on each scan.

PostSnag account

Your login for the extension and dashboard, created with an email and password or with Continue with Google. It's completely separate from your Facebook login; PostSnag never asks for your Facebook password.

Lemon Squeezy

The payment processor PostSnag uses for Pro and Lifetime subscriptions. If you see a charge from PostSnag on your card statement or receipt, it will show as processed by Lemon Squeezy; PostSnag itself never sees or stores your full card number.

Common questions

Is "Export To Dashboard" the same as exporting a file?
No. Export To Dashboard syncs captured posts to your dashboard. Exporting a file is a separate step where you download a Markdown or CSV file from the dashboard.

Are Bookmarks and Folders the same thing?
No. Bookmarks save individual posts or profiles for quick access. Folders are named collections you build to group saved posts together.

What counts toward my weekly Free scan limit?
Each profile, Page, or group you scan counts as one scan. The limit is 3 per week on the Free plan.

Is a "top 1%" post an exact PostSnag calculation?
No. It's shorthand for a post that clearly outperforms a profile's normal numbers, not a precise statistic shown on every post.

What's the difference between a Scan and a Capture?
A scan is one full pass of scrolling and capturing a profile, Page, or group. Capture is the underlying action, PostSnag reading and saving a post's data, that happens repeatedly during a scan as you scroll.