How do I organize captured posts into Folders?

PostSnag's Folders organize your captured posts into named collections, separate from which profile or group a post originally came from. You can create up to 10 folders per account and add any post to one or more of them in a couple of clicks.

Use folders for whatever grouping makes sense for your work: a specific client, a campaign, a content pillar you're researching, a swipe file of proven post formats. Folders are for building something over time. If you just want to save a single post or profile to come back to later, that's what Bookmarks are for. See How do I use Bookmarks to save posts and profiles?

[Screenshot: The Folders page with a grid of folder cards, each showing a thumbnail and post count]

Creating a folder

There are two ways to start one:

1. From anywhere in the dashboard: click the + next to the Folders label in the left navigation. A text field opens right there, so you can name it and confirm without leaving the page you're on.

2. From the Folders page: open All folders in the left navigation, click New folder, type a name in the field that appears, then click Create (or Cancel to back out).

Once you're at 10 folders, the sidebar + button relabels itself Limit reached, and the Create new folder option inside the Add to folder window (see below) disables with Folder limit reached. Either way, you'll need to free up a slot to add another.

Adding posts to a folder

1. Find any post card, on a profile's own page, Discovery, Bookmarks, Folders, Analytics, or a Group's Posts tab.

2. Click the ··· menu on the card.

3. Choose Add to folder.

4. In the window that opens, pick an existing folder. Each one shows its current post count, or Already in if that post is already saved there.

5. If you're under the 10-folder limit, you can also create a new folder from inside this same window instead of picking an existing one.

A post can belong to more than one folder at the same time. Adding it to a second folder doesn't remove it from the first.

The Folders page and a folder's own page

The Folders page (All folders in the left navigation) shows a card for every folder you've made: a thumbnail pulled from its first post, or a plain folder icon if it's still empty, the folder's name, and its post count. The page subtitle keeps a running count, like "3/10 folders."

Click a folder to open its own page: a back link to All folders, the folder name as the page heading, a post-count subtitle, and the full grid of posts inside it. An empty folder shows "This folder is empty." with a nudge to add posts from the library.

If you have zero folders, the Folders page shows a Create your first folder button in place of the grid.

There's no way to delete a folder

This is the one limitation worth knowing before you start: once you create a folder, there's no delete control anywhere in the dashboard today, not on the Folders page, not on a folder's own page. You can create folders and add posts to them, but choose names you're willing to live with, especially as you get close to the 10-folder cap.

Common questions

How many folders can I create?
Up to 10 per account. The + button in the sidebar relabels to Limit reached once you're at the cap, and the Add to folder window's own Create new folder option disables the same way.

Can I add the same post to more than one folder?
Yes. A post can belong to multiple folders at once. The Add to folder window shows which ones it's already in, so you always know before you click.

Can I delete a folder?
Not currently. You can create folders and add posts to them, but there's no delete control in the dashboard today.

Is a folder the same as a bookmark?
No. A bookmark is a one-click save on a single post or profile, with no name or grouping involved. A folder is a named collection you build yourself, meant to hold more than one post around a theme. See How do I use Bookmarks to save posts and profiles?

What shows up as a folder's thumbnail on the Folders page?
The media from the first post you added to it. An empty folder shows a plain folder icon instead, until you add something.