Post Types

On social platforms, people create original posts, reply or comment, share/repost, or like others’ content. Ferretly labels each item with a post type next to the post date in the dashboard and reports.

Post type

Icon cue

Meaning

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Original Post

No icon next to the date

The subject created the post

Share

Two-arrow icon

The subject reposted another user’s content

Like

Heart icon

The subject liked another user’s post

Reply/comment

Box-and-arrow icon

The subject responded to another user’s post

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Step 2: How analysis differs by type

  • Shares/reposts without a subject comment (no quote text): Ferretly may analyze the original poster’s content for behavior classification.

  • Reposts and likes can include analysis of original text, the subject’s comments on the repost, and images in the repost.

  • Replies and reposts with the subject’s own comment: Ferretly focuses on the subject’s content.

Your report profile can also limit which post types are included at all (Select What to Flag / post type settings).

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Step 3: Where types appear

  • Posts page — type icon next to the post date on each card

  • Social media report — same type cues on post cards; report keys explain layout

Use type filters on Posts when you only want originals, replies, likes, or reposts (Find a Post).

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