Help: Posts

A post represents a single file that's been uploaded. Posts can be tagged, flagged for deletion, searched for, deleted, approved, sourced, added to pools, given ratings, have notes added to them, commented, voted on, and favorited.

Searching Posts

Searching for posts is straightforward. Simply enter the tags you want to search for, separated by spaces. For example, searching for apple orange will return every post that has both the apple tag AND the orange tag.

That's not all. e621 offers several meta-tags that let you further refine your search, allowing you to search for things like width, height, score, uploader, date, and more. Consult the cheat sheet for a complete list of what you can do.

Tags

? + - furry 950
? + – warfaremachine_(modeler) 950
? + – tehcanine-art 950
? + – nintendo 950
? + – fluttershy 950
? + – mammal 950
? + – simple background 950
? + – 2025 950
? + – twins_(lore) 950

In both the listing page and the show page you'll notice a list of tag links with characters next to them. Here's an explanation of what the links are:

  • ? The wiki page for that tag. If the tag is an artist tag it will take you to the artist page instead.
  • + Adds the tag to your current search.
  • – Negates the tag from your current search.

Also shown on the post index (whether searching with a tag or not) is a list of trending tags. These are the thirty tags that have been applied to the most posts in the last 24 hours, sorted by total post count.

Index

Mode Menu

In the main listing page, you'll notice a menu labeled "Mode" in the sidebar. Simply select an option and whenever you click on a thumbnail, the action will be performed on the post in the background.

  • View - Go to post. Default behavior
  • Edit - Shows a tag edit box which allows you to quickly change its tags from the index.
  • Favorite / Unfavorite - Adds or removes a post from your favorites.
  • Add to Set / Remove from Set - Add/remove a post from the selected set. Only sets you own or maintain are in the list.
  • Rate Safe/Questionable/Explicit (Privileged+) - Set a post's rating.
  • Lock Rating / Lock notes (Janitor+) - Lock the post's rating or notes, so basic members cannot change them.
  • Remove Parent (Janitor+) - Removes the parent post.
  • Delete / Undelete (Approver) - Deletes/undeletes the post.
  • Unflag (Approver) - Removes the flag from the post.
Borders

In the listing page, you will notice that some thumbnails have a border. The meaning of this border depends on the color.

Red - The post was flagged for deletion, only shown to Approvers.
Blue - The post is pending approval.
Green - The post has child posts.
Yellow - The post has a parent.
Black - The post is deleted.

Post Page

Statistics
  • ID: The unique identifier for the post.
  • Source: The URL that the post and artist can be found at (max 10).
  • Rating: The rating of the post.
  • Score: The score of the post.
  • Posted: The time at which the post was uploaded.
  • Uploader: The user that uploaded the post. Only visible to Janitor+.
    • Normal users can see this information on the first post version, which can be found under the "Tags/Desc" link.
      • In cases where the post has been replaced, the post version will not be updated with the replacer. You can see the new uploader in the "Replacements" list in the history section.
  • Approver: This is the name of the approver who has last approved the post, if any.
  • Size: The width, height, and file size.
  • Type: The filetype of the post
  • Status: The status of the post. Active, Flagged, or Deleted.
  • Favorites: The number of users that have favorited the post.
Options
  • Edit: Edit the post's tags, sources & rating.
  • Download: Open the full version of the post.
  • Add to set: Adds a post to a specific set. Only sets you own or maintain are in the list.
  • Set as avatar: Sets the current post as your avatar.
  • Edit Notes: Edit the notes on a post
  • Replace image/video: Replace this post with a new image. Only accessible to those in the Replacements Beta.
  • Flag: Flag the post for deletion. Do not flag a post if you do not like its contents, blacklist it instead.
  • Report: Report the post. This should not be used for AI, not liking the post, not meeting the uploading guidelines, etc.
  • Delete: Delete the post. Only visible to Approvers if the post is not deleted.
  • Undelete: Undelete the post. Only visible to Approvers if the post is deleted.
  • Approve: Approve the post. Only visible to Approvers if the post is not approved.
  • Unapprove: Unapprove the post. Only visible to Approvers if the post is approved, and it has been less than 30 days since upload.
  • Update IQDB: Update the reverse image search database for this port. Only visible to Admin+
  • Check for AI: Only visible to staff. Checks for AI-related metadata in the image file.
  • Destroy: Completely removes the post and all related data. Only visible to Admin+
  • Regenerate Thumbnails: Regenerates the thumbnails of the post. Only visible to Janitor+
History
  • Tags/Desc: The change history for the post.
  • Notes: The note history for the post.
  • Events: The events for the post, including rating locking/unlocking, deleting, flagging, etc.
  • Replacements: The list of replacements for the post.
Related
  • Sets with this post: Search for sets containing this post.
  • Visually similar on E6: Search for similar posts on e621.
  • Google: Search for similar images on Google.
  • SauceNAO: Search for similar images with SauceNAO.
  • Derpibooru: Search for similar images on Derpibooru.
  • Yandex: Search for similar images with Yandex
  • FuzzySearch: Search for similar images with FuzzySearch
  • Fluffle: Search for similar images with Fluffle
  • Inkbunny MD5 Search: Search for similar images on Inkbunny.

Pagination, Buttons, and Notices

Pagination

The pagination bar is located above the post. It displays navigation for each of: the current search, any pools the post is in, and any of your sets the post is in. Navigation options include previous/next and first/last. Some of these buttons may be disabled or not rendered depending on relevence

Notices

Any notices on the post page appear at the top of the page. Some notices are dependent on account roles. Notices appear on pending posts and flagged posts.

  • Avoid Posting: If any artist on the post has an avoid posting entry, this notice renders information about the conditions.
  • Flags: If a post is flagged, this notice displays information about the flag. Depending on permissions, additional context is shown as well.
    • A similar notice also appears on deleted posts.
  • Pending: When a post is pending, this notice adds information stating such.
    • If the user is an approver, a toolbar with controls for approvers to quickly made content moderation actions, such as approval, deletion, and disapproval. Disapprovals are also displayed here.
  • Processing: If a video is still processing, then this notice informs users that the file's processing has not completed.
Buttons

The button menu is displayed under the post. It contains common actions users take. Depending on the width of the screen, some of these items may be moved to the kebab menu.

  • Voting (up/down as well as current score)
  • Favorite
  • Display mode (Fit horizontal/vertical, sample, or original)
  • View (displays the file standalone in a new tab)
  • Download (downloads the image file)
  • Add to pool (Opens a dialog for the users to add the post to a pool)
  • Add to set (Opens a dialog for the users to add the post to a set they own or maintain)