What crossposted means in a Facebook group
To crosspost is to publish the same thing in more than one place. When a group post says crossposted, x-posted or xpost, the author is telling you the same post is also running in other groups.
You will see it most in three kinds of groups:
- Buy and sell groups. “Crossposted, first to pay gets it.” The seller listed the item in several local groups, so the first person to comment here may not be the first one overall.
- Local community groups. A lost dog, a road closure or a charity drive, posted in every neighbourhood group at once. Here crossposted is a courtesy: “sorry if you see this twice”.
- Job and rental groups. One ad, many groups. The note tells you it is not exclusive to this group.
It is not a label Facebook adds. Members type it themselves, which is why the spelling varies.
What crossposted means on Facebook Marketplace
On Marketplace, crossposted means the seller listed the same item in more than one place. Usually that is Marketplace plus a few buy and sell groups, and sometimes other selling apps as well.
Facebook builds this in. When you create a listing, the form offers your buy and sell groups and lets you send the same listing to up to 20 of them at once. So a single seller can easily have the same sofa in Marketplace and in a dozen local groups. If you want it, message quickly, and don’t be surprised if the reply is “sorry, sold in another group”.
For sellers, the details of how far that built-in option goes, and what to do beyond 20 groups, are in how to post in multiple buy and sell groups.
What “Your post was crossposted” means
If you see crossposted next to your own content, a copy of it was published somewhere connected to it. The common cases:
- Instagram to Facebook. In Accounts Center you can set Instagram posts, Reels or stories to also share to Facebook. If that setting is on, each Instagram post appears on your Facebook profile or Page too.
- One Page’s video on another Page. Pages can set up a crossposting relationship, and then publish each other’s videos without uploading them again. Views from all copies are counted together.
- Someone shared it to a group. Sharing your post into a group isn’t technically crossposting, but people often call it that.
Open the notification or the post’s details to see where the copy went. If you didn’t set it up, check Accounts Center and the Page’s crossposting settings.
Crossposted on Pages, Instagram and Reddit
| Where | What crossposted means |
|---|---|
| Facebook group | The author posted the same thing in other groups too |
| Marketplace | The listing is also in groups or on other selling apps |
| Facebook Page | A video is published on a partner Page through crossposting |
| A post was also shared to Facebook through Accounts Center | |
| The post was copied from another subreddit and links back to it |
Same idea everywhere: one piece of content, more than one home.
What “No crossposting” in group rules means
Many groups write “No crossposting” or “No x-posts” in their rules. It means the admins want posts written for their members, not a post that is also running in twenty other groups. In buy and sell groups it can also mean an item listed here can’t be listed elsewhere at the same time.
Groups that have this rule often turn on post approval to enforce it, so a crossposted post may wait for days and then be declined. Leave those groups out when you post the same thing widely. If your posts keep sitting in pending, this guide to pending posts explains why.
Facebook itself doesn’t ban posting the same thing in several groups. What it does watch is many identical posts in a short time, which can trigger the “We limit how often you can post” message and, if you keep going, a block.
How to crosspost to Facebook groups yourself
For a regular post, Facebook has no crosspost button: the group composer posts to one group at a time. You have three options:
- By hand. Open each group, paste, adjust and post. About a minute and a half per group.
- Share to a group. Publish once, then use Share and pick a group, one group per pass. How to share one post to many groups walks through it.
- A Chrome extension. MultiGroupPoster posts one message to every group you pick, one group at a time, with a pause between groups and a different wording per group if you write versions.
Whatever you use, crosspost politely: say it’s crossposted, change the first line per group, skip groups whose rules say no, and reply in every group where someone asks. The full guide, with the pros and cons of each method, is how to crosspost in Facebook groups.
FAQ
What does crossposted mean on Facebook?
Crossposted means the same post was also published somewhere else: in other groups, on Marketplace, on another Page or on Instagram. In buy and sell groups it usually means the seller listed the item in several groups at once, so someone in another group may get it first.
What does crossposted mean on Facebook Marketplace?
It means the seller listed the same item in more than one place, usually on Marketplace and in several local buy and sell groups, and sometimes on other selling apps too. Facebook’s listing form lets one listing go to up to 20 groups at once. Ask quickly, because it can sell elsewhere.
What does x-posted mean?
X-posted is shorthand for crossposted. When a member writes x-posted or xpost on a group post, they are telling you the same post is also in other groups, often to say sorry in advance if you see it twice.
What does your post was crossposted mean?
It means a copy of your content was published in another place connected to it, for example your Instagram post shared to your Facebook profile, or your Page’s video published on a partner Page. Open the notification to see where the copy went and who published it.
Is crossposting allowed in Facebook groups?
It depends on the group. Many groups allow it, and some write No crossposting in their rules, meaning they want posts written for them only. Facebook itself allows posting the same thing in several groups, but many identical posts in a short time can trigger its spam limits.