# Save mentions to collections and archive the rest (https://snitchfeed.com/docs/organize-mentions)





Two tools keep your feeds tidy. **Collections** keep mentions you want to come back to, and those mentions stay in your feeds. The **archive** removes mentions you are done with from every feed, and you can restore them any time.

Both live under **Collections & Archive** in the sidebar.

## Collections [#collections]

A **collection** is a named, color-coded list of mentions: leads to follow up, quotes for a launch, or posts to share. Collections are shared with your whole workspace. One mention can sit in several collections.

### Create a collection [#create-a-collection]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Go to **Collections & Archive → Collections**. The page lists each collection with its **Name** and number of **Mentions**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **New Collection**. Enter a **Collection Name**, pick a **Collection Color** and click **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To change a collection, click **Edit** on its row, update the **Name** or **Color** and click **Save changes**. To remove it, click the trash icon and confirm **Delete collection**. Deleting cannot be undone.

### Save a mention [#save-a-mention]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open a mention in any feed.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the bookmark button in the mention's header. It fills in once the mention is in a collection.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    In **Save to a collection**, click a collection to add the mention. Click it again to remove it. **New Collection** creates one without leaving the feed.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To save many at once, tick them in the feed's table view and click **Add to Collection**. One action adds up to 1,000 mentions. See [Act on many mentions at once](/docs/feeds#act-on-many-mentions-at-once).

### View a collection [#view-a-collection]

Click **View** on a collection's row. It opens a feed filtered to that collection, with the full mention panel, reply composer and export.

You can also pick collections in the &#x2A;*Collection(s)** filter of any feed. The link includes your selection, so you can share it.

## Archive [#archive]

The **archive** holds mentions you have handled. Archived mentions leave every feed, Opportunities and CSV exports. They keep their AI analysis and history, and you can restore them.

### How mentions get archived [#how-mentions-get-archived]

**You archive them.** Click the archive button in a mention's header, or press **A** while it is open.

**A listener change archives them.** When you tighten a [listener](/docs/listeners/create), SnitchFeed archives existing mentions that no longer fit its rules:

| You change the listener         | Mentions archived                        |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Delete a keyword                | Mentions found by that keyword.          |
| Add an excluded keyword         | Mentions that contain it.                |
| Add an excluded author          | That author's mentions for the listener. |
| Limit it to specific authors    | Mentions from anyone else.               |
| Exclude a subreddit             | Reddit mentions from that subreddit.     |
| Limit it to specific subreddits | Reddit mentions from other subreddits.   |

**Show less like this** does not archive a mention. It only records feedback.

### Open the archive [#open-the-archive]

Go to **Collections & Archive → Archive**. It has the same filters as a [feed](/docs/feeds#filter-sidebar).

Open an archived mention to see "Archived by" with a teammate's name and the time. Archives from a listener change read "Archived by System" with the reason, such as **excluded keyword** or **keyword deleted**.

Click **Recent** at the top of the filters to see only mentions archived in the last 30 minutes. Use it right after changing a listener to check what was removed. Click **All** to see everything again.

### Restore a mention [#restore-a-mention]

On the Archive page, the archive button in a mention's header becomes a restore button (hover it to see **Restore**). Click it to send the mention back. It reappears in every feed whose filters it matches.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

* [Feeds](/docs/feeds): filter mentions and act on many at once.
* [Create a listener](/docs/listeners/create): tune the rules so fewer mentions need archiving.
* [CSV export](/docs/features/csv-export): download a collection as a spreadsheet.