Videos aren't the whole story
Plenty of niches win with carousels and photo posts. Posts mode ranks those, and it works differently from Videos mode in one important way: Instagram doesn't publish view counts for posts, so ranking uses likes, comments, and newest.
Start a rank
- Open the profile's main page, the Posts grid:
instagram.com/username. Not the Reels tab this time. - Click the ViewRank icon and switch the toggle to Posts.
- Pick a recent count and click Rank Now.
ViewRank collects single photos and carousels from the grid and opens the posts overlay. Each card shows the ranking badge, likes, comments, and a stacked-slides icon with the slide count when the post is a carousel.
The detail view
Click any card to open it full size:
- Move through a carousel's slides with the on-screen arrows, the dots, or your keyboard.
- The side panel shows the post type (Photo, or Carousel with its slide count), date, stats, and the full caption with a copy icon.
- Copy Link copies the post URL; Open Post jumps to it on Instagram.
- The star saves a favorite and N opens notes, same as everywhere else.
- The outer arrows (or ← →) move between ranked posts without closing the view.
What Posts mode leaves out
No outlier badges, no pinned detection, no downloads, and no Avg Views stats. Most of those depend on view counts, which Instagram keeps private for posts. If you want outlier hunting, that lives in Videos mode.
FAQ
Why does ranking by likes miss some big posts?
Some accounts hide like counts on individual posts. ViewRank ranks with the numbers Instagram returns; a post with hidden likes can rank lower than it deserves. Comments still tell you a lot in those cases.
Nothing was collected. What do I check?
You need the main profile grid, not the Reels tab, and Posts mode selected in the popup. Private or empty profiles return nothing.