Chrome extension and browser posting
Understand the extension's role, its Chrome permissions and the difference between connecting a browser and linking a Facebook identity.
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What the extension does
The extension connects your own Chrome browser to LeadKnight and performs publishing work you approve using your signed-in accounts. It is the browser connection for Facebook-group posting. It also supports campaign sending through your own WhatsApp Web session; that number needs its separate sending connection.
The backend manages the campaign and publishing jobs. The extension performs work and reports results; installing it is not a publishing approval and does not by itself select campaign destinations.
Setup and everyday use
- Install and pair: use the Chrome Web Store, connect the browser and check status.
- Posting presets: choose Automatic or Manual settings, posting times and the available device choices.
- Facebook groups: confirm the identity, sync groups and organize folders.
- Cloud phones: understand the separate connected device where that feature is offered.
Why Chrome asks for permissions
Chrome may use broad wording for permissions. These are the extension's specific uses:
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
storage |
Keep the installation's pairing credential and connection/session state in Chrome. This is necessary to recognize the paired installation. |
alarms |
Wake the extension's background worker for scheduled connection and job checks. |
scripting |
Run the bridge used to read the signed-in Facebook identity and operate the approved publishing flow on Facebook. |
declarativeNetRequest |
Apply the Facebook-specific request rule that supplies the expected Origin header for the user's posting requests. |
debugger |
Perform reliable interactions with the user's Facebook posting tab, especially for photo/video publishing, using Chrome's debugging protocol. It is not permission for a support person to browse your computer. |
| Facebook site access | Identify the signed-in Facebook account and carry out approved posting work in that session. |
| WhatsApp Web site access | Connect the sending number and carry out approved campaign sends through WhatsApp Web. |
When the debugging connection is attached, Chrome shows a bar at the top of the window saying that "LeadKnight" started debugging this browser (the exact wording follows your Chrome language). The permission justification scopes debugging to the Facebook tab used for publishing, not arbitrary tabs or unrelated browsing traffic. Do not dismiss the message by assuming a connection problem; check whether approved publishing is running.
For WhatsApp campaign sending, the product scope is outgoing messages and group synchronization, not reading or storing incoming replies. The assistant's WhatsApp connection is separate.
Connection is not identity or delivery proof
The extension popup shows Status, Last post and, when available, Posting as. A browser can be paired while its Facebook identity still needs linking, or while Facebook is signed out. Check both the extension state and the identity in Connections.
A post marked Needs verification is not confirmed as delivered or failed. Check the group before retrying. If the extension is offline and the result says the queued post will go out after reconnection, restore the connection rather than publishing a duplicate.
Privacy and account responsibility
Pairing authenticates this browser to your workspace; it does not transfer ownership of your Facebook account to another teammate. Read the privacy policy before granting access. Account permissions and publishing approvals still apply, and you remain responsible for the platform's terms.
Video guides
Install and connect the Chrome extension
Install the LeadKnight Chrome extension and connect it, so you can post in Facebook groups.
Written steps
- Facebook groups post through the LeadKnight extension in Chrome. In Connections, click Facebook groups.
- Each Facebook profile posts from a Chrome browser that has the extension.
- Click Install & connect. The Chrome Web Store opens in a new tab.
- There, click Add to Chrome, then Add extension.
- When it connects, LeadKnight shows which Facebook profile the extension posts as.
Connect your Facebook profile and add groups
Connect your Facebook profile through the extension, see your groups, sync or add groups, and organize them in folders.
Written steps
- To post in Facebook groups, open Facebook groups in Connections.
- The extension found your Facebook profile. Click it to choose what to connect.
- Tick your personal profile. Groups are posted from your profile.
- Then click Connect selected.
- Click Groups to see the Facebook groups of this profile.
- Under All groups, LeadKnight lists the groups you belong to. It reads them from Facebook automatically.
- Joined a new group? Click Sync now.
- Or click Add group to add one by its link.
- Use folders to organize your groups. In a campaign, you can pick a whole folder at once.
Choose a posting pace for Facebook groups
Set how often and when a Facebook profile posts in groups: Safety, Balanced or Efficiency, and the parts of the day.
Written steps
- Each Facebook profile has its own posting pace. Find Publishing settings.
- With Automatic, LeadKnight plans the posts for you. Manual lets you set the numbers and hours yourself.
- Then choose a pace. Safety is the most careful, with fewer posts each day.
- Balanced gives steady reach, and Efficiency posts the most.
- Under When to post, choose the parts of the day this profile may post in.
- Click Save changes to apply it to all your campaigns.