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Post #797449
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9:51 pm, May 25 2022
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Please do not make this site a React SPA. Continue server side rendering.

While some things could use cleaned up, like the old recommendation section that's largely unused, If you significantly redesign this front end of this site I'll have to seriously think about switching to something else.

Last edited by kaloo at 10:03 pm, May 25 2022

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Post #797453
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11:14 pm, May 25 2022
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I like this site for the expansive user-driven tagging, huge catalog and sometimes the forums. I wish it were easier to access this data to make searching for specific manga or browsing manga easier.

I’d like to see user content like inbox & MyList updates at the front page and forefront of the experience, followed by advanced search and browsing that lets you filter by keyword and tags (please populate the categories somehow, I never want to pull up a separate page to browse the huge categories list ever again), the site news, then all manga updates.

Would like to be able to:
-follow scanlators
-follow authors
-add series that aren’t scanlated to my List for tracking
-add notes and tags that are only visible to user
-be able to track series with incomplete chapter release (like if an anthology only had chapters 1 and 3 scanlated, I can’t show that through current tracking)

Please continue the polls.

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12:47 am, May 26 2022
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One thing that bothers me is the 5+ 1+ when you register where you are reading a manga. I won't say to remove that , but i would like if i could just type the number of the chapters.
So maybe add a button for that.

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Post #797456 - Reply to (#797452) by deletedwerwet
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2:18 am, May 26 2022
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Quote from endantarathr
Some ideas:
- Improve searching (when the keyword is in Japanese or other languages)
 - For example, when I search "漆黒のダークヒーロー", the most relevant result (i.e. 漆黒のダークヒーロー~ヒーローに憧れた俺が、あれよあれよとラスボスに!? ~) isn't placed at the top of search results.
- Markdown syntax support for text formatting ...


Regarding the search, I think the main search feature should link to manga names and not recent releases.

Post #797457
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3:44 am, May 26 2022
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I honestly quite like the website design, especially because of the nostalgia and how reliably placed everything is. That being said, priority for certain manga in the reading list would be helpful, especially with tracking. I understand that I could have another list for manga I want to prioritize being updated on, but the reading list is the de facto add button on manga pages, and allowing for a priority system would help streamline tracking to not include endless amounts of useless lists that would clutter the list dashboard. Also, I couldn't find this particular topic anywhere in the forums, but allowing upgraded users to track their added series/authors/releases would help if mistakes were made in the addition request form. I wasn't sure if this was a decentralized feature that used less resources, but it would help updaters like me that send addition requests by bulk because of sporadic reading sessions. Also: adding a button to automatically request deleting a forum post from an admin instead of trying to catch their attention to delete since we can't delete our own posts.

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8:06 am, May 26 2022
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It it is indeed urgent that the UI will be updated. I've got a wide screen and the website barely uses a third of the screen. And a dark theme is also missing.

Another issue is the missing of updates. It's supposed to be the most important function of MU, but recently a lot of them are missing. Every release of a group should be here, including the ones that only release on an online reader (a general one that steals from other groups.)
A missing update from Swordmaster's Youngest Son from Webtoons (Line Webtoon) can be found in their canvas departement. An example of missing releases.

A suggestion I want to do for ages:
Is it possible to split the server in two, mangaupdates with the releases of scanlation groups and one that is specific made for information with all the releases of the publishers? The problem, a lot groups don't want to put their releases on MU, because it's a paradise for companies that want to put scanlation groups down with a DMCA.
I hope to have a full clean site with a lot of information that I can show around. And another site to do the scanlation stuff.
Off course the scanlation site can update with the main site.
This might be an opportunity, for example MU could get something out of it like with MAL.
For example MU would make a deal with Kodansha and gets some licenses. The fans that want to translate the stuff can do it without any problem and put it on MU. (Yeah, I'm daydreaming.)

Off course the backed also needs an update. A lot of stuff can be done with a program, so all licensed stuff can be added with an program that checks the website (or use the feed) and add automatically. Add a button for a release with something wrong with it. or so (max a week available).

Another issue is the difference in Licensed in English. I hope a difference in print and digital is made.
I was searching for half a day for a series, which semmed to have only a digital release (if you live outside the USA, then it is difficult the get the info on releases by publishers.)

Another one is the safety issue. Some scanlation groups add so many advertisement on their site that it starts to get dangerous. Certainly the ones with malware in them.

Another question, why are a lot of groups calling their group a scanlation group, while they don't need a scanner for their releases: (for example Reaper Scans, would be better with the name Reaper translations.) With this question doesn't fit here, but I hope that their will be some information what type a group is (scanlation group, translation group, license holder, etc.)

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Post #797461 - Reply to (#797443) by Suxinn
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10:38 am, May 26 2022
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making most of the options checkboxes, so I can select, say "Show results for Manga" and "Show results for Manhwa" at the same time, or "Show manga on my reading list" and "Show manga on my on hold list", etc., instead of having to do multiple separate searches

I agree with this for sure! Overall improvements to the advanced search would be very much appreciated.
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follow authors / artists

I agree with this as well!

I see all this mentioning of a Discord server, but what is it?

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12:11 pm, May 26 2022
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Quoting Hinokai, "the site does exactly what it is meant to, and it does it extremely well". The reason why I chose MU years ago and I've never gone anywhere else is because of its functional minimalism. The features are essential, the layout is intuitive, the website is easy to use. Plus, MU is perhaps the only website where you can find information about fantranslators.

That being said, something that could be added is a space for personal notes. Right now, if I want to write down how I feel about a certain manga, I can only do it publicly, in the comment section of the respective manga page. I'd like to be able to save my impressions in a private section of my lists.

Last edited by ForeignerChan at 3:23 am, May 28 2022

Post #797464
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3:05 pm, May 26 2022
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Well... the layout and design are good. No need to change something thats not a problem... as for what to add?... Mmm...... Maybe add links to Noveluodates within the same manga page? Its a thing thats some want to add to NU so they can also see the manga.

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Post #797466 - Reply to (#797454) by xhenriholimar
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Um... you can already do that. Since... years ago. You just need to click the number and type away.

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5:06 pm, May 26 2022
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The best feature on this site is definitely the advanced search feature due to the expansive tags, so I recommend focusing on improving that. A drop down autofill for the tags and titles would be greatly appreciated rather than having to consult the entire database. Chapter tracking is also rather clunky with the +10 -5 chapters on the series pages, so maybe look into how mangadex and novelupdates does it. Given how this site is focused on tracking manga releases, it's kind of weird that it isn't on the front page. I think it would be beneficial to have the front page be involved in discovering new manga, like a trendings list or a list based on seasonal anime releases.

Post #797468 - Reply to (#797454) by xhenriholimar
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5:29 pm, May 26 2022
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Quote from xhenriholimar
One thing that bothers me is the 5+ 1+ when you register where you are reading a manga. I won't say to remove that , but i would like if i could just type the number of the chapters.
So maybe add a button for that.

They do already have this in the Lists page itself, but having it on the actual manga page would be nice too, yes.

Also, not a suggestion, but I wanted to add that I prefer MU's method of updating lists more than NU's. I would hate to be restricted by scanlator releases, especially since I also buy volume releases and track my progress with those. I like being able to input my own volume/chapter number progress (though support for half chapters could be nice, if possible) instead of having to check off progress based on translator releases (a really bad UX decision on NU's part imo). In short, I hope the style of tracking won't change on MU.

Post #797473 - Reply to (#797468) by Suxinn
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7:47 pm, May 26 2022
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Sharing the desire for entering things like 12c as my current chapter. I imagine it would break some functionality on the site though, as I do like being able to use the +10/-5 buttons.

So you're aware NU does have the option for manual chapter count instead of release-based. It's a per list setting.

Post #797474 - Reply to (#797473) by kaloo
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7:54 pm, May 26 2022
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Yes, I am aware, but, as you mentioned, it's per list and not an individual setting, which I dislike. I organize my lists by demographic, not by reading method, so it feels awkward in general.

Also, the way NU is set up, the latest translation release is shown, not the latest chapter translated, so if there's a retranslation of a previously translated chapter, that's what shows up as the "latest update" on the lists, rather than the actual latest chapter. Again, this is bad UX design.

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