Hi! I searched to see if these had already been suggested and did not find them, so I wanted to share two QoL ideas related to update visibility.

TL;DR

1. Add a “Last Progress Update” date to Reading, Hold, and Unfinished lists that reflects when chapter or volume progress was last changed (not ratings or other activity).
2. On series pages, indicate what section was updated when showing “Last Updated” (for example, description, chapter count, categories).

Both would improve clarity for long-term tracking.

Full suggestion

1. User list tracking (reading progress only)

Complete and Wish lists show a “Date Changed” column, while Reading, Hold, and Unfinished lists only show the last chapter or volume read. This makes it difficult to tell when a series was last actively updated.

I suggest adding a “Last Progress Update” (or similar) column to those lists that reflects when chapter or volume progress was last changed. The existing progress column could remain unchanged. This is intentionally scoped to reading progress only, not ratings or status changes.

This would help distinguish active reads from series that have not been touched in years, and would also make it easier to track manga alongside regular books in tools like Goodreads or StoryGraph.

2. Series metadata update transparency

Series pages display "Last Updated: Date/timestamp - X days/months/Years ago,” but do not indicate what was updated. It would be helpful to show the general area that changed (such as description, chapter count, categories, or licensing). No before or after values needed.

This would add clarity, especially for older series where an update might suggest new licensing, a spin-off, or other meaningful changes.

Additional context from testing

From testing my lists, “Date Changed” appears to reflect either a list change or a progress update, whichever happened most recently. In some cases, older list cleanups (moving series to different lists) override visibility into when reading progress last occurred. This is still valuable content since it can reflect when a series was completed, dropped, or put on hold, but it does lose the detail of when read progress of a series was made.

A progress-specific date would help separate reading activity from organizational changes. Much of this already works well with custom lists, with the main limitation being the default Read list, which cannot change type.