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Yes, updated downloads are back, finally.
But the usability has really regressed. In order to get to the updated ones, it requires a minimum of three link clicks and three page loads. Takes three times as long.
Whereas before, could get to them in a single click, now: 1) Click "Downloads" on the top (orange) bar. 2)Then click "Addons" in the Categories section 3) Finally, once that page loads, scroll down a bit and click the tiny "see updated" button on the left side of the page in the "New & updated" section. or (even more hassle) 1) Click "Downloads" on the top (orange) bar, as above 2) Then click the tiny "more" button beside the "New Downloads" button on the left of the page (not exactly obvious) 3) Then again, scroll down a bit and click the tiny "see updated" button on the left side of the page in the "New & updated" section.
As well, unlike before when every page with a mod on it had an "Updated" section on the right side of the page where you could head right to the updated mod section without a problem, now they do not. Only a "New Downloads" section on the right side of the page, which means you have go through one of the above convoluted processes again. Yes, the browser Back button works, but it doesn't work if you have bookmarked favorite mod pages. Thus making it hard to avoid having to perform one of the convoluted processes described above to get to the updated downloads.
You really need to bring back "Recently Updated Downloads" as its own section on the side of each page as this site used to have. If there is a lack of page room for it, get rid of the rather useless "Movers & Shakers" section and/or put that section someplace else.
As well add a "see updated" button (as what some areas now have as described above) to the "New Addons" section that appears on every mod page in order to access updated addons like you used to be able to here. Or add the updated addons in their own section of the page, as above.
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EDIT: tested it a bit more and was even more unimpressed. The updated downloads section (once you get to it) is only partially done and not done very well.
Click the tiny "see updated" button, you get a list of 20 addons that have been updated in the last day or so. The footer & header of the section contains "211 pages" currently along with number links and a "Next>" button. Click "2" or "Next>" and you might think you are getting to the next updated ones in chronological order. But no.
What happens when you click "2" or "Next>" is that it switches to a "Most Downloaded" category for some odd reason. Click any other number and you remain in the Most Downloaded section.
Highly illogical; this needs to be changed ASAP. As in when you click "Next>" or a page number, you actually get to more updated downloads, not any other variety.
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