What's New

Recent updates, improvements, and fixes on LearningFirst.

May 6, 2026

  • ImprovedCleaner subscriber cues—When you’re an active subscriber, a small blue “Subscriber” pill sits under your name in the top-right — and we stop reminding you about “Subscription-free content inside” on collection pages, since you already have full access.
  • ImprovedBundle pages link to the curator—On any bundle page, the “By {curator}” chip is now a link straight to that curator’s profile. The per-collection card also reads “Modules” instead of “Sections”, matching the rest of the product.
  • ImprovedSearch casts a wider net—Fuzzier matches now surface more relevant collections — we lowered the similarity floor so close-but-not-exact searches still come back with useful results.

May 5, 2026

  • NewMy Learning shows where you actually left off—Each in-progress collection now leads with the module you’re currently on (and its icon), not just a percentage. The progress bars moved into a Progress menu item — still one tap away when you want them.
  • ImprovedSidebar gets per-module progress + read-time—A thin progress line under each module shows how much you’ve covered, and each session lists an estimated “min read” so you can gauge how big a bite you’re about to take.
  • ImprovedOne-tap clear on the search bar—A small × appears whenever your query is non-empty — click it to start over without selecting and deleting.
  • ImprovedVocabulary tidied across the product—“Course” is gone from user-facing copy, “Sections” reads as “Modules” everywhere, and module subtitles now show under module titles for sharper context.

May 4, 2026

  • ImprovedMultiple-choice answers, just the answer—No more redundant “A)”, “B.”, or “(C)” prefixes baked into option text — the choice number is rendered separately, so the answer reads cleanly.
  • ImprovedModules read as a timeline—Module navigation in the sidebar now uses timeline-style dots: completed, current, and upcoming all visually distinct at a glance.
  • ImprovedPer-module illustrations—Pilot collections get unique SVG illustrations on each module — surfaced in both the read-collection sidebar and the collection overview, painted in graphite by default and brand-blue on the active module.
  • ImprovedMobile reading controls polished—The bottom menu lifted up to sit alongside the credits pill, with a refreshed pill style and a label — easier to find, easier to tap.

May 3, 2026

  • NewHighlights: save passages while you read—Select any text in a card and tap Highlight to save it. Saved highlights persist across visits and re-open in the same color. Tap any saved highlight and choose Clear to remove it.
  • NewShare an entire collection, a session, or one card—A new share menu in the reader gives you three scopes — each generates a clean preview image you can review before downloading or posting.
  • NewLogin your way: code, password, or 2FA—The login page now supports a one-time code, a password, or a two-factor flow — pick whichever fits your moment.
  • ImprovedNo more silently reading in the wrong language—When the collection’s primary language doesn’t match yours, you get a quick prompt to switch — instead of staring at machine-translated text without realizing.
  • ImprovedFilter cards by what’s left to do—The reading-mode filter now has five modes including “Unread” and “Unanswered” — drill down to exactly the cards still owed your attention.
  • ImprovedDrip-feeding emails, redone—The daily email got a top-to-bottom rebuild: cleaner header, dark-mode aware, video-card preview, sent from “LearningFirst Drip Feeding”, with a real reply-to address and translations for all 40 languages.
  • ImprovedPlaza’s Continue My Learning shows your module—Instead of a credit percentage, the thumbnail tells you which module you’re currently on — a more useful pointer when you’re trying to remember where to dive back in.

May 2, 2026

  • ImprovedSidebar reborn: two-pane sliding navigation—The sidebar now slides between two panes — Now-Reading (with each session listed inline) and the full module list. Tap a module to slide back; cursor and scroll position stay where you put them.
  • ImprovedReading controls grouped in the top-right—Credits running-tally pill, language switcher, fullscreen, and Notes / Ask AI all dock into a hover-expanding cluster up top — less chrome competing with the page, easier to reach when you want it.
  • ImprovedCleaner card chrome—The session/collection breadcrumb tucks into the card header, the bug-report link drops into the footer, and a jump-to-card scrubber sits next to the paginator for long collections.
  • ImprovedStay logged in longer—Login cookies refresh every time you open the app, so mobile sessions don’t time out on you between visits.

May 1, 2026

  • NewRead in 40 languages—Translation expanded from 4 to 40 languages — European, Asian, MENA, and African locales all shipping. Switch from the language menu and the entire collection translates instantly. AI-generated below the original four; quality may vary on less-common languages.
  • NewJump to any card with a scrubber—Long collections gain a scrubber next to the paginator — drag to fly straight to card 47 of 200 instead of clicking next a hundred times.

April 30, 2026

  • FixedMobile no longer logs you out—Login cookies now persist for 30 days with the right cross-site flags — the unexpected mobile auto-logout after a few minutes is fixed.

April 29, 2026

  • NewRead the question, not the pattern—Multiple-choice options now appear in a different order each time, so you can’t coast on “the answer is usually B.” Every quiz earns its keep — you have to actually engage with it. The order you see is locked in once you answer, so when you come back, the explanation lines up with what you picked.
  • FixedCards fit the screen now—On iPad and a few mobile setups, the card sometimes drifted past the bottom of the screen and the whole page scrolled. That’s gone — the card snugly fills whatever space is left after the credits bar, and only its inside content scrolls when needed.
  • FixediPad in landscape feels like a real desktop—If you turn your iPad sideways while reading, you now get the full desktop toolbar with side arrows and the Back button up top — instead of the compressed phone view that was sneaking in by mistake.

April 27, 2026

  • NewSee what a creator has made—Open any creator’s profile and you’ll find their published collections laid out as cards — easy to scan, easy to dive in. No more bouncing back to Plaza to find the next thing they wrote.
  • ImprovedYour profile shows what you’ve actually done—Three small badges next to your name now read in plain language: how many credits you’ve earned, how long your current streak is, and how many hours you’ve put into reading. No more decoding cryptic numbers stuck to your avatar.
  • Improved“What does Level 5 mean?” — answered—A new button on My Tracks opens a single screen that explains the whole system: what a track is, how credits accumulate, what each of the ten levels feels like, and where the bands sit between them. Curiosity satisfied in one place.
  • ImprovedYour reading week, at a glance—The weekly bar chart is now at the top of My Tracks in gold — a quick read on whether you’ve been at it lately. If your last eight weeks are quiet, you get a gentle “read a card to start the streak” prompt instead of a flat empty bar.

April 26, 2026

  • NewSmaller wins between the big ones—Every level now has four bands inside it — D, C, B, A. The next milestone is always close enough to feel real, even when the next level is still hours away. You’ll move D → C in a single sitting.
  • NewA real moment when you level up—Crossing into a new band lights up a sky-blue medal; crossing a full level brings out the gold trophy. Both pop up in the center of the card, name the track you just advanced in, and let you keep reading after a few seconds — earned, not noisy.
  • ImprovedYou’re ranked from day one—No more “not yet ranked.” The moment you log in, you’re Level 0 Band D — and your first card moves the needle. The whole ladder is visible from the start instead of waiting for you to “qualify.”
  • FixedMatching and fill-in-the-blank quizzes show up reliably—A handful of cards used to look blank — empty boxes where the options should be. Those now render correctly. On the rare card where the data is genuinely missing, you’ll see a clear note instead of a confusing void.

April 21, 2026

  • NewEarn credits as you read—Each card awards a fraction of a credit when you finish it, with a small toast and a circular progress ring tracking your cumulative take. Pass a collection exam for a bonus, and hit milestones for extra recognition.
  • ImprovedPlaza respects what publishers share—Collections only appear on the Plaza and public search when the creator explicitly flags them as discoverable. Private links and drafts stay private.

April 19, 2026

  • ImprovedReading controls redesigned for phones—On touch devices, the read-collection toolbar collapses into a single menu button — the whole screen goes to content. Tap the menu for Back, card filter, Star/Notes/Ask-AI, fonts, language, and settings.
  • ImprovedCompact pager under every card—On phones, card navigation lives in a clean row below the card: prev/next arrows flanking an N/M position indicator with first- and last-card shortcuts. Desktop keeps the full dot grid.
  • FixedSpelling quizzes start fresh every time—Hints-left counter and typed letters now reset properly when you move between spelling cards — no stale progress bleeding over from the previous quiz.

April 18, 2026

  • NewProgressive hints for spelling quizzes—Stuck on a word? Tap Hint to reveal letters in four tiers — first letter, then last, then half the middle letters, then the whole word. Up to four hints per quiz.

April 17, 2026

  • NewKey questions and key concepts preview—Each collection’s detail page now surfaces the core questions it answers and the ideas it teaches — right above the table of contents — so you can size up what you’ll learn before opening it.
  • ImprovedClearer language switcher—The language toggle moved to the top-right of the reader with a globe icon, so it’s easier to spot when you want to read in another language.
  • FixedSteadier non-MC quiz rendering—Sentence-completion, matching, and word-spelling quizzes now render reliably, persist your answer, and keep their state when you navigate between cards.

April 16, 2026

  • NewThree new quiz types—Collections can now include sentence-completion (fill blanks from a word bank), word-spelling (type the word letter by letter), and matching (pair left items with right) — alongside the classic multiple choice.
  • ImprovedFollow us in more places—TikTok, YouTube, and Substack links joined X and Instagram in the About footer and the avatar dropdown.

April 15, 2026

  • NewGold-quotes carousel on collection pages—The right column of every collection rotates through hand-picked pull-quotes — a short insight up top and richer context underneath. Hover to pause, click to advance, or let it read itself to you.
  • NewSee the credits and tracks each collection feeds—Collection pages now say exactly what you’ll earn — “Earn N credits in Subject A and Subject B” — with colored pills that separate credit rewards (amber) from mastery tracks (blue).
  • NewWalkaway takeaways at the end of a collection—A new Walkaway section surfaces concrete artifacts — frameworks, checklists, tools — that you leave with after finishing, so the value is tangible and reusable.
  • ImprovedGenre pills for faster browsing—Collection cards and detail pages show genre tags as small uppercase pills, making it easier to scan for the kind of reading you’re in the mood for.
  • ImprovedConsistent page footer—Finite public pages end with a unified editorial footer — social links, legal, and an understated sign-off — so navigation is always one scroll away.

April 14, 2026

  • NewGuided tour for first-time readers—Open any collection for the first time and a short tour points out the contents panel, navigation, fullscreen mode, and the Ask-AI panel. Completion is remembered across devices so it never nags you twice.
  • NewWhat’s New page—This page. Curated release notes for every meaningful change — reachable from the footer and the user dropdown, with a small dot to flag anything you haven’t read yet.
  • ImprovedFollow us on X and Instagram—Official social links in the About footer and the user dropdown. We’ll post release notes, feature demos, and behind-the-scenes work there.

April 13, 2026

  • NewPlaza, reimagined—A three-lane layout with Editor’s Picks (curated bundles with editorial intros), Featured Curators (publisher cells with a hero cover and sample collections), and Latest — so there’s always a thoughtful next thing to open.
  • NewPick your reading font—Inside any collection, toggle between Modern, Classic, and Techy. Your choice persists across sessions.
  • ImprovedRicher collection headers—Collection pages now show a sub-title, section sub-titles in the outline, brand-colored stat numbers, and a combined stats + actions row so the header reads in one pass.
  • ImprovedQuieter, smarter starring—You’re now asked to answer a quiz before starring it. Your Starred Items page renders the option you picked and flags it green or red against the correct answer.
  • ImprovedSession cover scaling and scroll—Cover-card fonts shift with your reading size, the reading card fills the viewport again, and long content scrolls inside the card with a persistent breadcrumb at the bottom.
  • ImprovedAbout page refresh and new landing—A pull-quote banner, clearer problem/solution framing, and the Explore-the-Plaza CTA. First-time visitors now land on About instead of Plaza.

April 12, 2026

  • ImprovedCleaner collection cards—Grid cards use a 5:7 cover ratio, a slimmer footer with avatar + author, and show the collection’s sub-title at a glance.
  • ImprovedConsistent naming: Sections and Sessions—Renamed user-facing terminology across the product — Group→Section and Stack/Post→Session — so labels match the way we actually talk about content.

Earlier improvements predate this changelog — we started keeping track here, but the work behind LearningFirst stretches further back.