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Re: When does my course "updated"?
Hi Eliana,
While I do understand the reasons for not sharing the exact criteria publicly, I think that some guidelines should be provided.
I've just added 14 Quiz questions to my course and 'Last updated' has stayed the same - now I'm wondering if it needs time to refresh or 14 Quiz questions (which is not a small amount of work and I honestly think it's not "gaming the system") aren't enough for updating the 'Last updated' field.
Best,
Predrag
EDIT: new date appeared!
Re: When does my course "updated"?
This is starting to get frustrating. I uploaded one genuinely new, 2 min video which took me 3 hrs to prepare, shoot and edit, edited course subtitle, edited course description, added 2 new quiz questions and deleted one lecture.
How do you classify such actions other than an update? And my course is still not showing as updated.
"Last updated" is a valuable information to the student. So much so, that Udemy product team decided to build some criteria around it to qualify updates. It's asymmetrical power dynamic to withhold that information from instructor community. I think there should be more transparency from Udemy about rules it uses to display and promote our courses, especially since they affect our sales.
Also, as mentioned, it took me over 3 hrs to update my course - Udemy algorithms have no idea about that effort - all it sees is a 2 min video and some minor updates here and there. I find it frustrating that I'm putting my valuable time in, yet the computer says no.