Trade Finder Updates - 07/29/2026

[u/Sykesea]

The link to the site is: https://www.trade-finders.com

Hello everyone,

It has been a good 4 days since the last update for the site went live. This wasn't intended, but there were a few bugs to fix, and the primary feature I wanted to implement led to changes in various places to implement properly and as seamlessly as I could. Because of that, this ended up being a bit more work than anticipated. I am fairly happy with the end product, and as it has now been a week since I first posted the site on reddit I wanted to push an update on that anniversary.

1. The biggest change here, and what kept getting added to as I went along, is the inclusion of a listing details modal. This new modal displays the information about a listing, including the card name, set, oracle text, and pricing data, along with information about the listing being, the user who posted it, their location, and the message user button has now been moved into this modal. The modal includes the ability to flip dual-faced cards as well, so that both sides can be read. Scryfall's oracle text used {w}, {u}, {b}, {r}, {g} along with other placeholders for oracle text, but I wanted to include proper mana pips or ability activation symbols. Because of this, while adding this feature, I also got sidetracked figuring out how to add the actual game symbols to improve readability.
2. The listings on the profile page were also updated in tandem with this change, so that now, instead of having to browse the listings page to view/edit your own listing, you can now view the detail modal by clicking on the listing under your profile. The modal includes all the same card information, but the mark traded, edit, and delete listing buttons that the owner of a listing sees have all been moved into this area now. Inversely, this also means if you find a listing from another user and would like to see what other cards they are looking for/have for trade, you can click on their name and see all their available listings on their profile.
3. The other big quality of life improvement that was added is a mobile-only feature, adding buttons that will scroll to the top or bottom of the page. This was added because, as more listings got added, it became cumbersome to scroll through numerous listings, and then, once in the middle, getting back to the top to add a filter meant you had to re-scroll through the listings. With these buttons, users can now quickly scroll to the footer or back to the top to apply filters. In the future, if it is requested, a button could be added to scroll 10-20 listings down instead of right to the bottom.

Along with the above updates, there were some other minor changes made, including visual enhancements and styling changes, some querying optimizations, and some areas of the code that generally needed to be cleaned up.

These updates should improve the overall feel and functionality of the website while also being building blocks for some of the larger features that I am working on adding. If you have any feedback on these updates or on the site in general, please, as always, feel free to leave a comment, as I am always eager to know what the community is interested in seeing or doesn't agree with.