Subdeck not updating in published deck

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I have a deck for my practice questions that I published to ankihub. The issue is that it relies on sub decks to some degree. I recently added another subdeck after the initial push, and the subdeck appears for me, but not when my buddy refreshes. I have made sure all notes have been pushed to ankihub, and I have set the newest subdeck as the default location for new cards to be added.

My question is what do I need to do to push subdeck changes to ankihub?

Image of my deck structure:

Image of what subscribers see:

The AI keeps telling me I should see an upload/update button in the ankihub menu but that appears nowhere.

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You don’t need an extra “upload/update” button for this – for community decks, deck structure (including subdecks) is taken from whatever is on AnkiHub, not from each subscriber’s local deck layout. That’s why your new subdeck shows for you (your local tree) but not for your buddy (their local tree).

A few key points and things to try:

1. Subdecks are basically just names.

   • QBANK-014::OMSII::CS4 and QBANK-014::OMSII::GI2 are just different deck names.
   • AnkiHub mainly tracks notes + fields + tags, not how subscribers nest their decks.

2. Adding/renaming subdecks on your computer will not automatically “push” that deck tree to subscribers.

   • Your buddy’s deck list won’t reorder or get new subdecks unless:
     • They create the same subdeck name on their side, or
     • They move cards into a deck with that name.

3. How to get your buddy to match your structure:

   On your buddy’s Anki (subscriber):

   1. Make sure they’ve:
      • Run AnkiHub → Sync with AnkiHub, then
      • Tools → Check Database, then
      • Standard Anki sync (top‑right sync button).
   2. In the Decks screen, have them:
      • Manually create the missing subdeck (e.g. QBANK-014::OMSII::CS4), or
      • Move the appropriate cards into that deck:
        • Filter by tag or search (e.g. deck:"QBANK-014::OMSII" tag:CS4 or whatever you’re using to mark those cards),
        • Select all, then Change Deck to the new subdeck.

   Once cards exist in that subdeck name on their profile, it will appear in their deck list just like it does for you.

4. If you truly need a shared structure:

   • The recommended AnkiHub workflow is to use tags (e.g. QBANK-014::OMSII::CS4) to define sections and let each user decide their own deck/subdeck layout.
   • You can tell your buddy: “Create these decks and include cards with tag X/Y/Z,” so they can mirror your layout if they want.

5. About the missing “Upload/Update” button:

   • That button is only for creating or initially uploading a deck to AnkiHub.
   • After the deck is created, pushing note changes is done automatically when you edit notes and then use AnkiHub → Sync with AnkiHub. There is no separate “upload structure” button, and that’s expected.

If you like, you can share:

• The exact name of the new subdeck, and
• How you’re deciding which cards go into it (by tag, by search, etc.),

and I can suggest a precise step‑by‑step for your buddy to recreate your structure on their side with minimal hassle.

[MarcosZan]

Hello,

You need to tag the cards so they go into the correct subdeck. AnkiHub uses the AnkiHub_Subdeck tag to map cards to their respective subdecks. Take the MCAT deck as an example:

Once you have tagged the cards correctly and uploaded the changes to AnkiHub, your friends should also see the same subdeck organization. If you or your friends have the correct tags, but the cards are not appearing in the proper subdecks, go to the Anki Browser and click on this option:

Let me know if you need help with anything else!

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holy smokes, that is exactly it. Thank you so much for making it clear