Platform(s): website Description of need: Anyone can edit an observation field (unless restricted by the observer), but currently it only displays who added the field. It can be hard to tell if the field’s value is the original or if it has been edited by someone. If someone wanted to thank who up…

This has been implemented: [image]

Made a github issue here: https://github.com/inaturalist/inaturalist/issues/4184

Does editing an observation field no longer generate a notification?

Generate a notification for whom? The owner of the observation? The person who originally added the field?

Whenever I edit an observation field (whether or not I was the one who added it), I’d get a notification saying that I edited the field: [171] I edited some fields last night (an example: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263092528 ) to test out the new section and I didn’t receive any noti…

I think I just solved my problem: I wasn’t following the observations of those that I edited the fields of. Sorry!

Add 'Last Edited' Section to Observation Fields

Feature Requests

Topic		Replies	Views
Change the 'editability' of observation fields on individual observations Feature Requests	6	387	June 22, 2024
Adding or editing observation fields reports wrong user Bug Reports	35	2324	August 17, 2025
‘Last Edited’ Section for Observation Fields isn't Appearing Bug Reports web , staff-can-replicate , observation-field	2	100	October 17, 2025
Received notification for my own action adding an observation field Bug Reports web	4	119	January 28, 2026
Show a record of an observer's edits on an observation Feature Requests	4	176	August 21, 2024

Add 'Last Edited' Section to Observation Fields

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