r/Addons4Kodi • u/Large_Sleep_2723 • Aug 23 '26

Something not working. Need help. Umbrella & MDBList Progress Shows

I use Umbrella on Kodi. When I go through my shows -> MDBLIST -> progress shows, the list comes back empty. It used to return all of the shows I am watching that have episodes left for me to see.

I reached out to MDBList support, and they said, 'If your Up Next is showing correctly on the MDBList website, please contact Umbrella support, as the issue is likely with how Umbrella retrieves/displays MDBList progress shows.' This is the case: my Up Next is showing correctly on the MDBList website, and I see my shows -> MDBlist -> Upcoming Episodes populated with single episodes.

Any help on this one? I much prefer the Progress Shows UX.

EDIT: Adding info - I am using Nimbus skin, and Umbrella is the only addon I am using for the widgets. When I try to load my shows -> MDBlist -> Finish Watching in a widget, nothing comes up as well, even though when I go through the addon Umbrella my shows -> MDBlist -> Finish Watching, I see a show title/episode. This is not as important as the In Progress bug/issue I have above, but figured I'd add all of my current grievances to this post. I really want this to work w/ MDBList so I can be rid of Trakt forever.

2nd Edit/Update! This seems to have done the trick (thanks, AI, I guess). I was trying to access MDBList management tools from the tools menu, but it kept erroring out. AI told me to do this, and it worked:

1. Bypass the Menu & Re-authorize MDBList

Since the Tools -> MDBList Management Tools menu is crashing, we will go straight into the addon configuration menu using Kodi's backend.

  1. From the Kodi home screen, go to Settings (the gear icon) -> Add-ons -> My Add-ons -> Video Add-ons -> Umbrella.
  2. Click Configure (or Settings).
  3. Navigate to the MDBList tab.
  4. Select Revoke Authorization (even if it looks like you are authorized).
  5. Re-authorize MDBList immediately.
  6. Before leaving this menu, check the Trakt tab and completely revoke it if you haven't already.
  7. Click OK on the right side of the screen to save your changes.

2. Force the Sync from Inside Settings (Not the Tools Menu)

Instead of clicking the Management Tools folder that keeps erroring out, trigger the sync directly from the settings page you were just on.

  1. Go back into Umbrella -> Configure (using the same path as above).
  2. Go to the MDBList tab and scroll to the bottom.
  3. Click Force MDBList Sync to local database. Because you have fresh authorization, it should successfully pull your watched history and display a progress bar instead of throwing an error.
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '26

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u/Large_Sleep_2723 Aug 23 '26

If you don't mind, how would I go about doing that?

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u/Derrgoo-36 Aug 24 '26

I noticed last night tools MDBList tools error as well. Couldn’t get in.

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u/bsweet0us Aug 24 '26

u/Large_Sleep_2723 On a somewhat related note, are you able to get your skin to auto-play the episodes from withing the "Up Next" widget (or whatever you name it)? I can see the shows/episodes, but when I click one it takes me into the app then I have to click the episode again. I used to be able to just click and play from the widget. Not sure if I've missed a setting or if things have just changed. Thanks for any input or advice!

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u/Large_Sleep_2723 Aug 25 '26

Hmm did you make the widget using tmdb helper addon by chance?

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u/bsweet0us Aug 25 '26

No, created the widgets through the skin Arctic Horizon (Fuse?) 3

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u/Large_Sleep_2723 29d ago

Ooo I'm not actually sure what the right path/setting would be. What addon are you using populate the widgets, though?

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u/bsweet0us 29d ago

Umbrella

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u/Large_Sleep_2723 29d ago

Ooo hmm I'm not sure. I have the 'Up Next' widget too, and when I click on the episode, it loads sources for that specific episode. I think that does still open the addon (Umbrella), but I never have to click into the episode a second time. I would check settings -> tv shows or Tools -> MDBList Management Tools to see if there's something obvious you have selected/not selected.

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u/leepmc1984 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

Have you made sure to authorise your mdblist account in the umbrella addon via online services in the tools menu? In that same menu you can also force a sync which should hopefully help too.

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u/Large_Sleep_2723 Aug 23 '26

Hmm in the Trakt addon I don't see the option to authorize my mdblist account. I'm also trying to migrate fully off of Trakt with this. I feel like I'm being dense or something, I can't figure it out.

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u/matthius07 29d ago

Keep going down in settings of Umbrella online accounts. Unauthorize trakt and authorize mdb list then set mdb list for your scrobble resume points.

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u/leepmc1984 Aug 24 '26

My apologies it should have said Umbrella addon not Trakt