when you download a new mod, you do so from the mod section, meaning the game restarts itself when you leave the section, not in he middle of the game

It is for modders (ones that create mods), not mod-users. If you create mods of average complexity, will understand what is the benefit.

When I’m making changes to a mod and want to test them, I need to reload the game to load the changes into the game. Since I’m not directly using the mod manager, I have to manually reload the game. Having a button to do this makes it a bit easier to test changes.

oh, ok, sorrry, didnt understand, thanks