# The Question List

Covering 2026-06-03 to 2026-09-01
480 threads read this period, 0 of them new. Threads are counted per distinct account. Bots and pull requests are excluded.

## New this week

### 3 people: Why does SSO login fail on self-hosted instances? (new) - outline

> > Hi Tom, > > thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4926178631), 2026-07-09

> > Hi Tom, > > thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4925654829), 2026-07-09

> Hi Tom, thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted instances with SSO …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4925599412), 2026-07-09

### 2 people: Can OIDC authentication work over unencrypted HTTP? (new) - outline

> Thanks for confirming my request @edelan7 ! @tommoor do you see it as an option that Outline can be hosted via HTTP? Potentially via a …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5145308490), 2026-07-31

> Welp, this kills Outline for me :( . My instance is completely disconnected from the internet and now I have to fiddle with https? Oh …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5143231674), 2026-07-31

### 2 people: Why do data export zip files contain duplicate file entries? (new) - outline

> Exporting a (large) collection to Markdown produces a `.zip` in which every file and folder entry is present twice. Archive tools report the archive as …
> - [Collection export to Markdown produces a ZIP with every entry duplicated and an invalid end-of-archive](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12891), 2026-07-04

> At least with Markdown, all files are duplicated in data export ZIP file: No duplicate files. 1. Export data as Markdown 2. Download and inspect …
> - [Duplicate files in data export ZIP file](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12666), 2026-06-11

### 2 people: Can I render LaTeX formulas correctly in PDF downloads? (new) - outline

> This formula I copied to the outline document, why doesn't it render?： \[ I_{\\text{camera}} \\rightarrow M_{\\text{person}} \\rightarrow I_{\\text{person}}=I_{\\text{ …
> - [This formula I copied to the outline document, why doesn't it render?](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13076), 2026-07-21

> LaTEx (relatively basic) formulas are not correctly rendered when document is downloaded in PDF format. Formulas : U_{moy} = \\frac{1}{3}\\left(|U_{1,2}| + |U_{ …
> - [LaTex formulas not correctly rendered at PDF download](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12936), 2026-07-08

### 2 people: Why does Mermaid diagram rendering look strange? (new) - outline

> This issue may be related to #10137 and the fix introduced in #11060, but the problem is still reproducible on Outline 1.9.2 specifically in read- …
> - [Mermaid links are intercepted by the lightbox in read-only mode](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13275), 2026-08-03

> The diagram still appears strange. My example. \<img width="600" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be77fca6-0baa-41c2-ba5f-36d26575b69e" /> Your examp …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12812#issuecomment-4937900799), 2026-07-10

### 2 people: Can I disable the sidebar from opening during text selection? (new) - outline

> The guard should probably check both `window.getSelection()?.isCollapsed` and active pointer state, because selection may briefly collapse when the drag crosses element bounda …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12962#issuecomment-4942571295), 2026-07-11

> When selecting text on a narrow screen (side by side tabs), if the cursor nears the edge of the screen, the side bar opens. This …
> - [Disable sidebar open during text selection](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12962), 2026-07-11

### 2 people: Why does text compress when images are aligned? (new) - outline

> Hi Team, It seems when you resize the image, it stops following alignment. \<img width="1105" height="645" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/ …
> - [resized Image does not follow Alignment](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13271), 2026-08-03

> Since 1.9.1, images that are left or right aligned are causing text to only be 1-2 characters wide. Maybe related to the #12902 fix …
> - [Left or right aligned images compress text](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12979), 2026-07-13

### 2 people: Why did OIDC login stop working after the update? (new) - outline

> @tommoor thanks for the quick reply! As I am a new Outline user, I started with version `1.9.2`. That version gave the error described in …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5150716003), 2026-08-01

> Hi there, On my test instance, after migrated to version 1.9.x (1.9.1 tested too), I can't use OIDC to login anymore. I use Authentik …
> - [OIDC not working anymore since 1.9.x update](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12986), 2026-07-13

### 2 people: When will the patch release be available? (new) - outline

> @tommoor, any idea when this fix will be merged and released?
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12973#issuecomment-5201725578), 2026-08-06

> Hi Tom, any chance this fix will land soon in a patch release?
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12986#issuecomment-4998705512), 2026-07-17

### 2 people: Can you hide private document titles from users without read access? (new) - outline

> Was this document ever in a shared collection then moved to private? I'm wondering if it's a stale cache issue. If not, this is a …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13205#issuecomment-5133964158), 2026-07-30

> A private document belonging to another user appeared within my Home\\Popular page. I took a screenshot which shows the document is private. When clicking …
> - [Revoked access doc retained in local store](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13205), 2026-07-30

## outline

25 standing asks

### 3 people: Why does SSO login fail on self-hosted instances? (new)

> > Hi Tom, > > thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4926178631), 2026-07-09

> > Hi Tom, > > thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4925654829), 2026-07-09

> Hi Tom, thank you for the great feature. Updated & tried it but I think there is an issue regarding self hosted instances with SSO …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12742#issuecomment-4925599412), 2026-07-09

### 2 people: Can OIDC authentication work over unencrypted HTTP? (new)

> Thanks for confirming my request @edelan7 ! @tommoor do you see it as an option that Outline can be hosted via HTTP? Potentially via a …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5145308490), 2026-07-31

> Welp, this kills Outline for me :( . My instance is completely disconnected from the internet and now I have to fiddle with https? Oh …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5143231674), 2026-07-31

### 2 people: Why do data export zip files contain duplicate file entries? (new)

> Exporting a (large) collection to Markdown produces a `.zip` in which every file and folder entry is present twice. Archive tools report the archive as …
> - [Collection export to Markdown produces a ZIP with every entry duplicated and an invalid end-of-archive](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12891), 2026-07-04

> At least with Markdown, all files are duplicated in data export ZIP file: No duplicate files. 1. Export data as Markdown 2. Download and inspect …
> - [Duplicate files in data export ZIP file](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12666), 2026-06-11

### 2 people: Can I render LaTeX formulas correctly in PDF downloads? (new)

> This formula I copied to the outline document, why doesn't it render?： \[ I_{\\text{camera}} \\rightarrow M_{\\text{person}} \\rightarrow I_{\\text{person}}=I_{\\text{ …
> - [This formula I copied to the outline document, why doesn't it render?](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13076), 2026-07-21

> LaTEx (relatively basic) formulas are not correctly rendered when document is downloaded in PDF format. Formulas : U_{moy} = \\frac{1}{3}\\left(|U_{1,2}| + |U_{ …
> - [LaTex formulas not correctly rendered at PDF download](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12936), 2026-07-08

### 2 people: Why does Mermaid diagram rendering look strange? (new)

> This issue may be related to #10137 and the fix introduced in #11060, but the problem is still reproducible on Outline 1.9.2 specifically in read- …
> - [Mermaid links are intercepted by the lightbox in read-only mode](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13275), 2026-08-03

> The diagram still appears strange. My example. \<img width="600" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be77fca6-0baa-41c2-ba5f-36d26575b69e" /> Your examp …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12812#issuecomment-4937900799), 2026-07-10

### 2 people: Can I disable the sidebar from opening during text selection? (new)

> The guard should probably check both `window.getSelection()?.isCollapsed` and active pointer state, because selection may briefly collapse when the drag crosses element bounda …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12962#issuecomment-4942571295), 2026-07-11

> When selecting text on a narrow screen (side by side tabs), if the cursor nears the edge of the screen, the side bar opens. This …
> - [Disable sidebar open during text selection](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12962), 2026-07-11

### 2 people: Why does text compress when images are aligned? (new)

> Hi Team, It seems when you resize the image, it stops following alignment. \<img width="1105" height="645" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/ …
> - [resized Image does not follow Alignment](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13271), 2026-08-03

> Since 1.9.1, images that are left or right aligned are causing text to only be 1-2 characters wide. Maybe related to the #12902 fix …
> - [Left or right aligned images compress text](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12979), 2026-07-13

### 2 people: Why did OIDC login stop working after the update? (new)

> @tommoor thanks for the quick reply! As I am a new Outline user, I started with version `1.9.2`. That version gave the error described in …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5150716003), 2026-08-01

> Hi there, On my test instance, after migrated to version 1.9.x (1.9.1 tested too), I can't use OIDC to login anymore. I use Authentik …
> - [OIDC not working anymore since 1.9.x update](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12986), 2026-07-13

### 2 people: When will the patch release be available? (new)

> @tommoor, any idea when this fix will be merged and released?
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12973#issuecomment-5201725578), 2026-08-06

> Hi Tom, any chance this fix will land soon in a patch release?
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12986#issuecomment-4998705512), 2026-07-17

### 2 people: Can you hide private document titles from users without read access? (new)

> Was this document ever in a shared collection then moved to private? I'm wondering if it's a stale cache issue. If not, this is a …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13205#issuecomment-5133964158), 2026-07-30

> A private document belonging to another user appeared within my Home\\Popular page. I took a screenshot which shows the document is private. When clicking …
> - [Revoked access doc retained in local store](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13205), 2026-07-30

### 2 people: Why does offline editing crash on specific documents? (new)

> I just realized that the same thing happened when you accessed the document's history.
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12795#issuecomment-5412924979), 2026-08-25

> When I try to go to a certain document, the "offline" icon shows in the bottom right and I can't make edits of the document. …
> - [\[onAuthenticate\] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'push')](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13564), 2026-08-25

### 1 person: Why are edits not synced to the server before clicking done? (new)

> Indeed, when looking at it in another browser (completely different browser- one is brave/chromium the other is firefox), the edits show real-time in …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13464#issuecomment-5351979954), 2026-08-20

### 1 person: Why aren't security vulnerabilities documented in release notes? (new)

> @tommoor I understand the logic, I guess what i'm saying is that it would be beneficial to update the release notes to add a mention …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12825#issuecomment-4800868191), 2026-06-25

### 1 person: Can I limit toggle heading collapse to the next sibling heading? (new)

> > In this case you're trying to create a toggle heading inside of an existing heading - we can special case this, but the idea …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12942#issuecomment-4924794907), 2026-07-09

### 1 person: Why don't webhooks trigger on comments or attachments? (new)

> > Did the webhook arrive delayed or not at all? It never arrived. I added logging to my app to log all incoming requests and …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12958#issuecomment-4957969641), 2026-07-13

### 1 person: Why is the exported workspace zip file invalid? (new)

> When you download it and open it with WinRAR, it will tell you about an unknown archive end. So it is reproduced.
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12891#issuecomment-4939452067), 2026-07-10

### 1 person: Can self-hosted users allow arbitrary embeds? (new)

> > The server checks if the link you're pasting is embeddable, if it will error when embedded then the option is not available. Whether the …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/11862#issuecomment-5087994398), 2026-07-27

### 1 person: How can I prevent edit users from escalating permissions via sharing? (new)

> Not really a good choice in my opinion, but if it's the decision I'll have to work around it It's bad that I will have …
> - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13573#issuecomment-5446096464), 2026-08-27

### 1 person: Why does the MCP server handshake return a 500 error? (new)

> POST /mcp returns 500 Internal Server Error on the notifications/initialized message every client sends right after initialize. Since that's a required lifecycle step, the …
> - [MCP server returns HTTP 500 on notifications/initialized, breaking the handshake for all spec-compliant clients](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12572), 2026-06-03

### 1 person: Can the webhook URL validation limit be increased beyond 255 characters? (new)

> img width="527" height="176" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7df59b83-eb36-48c0-b7aa-43a05689377b" /> The webhook URL field currently appears to …
> - [Webhook URL validation limit of 255 characters prevents use of valid production endpoints](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12581), 2026-06-04

### 1 person: Why is the sticky table header background transparent instead of opaque? (new)

> The sticky table header (from #11352) has a semi-transparent background, so rows scrolling beneath it bleed through and both become unreadable where they overlap. …
> - [Sticky table header is semi-transparent — rows show through when scrolling](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12583), 2026-06-04

### 1 person: Why does scrolling large document trees in the sidebar lag? (new)

> The left sidebar still becomes noticeably janky when scrolling after expanding a large number of document nodes. Chrome Performance traces show that the native `wheel` …
> - [Sidebar large document tree scrolling lags](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12589), 2026-06-05

### 1 person: Why are hard line breaks lost when copying or exporting content? (new)

> There is an inconsistency between how the WYSIWYG editor handles hard line breaks and how they are serialized when copying or exporting content. The editor …
> - [Hard Line Break](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12595), 2026-06-05

### 1 person: Why do code blocks render as diagrams in Safari? (new)

> In Safari browser, when add a code block using /, it automatically becomes a diagram (see screenshot). This doesn't happen in Chrome or desktop app. …
> - [Code block becomes a diagram in Safari](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12596), 2026-06-05

### 1 person: Why does the API break markdown links in tables during document updates? (new)

> Similar to #12510 and #1286 the updateDocument API call breaks Markdown links in tables. Links look exactly like the screenshot in #1286 after multiple updates. …
> - [API documentUpdate breaks Markdown links in tables](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12613), 2026-06-07

## The numbers behind this report

Every line above counts DISTINCT people, never posts. Each is linked to the public page it came from, so you can check any of them in one click.

- New this period: 0
- Read this period: 480
- Analysed: 480
- Maintainer posts excluded: 74

Source: GitHub. 480 threads analysed over 90 days. 74 posts by the project's own maintainers are excluded from every count.
