# The Question List Covering 2026-06-03 to 2026-09-01 480 threads read this period, 480 of them new. Threads are counted per distinct account. Bots and pull requests are excluded. ## New this week ### 6 people: Why does SSO login fail on self-hosted instances? (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 > > 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 ### 2 people: Can OIDC authentication work over unencrypted HTTP? (new) - outline > @rlenferink no worries, thank you for filing the report ... i would still be staring at my screen wondering what was going on with FORCE_HTTPS … > - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5146746005), 2026-07-31 > 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 ### 2 people: Why do data export zip files contain duplicate 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 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: When will the patch release with the fix 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 ### 1 person: Why are edits not synced to the server before clicking done editing? (new) - outline > 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: Are security vulnerabilities documented in release notes? (new) - outline > @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: How can I create toggle headings inside existing headers? (new) - outline > > 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) - outline > > 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 does workspace export create invalid archive files? (new) - outline > 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 ## outline 25 standing asks ### 6 people: Why does SSO login fail on self-hosted instances? (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 > > 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 ### 2 people: Can OIDC authentication work over unencrypted HTTP? (new) > @rlenferink no worries, thank you for filing the report ... i would still be staring at my screen wondering what was going on with FORCE_HTTPS … > - [source](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/13180#issuecomment-5146746005), 2026-07-31 > 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 ### 2 people: Why do data export zip files contain duplicate 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 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: When will the patch release with the fix 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 ### 1 person: Why are edits not synced to the server before clicking done editing? (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: Are 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: How can I create toggle headings inside existing headers? (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 does workspace export create invalid archive files? (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 bypass embeddability checks? (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: Why does the MCP server handshake return an HTTP 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: Can the sticky table header background be made opaque instead of transparent? (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 is there a performance lag when scrolling large document trees in the sidebar? (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: Can hard line breaks be preserved 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 browser? (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 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 ### 1 person: Can users with manager role create subpages? (new) > When a user is added to a root page B of a collection A as a manager, the user can **not** create a subpage for … > - [Users in role "manager" cannot create subpages](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12624), 2026-06-08 ### 1 person: Why does copy and paste lose formatting and image links? (new) > Pasting content from the current document may lose formatting after inserting headings; after this point, pasting will always be plain text. Refreshing the page restores … > - [Copying in the document doesn't work properly in some cases.](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12626), 2026-06-08 ### 1 person: Why does Keycloak OIDC authentication fail after upgrading to version 1.8? (new) > After upgrading our Outline instance to version 1.8, users can no longer authenticate through Keycloak using OIDC. Before the upgrade, everything was working correctly. When … > - [Unable to authenticate with Keycloak using OIDC after upgrading to Outline 1.8](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12628), 2026-06-08 ### 1 person: Why does Microsoft OIDC authentication fail for new users in version 1.8.1? (new) > New** users cannot log in to our single OIDC (MS) Outline instance with version 1.8.1. This issue is not present in 1.8.0, nor does it … > - [OIDC (Microsoft) not working for new users in 1.8.1](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12630), 2026-06-08 ### 1 person: Can the API default collection permissions be aligned with UI private defaults? (new) > Creating a collection via the API (`POST /api/collections.create`) without specifying a `permission` returns a collection with `"permission": "read_write"` — open to the entir … > - [`collections.create` API defaults `permission` to `read_write`, but the UI defaults new collections to private](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12640), 2026-06-09 ### 1 person: Can drag and drop functionality for images in tables be restored? (new) > Drag-and-drop functionality for photos no longer works in tables. It worked perfectly before the latest updates (before 1.8) _No response_ _No response_ > - [Drag-and-drop functionality for images no longer works in tables.](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12642), 2026-06-09 ### 1 person: Why does the collections update API silently ignore description changes? (new) > Calling `POST /collections.update` with a new `description` value returns success and updates the `updatedAt` timestamp, but the collection's rendered landing-page content (`d … > - [collections.update: `description` is silently ignored after collection creation](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12646), 2026-06-09 ## 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: 480 - Read this period: 480 - Analysed: 480 - Maintainer posts excluded: 79 Source: GitHub. 480 threads analysed over 90 days. 79 posts by the project's own maintainers are excluded from every count.