# 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 is the SSO login session not recognized by the app? (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: Why can't Outline be hosted via plain HTTP without HTTPS? (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 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: Why does the sidebar open 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 ### 1 person: Can document security vulnerabilities be included 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: Why does the MCP server handshake return HTTP 500? (new) - outline > 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) - outline > 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) - outline > 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) - outline > 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 not preserved when copying or exporting? (new) - outline > 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 ## outline 25 standing asks ### 3 people: Why is the SSO login session not recognized by the app? (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: Why can't Outline be hosted via plain HTTP without HTTPS? (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 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: Why does the sidebar open 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 ### 1 person: Can document security vulnerabilities be included 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: Why does the MCP server handshake return HTTP 500? (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 not preserved when copying or exporting? (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 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 the 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 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: Why don't API default collection permissions match 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: Why is drag and drop for images in tables not working? (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 ### 1 person: Why do invisible characters appear when copying text with cursors? (new) > When copying text from an Outline document that is being edited by multiple users, invisible characters can be included in the copied text if the … > - [Invisible characters are included when copying text that contains a collaborator cursor](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12651), 2026-06-10 ### 1 person: Can different list types be nested via formatting menu buttons? (new) > The text formatting buttons do not allow list nesting for unordered list in an ordered list and vice versa. You can nest unordered list in … > - [Unable to nest different lists](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12653), 2026-06-10 ### 1 person: Why does the copy public link button fail to copy to clipboard? (new) > The copy public link button in the Share menu does not copy the public link to the clipboard. \Image - [Copy Public Link Button Not Working](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12654), 2026-06-10 ### 1 person: Why does Azure AD authentication reject unverified email addresses? (new) > Hello dear maintainers. I have a selfhosted Outline deployed and Azure AD integration for login. Recently a new user trying to join Outline with Azure … > - [Azure AD - Your email address has not been verified by Microsoft](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12657), 2026-06-10 ### 1 person: Why is drag and drop reordering of text blocks not working? (new) > Dragging and dropping blocks (like headings or text blocks) to re-order them does not work. The blocks can be clicked on, but dragging them … > - [Drag and drop of blocks does not work](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12658), 2026-06-10 ### 1 person: Why does downloading pages return HTTP 500? (new) > img width="1902" height="861" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5307b7c4-a61b-4da5-835f-86428adc7120" /> _No response_ _No response_ _No response_ > - [Downloading a page returns Error 500](https://github.com/outline/outline/issues/12661), 2026-06-11 ## 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 - Could not be classified, excluded: 1 - Analysed: 480 - Maintainer posts excluded: 82 Source: GitHub. 480 threads analysed over 90 days. 82 posts by the project's own maintainers are excluded from every count. 1 could not be classified and are excluded from every count.