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        • Turned off "Show Line Numbers" but the line-number gutter is still there
        • Set a Title in the Browse GitHub picker but no heading appears on the page
        • Turned "Show Border" off (or on) and the file looks exactly the same
        • Re-picked the file through Browse GitHub and my Show Border / Show Line Numbers choices reset, and m
        • Pasted a link with a line range like #L10-L20 but the whole file is shown
        • Pasted a GitHub URL and it did not turn into a macro
        • Pasted a link like github.com/owner/repo/blob/refs/heads/main/file.md and the macro is broken
        • Logged-out readers see a sign-in notice instead of the file
        • Disconnect button does nothing
        • GitHub asks me to authorise again every single time, even though I already connected
        • Connection stopped working and I have to reconnect from scratch
        • File on the page changed even though nobody edited the Confluence page
        • Macro shows an error, and the file used to be there
        • Filtered search by File Type "ts" (or "py") as the help text suggests and got no results
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        • There is a Description setting but I cannot find anywhere to type one, and nothing shows
        • Cannot find the GitHub macro in Capable's macro list, the command palette, or the automation "Insert
        • Readers see "Connect a GitHub account with access to this repository to view this file"
        • Admin wants to connect GitHub once on behalf of the whole site, and cannot find the setting
        • Macro cannot find a file in a repository that still uses "master"
        • Cannot choose a different branch in the Browse GitHub picker
        • Cannot find a public repository I do not belong to in the picker
        • Cannot filter search for image files
        • Macro says none of my accounts have access, but I am certain I do
        • Cannot find a "Connections" area on the Capable → Github page
      • Something is missing or looks wrong
        • Branch or a folder entry I expect is missing from the picker
        • Just added a GitHub macro but the page does not appear in search or in the Github catalogue
        • Byline is missing everywhere, or in one space
        • Exported the page to PDF or Word and the GitHub file is missing, with no explanation
        • Macro shows "This file is empty"
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      • GitHub for Confluence FAQ

Authentication model

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Everyone connects their own GitHub account. Each connection belongs to one person and one GitHub account. There is no shared connection for the whole site, so there's nothing for an admin to set up.

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OAuth scopes requested

Another connection.

Consent behaviour

Another connection.

Integrations

Every connection.

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