Content and links in a Confluence page appear vertically
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Summary
Problem
Randomly, or after an installation of any add-on, links and, or content in a Confluence page may appear vertically.
There is no known error messages shown in the logs.
When editing:
When saved:
Diagnosis
Content and links appear vertically when the page is saved, but appears fine when editing.
Access Confluence directly by bypassing any proxy, and if the issue is fixed, then this is most likely what caused it.
Cause
If all other checks, like browser cache and safe mode has been checked, and the issue persist, then the issue might likely be caused by the proxy cache, or CDN (such as Cloudflare) settings.
Solution
Workaround
Bypass the proxy and access Confluence Data Center How to bypass a reverse proxy or SSL in Application Links.
Resolution
Clear, or flush the proxy cache and, or DNS.
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