understandingwar.org shows end notes instead of main body
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Description
Moved from: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2051603
Environment:
Operating system: Windows
Firefox version: Firefox 152.0.3 (release)
Preconditions:
- Clean profile
Steps to reproduce:
- Navigate to: https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-27-2026/
- Trigger reader mode from the toolbar and observe
Expected Behavior:
Reader mode renders the page correctly
Actual Behavior:
Reader mode is broken
Notes:
- Reproducible on the latest Firefox Release and Nightly
- Reproducible regardless of the ETP setting
- Works as expected using Chrome
Created from webcompat-user-report:c6b45216-30e4-4a32-9819-72e2fd0bfdd1
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported URL in Firefox Reader Mode and compare the extracted content with Chrome's result. Trace why the main body is omitted and end notes are selected; the issue is resolved when the page's main article content renders correctly in Reader Mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100