amp-story-page-outlink button not appearing or delayed in Firefox

[d-goektas]

Description

Description
We are encountering an issue with the amp-story-page-outlink component in Web Stories. When stories are opened in modal view, the outlink button:

• Sometimes does not appear at all, or
• Appears with a significant delay

This issue is specific to Firefox (latest version) and does not occur in Google Chrome, where the button renders consistently and immediately.

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Expected Behavior
The amp-story-page-outlink button should appear immediately and reliably across all supported browsers, including Firefox.

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Actual Behavior
In Firefox:

• The button is often missing, or
• Appears only after a delay

In Chrome:

• The button appears immediately and as expected.

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Browsers Affected

• ✅ Google Chrome – Working as expected
• ✅ Safari – Working as expected
• ❌ Firefox (latest version) – Issue present

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Environment

• macOS Sequoia 15.3.2
• Chip: Apple M4 Pro
• Memory: 24 GB RAM
• Browser: Firefox (latest), Chrome (latest), Safari (latest)
• Component: amp-story-page-outlink
• Context: Web Stories rendered in modal view
• Story content is automatically generated from a feed (no manual editing)

Reproduction Steps

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open a Web Story in modal view.
2. Navigate to a page that includes the amp-story-page-outlink component.
3. Observe the behavior of the outlink button.

Relevant Logs

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OS(s) Affected

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Device(s) Affected

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AMP Version Affected

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[d-goektas]

Are there any updates here?

[erwinmombay]

@ychsieh can you take a look at this? thanks

[d-goektas]

Any updates here? @erwinmombay

[erwinmombay]

@d-goektas sorry. i missed this. do you have an example page or search term we can test out to trigger the issue?