octobercms/october · error · Error

Popover trigger element is not provided

Error message

Popover trigger element is not provided

What it means

Error "Popover trigger element is not provided" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/vuecomponents/popover/assets/js/popover.js:90

            if (this.in) {
                result += ' show ';
            }

            if (this.position === 'bottom-right') {
                result += ' placement-bottom placement-bottom-right';
            }

            return result;
        },

        isVisible() {
            return this.visible;
        }
    },
    methods: {
        show(triggerElement) {
            if (!triggerElement) {
                throw new Error('Popover trigger element is not provided');
            }

            this.offset.top = 0;
            this.offset.left = 0;

            this.visible = true;
            Vue.nextTick(_ => {
                this.in = true;
                this.loadPosition(triggerElement);
            });

            $(document.body).on('keydown', this.onKeyDown);
        },

        hide(byEscape) {
            $(document.body).off('keydown', this.onKeyDown);
            this.in = false;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/vuecomponents/popover/assets/js/popover.js:90 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a1459e5717e439b3. Report an issue: GitHub.