# "Topic Footer" "Flag" button broken

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134 "2016-05-12T17:10:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134/1 "2016-05-12T17:10:24Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/d/adbd0e0f00f047358e29c3408ef3873ba9137861.png)

## Steps to reproduce

1. Visit any open topic
2. Scroll to bottom
3. Click “Flag” button

### Expected

- Modal dialog to be displayed

### Actual

- No visual change
- Error in console.

## Additional Info

Console displays `Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined`

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/c/0/c0f977759656f336fd93c91a0e1ece9569d6ac21_2_690x48.png)

Pretty printing source displays:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/6/86dd4cbaed42a3c88208a3755e4700a6980c584c.png)

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134/2 "2016-05-12T17:53:13Z")

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Fixed via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6d2b85d5e54084a7157fbf2314b9f667948daa55](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6d2b85d5e54084a7157fbf2314b9f667948daa55)

Thanks for detailed bug report @DeanMarkTaylor 👍

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134/3 "2016-05-12T17:53:16Z")

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