Bootstrap modal: is not a function

Question

I have a modal in my page. When I try to call it when the windows load, it prints an error to the console that says :

$(...).modal is not a function

This is my Modal HTML :

<div class="modal fade" id="prizePopup" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
    <div class="modal-content">
        <div class="modal-header">
            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">
                &times;
            </button>
            <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">
                This Modal title
            </h4>
        </div>
        <div class="modal-body">
            Add some text here
        </div>
        <div class="modal-footer">
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
                Submit changes
            </button>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>

And this is my JavaScript to run it with when a window is loaded :

<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).load(function() {
    $('#prizePopup').modal('show');
});
</script>

How can I fix this problem?

Answer 1

You have an issue in scripts order. Load them in this order:

<!-- jQuery -->
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<!-- BS JavaScript -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.js"></script>
<!-- Have fun using Bootstrap JS -->
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).load(function() {
    $('#prizePopup').modal('show');
});
</script>

Why this? Because Bootstrap JS depends on jQuery:

Plugin dependencies

Some plugins and CSS components depend on other plugins. If you include plugins individually, make sure to check for these dependencies in the docs. Also note that all plugins depend on jQuery (this means jQuery must be included before the plugin files).