Tickets menu on Changeset pages redirects to make core/reports/ page instead of opening tickets menu

[hbhalodia]

While browsing WordPress Core Trac, specifically on a changeset page such as:

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/<id>

Clicking on the “Tickets” menu item in the top navigation does not open the expected Trac overlay/dropdown menu. Instead, it redirects the user to:

​https://make.wordpress.org/core/reports/

This behavior is inconsistent with the navigation pattern on other Core Trac pages, where clicking “Tickets” opens the overlay menu allowing users to select options such as:

1. Latest Tickets
2. Active Tickets
3. Create a Ticket .. etc

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Go to any changeset page on Core Trac (e.g., /changeset/<id>).
2. Click on the “Tickets” menu item in the top navigation.
3. Observe that it redirects to the Make/Core reports page instead of opening the Trac overlay menu.

Expected Behavior:

When clicking the “Tickets” menu item on a changeset page, it should behave consistently with other Core Trac pages and open the Trac overlay/dropdown menu, allowing users to choose their preferred ticket view.

Actual Behavior:

The link redirects to ​https://make.wordpress.org/core/reports/, breaking navigation consistency within Core Trac.

Impact:

Inconsistent navigation experience across Core Trac. Breaks user expectations when switching between changesets and ticket views.

PS: Used AI model to create a description and Subject line of the ticket.

Demo Screencast - ​https://app.godam.io/web/video/bgdmm5pkgf

[hbhalodia]

Originally reported here - ​https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64733

[dd32]

Just noting this happens due to a JS error:

wp-trac.js?232:1755 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading '1')

@hbhalodia It's an easy fix, since you've shown interest in working on this code I've avoided fixing it, feel free to submit a PR against ​https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress.org/ if you're able to figure out a way to test it!

I suggest using ​Chrome Content Overrides as it's only a JS error and not a templating/trac-config error.

## Issue

Meta ticket -- https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8183

• There was a JS error on the page accessing the value from the null.
• Added a safe check before accessing.

[hbhalodia]

Hi @dd32, Thanks for the info.

I was able to test it using Chrome Content Override.

I do have raised the PR for the same -- ​https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress.org/pull/556

Could you please review the PR?

Thank you,

[hbhalodia]

Demo video --> ​https://app.godam.io/web/video/e20puqvp4u

[dd32]

In 14674:

Trac: Fix JS error on /changeset resulting in Tickets menu not loading in overlay.

Props hbhalodia, dd32.
Fixes #8183.
Closes ​https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress.org/pull/556.