UI Rendering Issue with Active Choices Parameters After Upgrade - "Build" Button Not Visible after Upgrading to 2.516.2

Hello Team,

I have upgraded my Jenkins to 2.516.2 , later the UI appears to be broken. I have uploaded the screenshot for the same and all the plugins are on the latest version , there is noting in the update section. ( Jenkins –> Manage Jenkins –> Plugins –> Updates)

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What do you consider to be broken? Can you give some more detail? There have been changes to the UI recently, e.g., “Manage Jenkins” is now the gear icon on the upper right. So, if you could give some additional detail it would be helpful in diagnosing your issue.

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Hello @slide_o_mix , Thank you for your reply.

Hello,

I am experiencing a significant UI rendering issue on the “Build with Parameters” page after upgrading my Jenkins instance. The layout is broken, causing the bottom of the page, including the “Build” button, to be cut off and inaccessible. Jenkins Version: 2.516.2 Java Version: openjdk version “17.0.16” 2025-07-15 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-17.0.16.8.1 (build 17.0.16+8-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-17.0.16.8.1 (build 17.0.16+8-LTS, mixed mode, sharing) Please check the attached screenshot in my first comment and now I am attaching the screenshot of my another Jenkins server which is running on 2.452.1
Below is the list of the Installed plugins which are currently installed for 2.516.2

ace-editor.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.1
active-directory.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.40
ansible.jpi Plugin-Version: 588.v2a_a_a_f345e34f
ansicolor.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.0.6
antisamy-markup-formatter.jpi Plugin-Version: 173.v680e3a_b_69ff3
ant.jpi Plugin-Version: 518.v8d8dc7945eca_
apache-httpcomponents-client-4-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 4.5.14-269.vfa_2321039a_83
apache-httpcomponents-client-5-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 5.5-166.v870a_96374f91
asm-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 9.8-163.vb_2a_96d3f9c3c
authentication-tokens.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.144.v5ff4a_5ec5c33
blueocean-autofavorite.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.2.5
blueocean-bitbucket-pipeline.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-commons.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-config.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-core-js.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-dashboard.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-display-url.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.4.4
blueocean-events.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-github-pipeline.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-git-pipeline.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-i18n.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-jira.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-jwt.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-personalization.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-pipeline-api-impl.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-pipeline-editor.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-pipeline-scm-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-rest-impl.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-rest.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
blueocean-web.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
bootstrap4-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 4.6.0-6
bootstrap5-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 5.3.7-860.v1251c115c90c
bouncycastle-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.30.1.81-264.v95c79c0e772c
branch-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.1244.vf95c81f1641c
build-name-setter.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.5.1
build-timeout.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.38
build-user-vars-plugin.jpi Plugin-Version: 195.v8c35f9d5c3dc
caffeine-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.2.2-178.v353b_8428ed56
checks-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 373.vfe7645102093
cloudbees-bitbucket-branch-source.jpi Plugin-Version: 936.4.4
cloudbees-folder.jpi Plugin-Version: 6.1037.v4cb_8573b_72a_a_
command-launcher.jpi Plugin-Version: 123.v37cfdc92ef67
commons-collections4-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 4.5.0-8.va_d5448ef9011
commons-compress-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.28.0-1
commons-lang3-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.18.0-98.v3a_674c06072d
commons-text-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.14.0-194.v804a_dc3a_1b_d8
credentials-binding.jpi Plugin-Version: 702.vfe613e537e88
credentials.jpi Plugin-Version: 1419.v2337d1ceceef
dashboard-view.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.537.v5132851f6ca_f
data-tables-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.3.3-1383.va_5607a_a_3f3c2
display-url-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.217.va_6b_de84cc74b_
durable-task.jpi Plugin-Version: 595.ve87b_f1318d67
echarts-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 6.0.0-1146.v5c8f3b_8f0573
eddsa-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 0.3.0.1-19.vc432d923e5ee
email-ext.jpi Plugin-Version: 1925.v1598902b_58dd
favorite.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.237.v79163ca_8b_892
font-awesome-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 7.0.0-851.vd1feb_218a_a_63
git-client.jpi Plugin-Version: 6.3.2
github-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.321-488.v9b_c0da_9533f8
github-branch-source.jpi Plugin-Version: 1848.v42f74f7f4500
github.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.44.0
git.jpi Plugin-Version: 5.7.0
git-server.jpi Plugin-Version: 137.ve0060b_432302
gradle.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.16.1149.v711b_998b_0532
gson-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.13.1-153.vb_3d0c48a_a_b_4a_
handlebars.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.0.8
handy-uri-templates-2-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.1.8-36.v85e4cb_234a_13
htmlpublisher.jpi Plugin-Version: 427
instance-identity.jpi Plugin-Version: 203.v15e81a_1b_7a_38
ionicons-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 94.vcc3065403257
jackson2-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.19.2-408.v18248a_324cfe
jakarta-activation-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.1.3-2
jakarta-mail-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.1.3-3
javax-activation-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.2.0-8
javax-mail-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.6.2-11
jaxb.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.3.9-133.vb_ec76a_73f706
jdk-tool.jpi Plugin-Version: 83.v417146707a_3d
jenkins-design-language.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.27.21
jersey2-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.47-165.ve7809a_3e87e0
jira.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.19
jjwt-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 0.11.5-120.v0268cf544b_89
joda-time-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.14.0-149.v1c3ce991d1b_9
jquery3-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.7.1-594.vb_3864f326cf0
jsch.jpi Plugin-Version: 0.2.16-95.v3eecb_55fa_b_78
json-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 20250517-173.v596efb_962a_31
json-path-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.9.0-190.veefca_05d5477
jsoup.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.21.2-66.v6ea_38164b_8a_2
junit.jpi Plugin-Version: 1335.v6b_a_a_e18534e1
ldap.jpi Plugin-Version: 780.vcb_33c9a_e4332
lockable-resources.jpi Plugin-Version: 1412.v3f305a_fb_a_117
mailer.jpi Plugin-Version: 522.va_995fa_cfb_8b_d
matrix-auth.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.2.8
matrix-project.jpi Plugin-Version: 856.v4c352b_3a_b_23e
mina-sshd-api-common.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.16.0-167.va_269f38cc024
mina-sshd-api-core.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.16.0-167.va_269f38cc024
momentjs.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.1.1
okhttp-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 4.11.0-189.v976fa_d3379d6
pam-auth.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.12
parameterized-scheduler.jpi Plugin-Version: 285.ve611986d4c48
parameter-separator.jpi Plugin-Version: 296.v9b_a_90c81160d
pipeline-build-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 571.v08a_fffd4b_0ce
pipeline-github-lib.jpi Plugin-Version: 65.v203688e7727e
pipeline-graph-analysis.jpi Plugin-Version: 241.vc3d48fb_b_2582
pipeline-groovy-lib.jpi Plugin-Version: 752.vdddedf804e72
pipeline-input-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 534.v352f0a_e98918
pipeline-milestone-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 138.v78ca_76831a_43
pipeline-model-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.2265.v140e610fe9d5
pipeline-model-definition.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.2265.v140e610fe9d5
pipeline-model-extensions.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.2265.v140e610fe9d5
pipeline-rest-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.38
pipeline-stage-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 322.vecffa_99f371c
pipeline-stage-tags-metadata.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.2265.v140e610fe9d5
pipeline-stage-view.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.38
pipeline-utility-steps.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.19.0
plain-credentials.jpi Plugin-Version: 199.v9f8e1f741799
plugin-usage-plugin.jpi Plugin-Version: 4.10
plugin-util-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 6.1167.v022176c7e0ca_
popper2-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.11.6-5
popper-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.16.1-3
pubsub-light.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.19
rebuild.jpi Plugin-Version: 338.va_0a_b_50e29397
resource-disposer.jpi Plugin-Version: 0.25
role-strategy.jpi Plugin-Version: 799.v5b_e7b_ecc231e
scm-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 707.v749f968369d4
script-security.jpi Plugin-Version: 1378.vf25626395f49
snakeyaml-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.3-125.v4d77857a_b_402
sse-gateway.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.28
ssh-agent.jpi Plugin-Version: 386.v36cc0c7582f0
ssh-credentials.jpi Plugin-Version: 361.vb_f6760818e8c
sshd.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.374.v19b_d59ce6610
ssh-slaves.jpi Plugin-Version: 3.1071.v0d059c7b_c555
ssh-steps.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.0.79.v1d1b_5f76dda_8
structs.jpi Plugin-Version: 353.v261ea_40a_80fb_
timestamper.jpi Plugin-Version: 1.30
token-macro.jpi Plugin-Version: 477.vd4f0dc3cb_cf1
trilead-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.209.v0e69b_c43c245
uno-choice.jpi Plugin-Version: 2.8.8
variant.jpi Plugin-Version: 70.va_d9f17f859e0
workflow-aggregator.jpi Plugin-Version: 608.v67378e9d3db_1
workflow-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 1384.vdc05a_48f535f
workflow-basic-steps.jpi Plugin-Version: 1079.vce64b_a_929c5a_
workflow-cps.jpi Plugin-Version: 4183.v94b_6fd39da_c1
workflow-durable-task-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 1452.v0ee719c104a_7
workflow-job.jpi Plugin-Version: 1540.v295eccc9778f
workflow-multibranch.jpi Plugin-Version: 811.vcd33d074c2a_0
workflow-scm-step.jpi Plugin-Version: 437.v05a_f66b_e5ef8
workflow-step-api.jpi Plugin-Version: 706.v518c5dcb_24c0
workflow-support.jpi Plugin-Version: 976.vb_d9493c2eb_09
ws-cleanup.jpi Plugin-Version: 0.49

Do you see any errors in the Jenkins logs?

Hello @slide_o_mix

There are no error message. kindly check the below screenshot. ( let me know if you need any details from the Jenkins server)

Did you try to trigger another build after you restarted Jenkins? Look also in the logs via the UI directly after opening the page.
Check if there is an error in the browser console

@mawinter69 , there are no error in the browser console, even I clear all my cache history, but that didn’t work either.

Hmm, the save button should be in a sticky div at the bottom. Do you have any custom css in your instance? Especially check for #bottom-sticker and any custom footer styling.

One other candidate: the ace-editor plugin.

See https://github.com/jenkins-infra/update-center2/pull/857 and probably just uninstall it.

hello @bpedersen2 @mawinter69

I have uninstall the plugin ace-editor, but still no luck. I did the roll-back to 2.452.1, so before I upgrade it to the latest version, can you guys tell me what is the standard approach
2.452.1 (current version ) to 2.516.2 ( Latest one), so that I don’t get the UI Rendering issues.

There’s more plugins that are obsolete though I don’t think they are the issue:

  • momentjs
  • handlebars
  • bootstrap4-api
  • popper2-api
  • popper-api (needs removal of bootstrap4-api first)

What is strange is that in your first picture it looks as if the styling of all the form elements is wrong. E.g. the dropdowns are missing a border, the Cancel button is missing is background
So I suspect that the build button might also be there but just be invisible. Inspect with the browser console
I would check if the parameter separators that you configured have proper styling.

PS: you have active-directory, ldap and pam-auth installed, you need only one of them, same for matrix-auth and role-strategy.