diff --git a/docs/_themes/basicstrap/static/js/bootstrap.js b/docs/_themes/basicstrap/static/js/bootstrap.js
index 6c15a583..671f61e9 100755
--- a/docs/_themes/basicstrap/static/js/bootstrap.js
+++ b/docs/_themes/basicstrap/static/js/bootstrap.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       selector = selector && selector.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]*$)/, '') //strip for ie7
     }
 
-    $parent = $(selector)
+    $parent = $(document).find(selector)
 
     e && e.preventDefault()
 
@@ -436,8 +436,14 @@
   * ================= */
 
   $(document).on('click.carousel.data-api', '[data-slide]', function (e) {
-    var $this = $(this), href
-      , $target = $($this.attr('data-target') || (href = $this.attr('href')) && href.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]+$)/, '')) //strip for ie7
+    var $this = $(this)
+    var href    = $this.attr('href')
+    if (href) {
+      href = href.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]+$)/, '') // strip for ie7
+    }
+
+    var target  = $this.attr('data-target') || href
+    var $target = $(document).find(target)
       , options = $.extend({}, $target.data(), $this.data())
     $target.carousel(options)
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -726,7 +732,7 @@
       selector = selector && /#/.test(selector) && selector.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]*$)/, '') //strip for ie7
     }
 
-    $parent = $(selector)
+    $parent = $(document).find(selector)
     $parent.length || ($parent = $this.parent())
 
     return $parent
@@ -1001,7 +1007,10 @@
   $(document).on('click.modal.data-api', '[data-toggle="modal"]', function (e) {
     var $this = $(this)
       , href = $this.attr('href')
-      , $target = $($this.attr('data-target') || (href && href.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]+$)/, ''))) //strip for ie7
+    var target  = $this.attr('data-target') ||
+      (href && href.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]+$)/, '')) // strip for ie7
+
+    var $target = $(document).find(target)
       , option = $target.data('modal') ? 'toggle' : $.extend({ remote:!/#/.test(href) && href }, $target.data(), $this.data())
 
     e.preventDefault()