Title: after changes to functions.php file = server error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# after changes to functions.php file = server error

 *  [kerrymeaway@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerrymeawaygmailcom/)
 * (@kerrymeawaygmailcom)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/)
 * Hello,
 * I made changes to the functions.php file in the editor section. I tried to load
   it and got a server error- it can’t load the page. How do I get the original 
   file back the way it was?
 * Help!
    🙁

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 *  [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/)
 * (@1nexus)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672950)
 * You can restore an unedited copy of the functions.php. The error will go away.
 *  Thread Starter [kerrymeaway@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerrymeawaygmailcom/)
 * (@kerrymeawaygmailcom)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672954)
 * Thanks.
 * Do you know if it’s possible to add a table with six images in a grid to the 
   twenty twelve theme? I’m trying to create an image widget to add to the page,
   but you can bet I won’t try it through the functions.php file again….. Any suggestions?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672960)
 * You shouldn’t be using table markup for layout purposes these days. You should
   use floated divs. Why aren’t you just using the native WordPress gallery functionality?
 *  [x500.net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/x500/)
 * (@x500)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672965)
 * Can you just add it from wysiwyg?
 *  Thread Starter [kerrymeaway@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerrymeawaygmailcom/)
 * (@kerrymeawaygmailcom)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672966)
 * Because I’m new at this and I didn’t know the correct way to do it.
 * Can I use that with a theme? The problem I’m running into is changing existing
   themes – adding a child theme is great, but I don’t need a comment section. There
   are lots of templates that I won’t need on my page, but I don’t know the proper
   way to remove entire sections from a theme. I’m doing this on my own and I’m 
   a newbie, so I apologize if I’m not using best practices. ;(
 *  Thread Starter [kerrymeaway@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerrymeawaygmailcom/)
 * (@kerrymeawaygmailcom)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672967)
 * Any suggestions would be great, as I am at a loss as to what to do next. 🙁
 *  Thread Starter [kerrymeaway@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerrymeawaygmailcom/)
 * (@kerrymeawaygmailcom)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672968)
 * Probably could use Dreamweaver, but where do I add it?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672980)
 * If you are modifying theme files, the first step is to create a child theme. 
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * Otherwise all your changes will be overwritten when WP is updated and it’s also
   crucial to have a clean copy of the default theme for troubleshooting purposes.
 * After you have that set up, start a new thread – as this one is on an entirely
   different question.
 *  [x500.net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/x500/)
 * (@x500)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-changes-to-functionsphp-file-server-error/#post-3672981)
 * For basic html editing, you can use editor provided with WordPress. Click on 
   table icon, chose number of columns/rows, insert images in each cell and you’re
   good to go.

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