Title: Installing theme gave me error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Installing theme gave me error

 *  [muro86](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muro86/)
 * (@muro86)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/)
 * Hi
 * After unzipping my theme and uploading it into the theme folder via FTP. My site
   is down and gives me the following error:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/www/XXXXXXXX.com/wp-content/
   themes/konzept/framework/admin/background-menu.php on line 1
 * Please help!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3058816)
 * Try switching to the Twenty Eleven theme by renaming:
 * wp-content/themes/konzept
 * to:
    wp-content/themes/konzept-old
 * using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides.
 *  Thread Starter [muro86](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muro86/)
 * (@muro86)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3058839)
 * Thanks again!
 *  [Prankmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prankmaster/)
 * (@prankmaster)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059016)
 * Esmi I tried to rename the konzept folder using filezilla as you said and it 
   didn’t work.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059017)
 * [@prankmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prankmaster/)
 * If your issue is absolutely identical to the original poster in this thread:
 * Use your ftp client to _remove_ the konzept theme directory.
 * After you do that, clear your browser cache and revisit your site at yoursite.
   com/wp-admin or yoursite.com/wp-login.php and WordPress will fall back on the
   default theme and let you back in. Assuming your only issue is with the konzept
   theme, that should restore access.
 *  [Prankmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prankmaster/)
 * (@prankmaster)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059018)
 * [@claytonjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Thanks but that’s not the problem: I hve acccess to my site and I’m trying to
   get the theme to work but I’m getting the same problem muro86 did.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059019)
 * > Thanks but that’s not the problem:
 * Just a few quick things that might help you along:
 * 1) You’ve posted on an old thread. It’s always good to start a fresh topic, even
   if symptoms seem similar – but not quite the same – to optimize your chances 
   of getting a helpful reply.
 * 2) If you have an specific error message, you need to include that in your description
   when posting your own topic.
 * 3) Konzept is a commercial theme, and won’t be supported here in the forums. 
   You will need to seek support from the developers support link, which can probably
   be found on the site where the theme was purchased.
 *  [Prankmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prankmaster/)
 * (@prankmaster)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059020)
 * I did go to the official forums but I’m still not getting an answer and I’m short
   on time so I’m looking for alternatives
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059021)
 * Commercial theme support is not provided here in the forums. A reasonable alternative
   might be to contact the theme developer for support directly, through any contact
   links that might be available on the site where you purchased the theme, or on
   the developers site.

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 * 8 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-theme-gave-me-error/#post-3059021)
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