Title: New theme crashed site
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# New theme crashed site

 *  [JQR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jqr/)
 * (@jqr)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-crashed-site/)
 * I recently tried to upload a new theme to an old website that I haven’t used 
   for a few years (jamieqroberts.com). It seems the theme has crashed the site 
   and I can’t even get to the login page anymore. I’m not sure what version of 
   WP I was using.
 * The error message I get: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘(‘, expecting
   T_STRING in /home/droberts/webapps/jamie/wp-content/themes/nirvana/includes/theme-
   loop.php on line 330
 * Can anyone help?
 * Many thanks!

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-crashed-site/#post-5632945)
 * Using an FTP Client such as FileZilla or your host provided file manager, rename
   the folder:
 * /wp-content/themes/_nirvana_/
 * to:
 * /wp-content/themes/**old-**_nirvana_/
 * WordPress will revert to a default theme. You can then switch to another theme
   if another was in use.
 *  [HostAwesome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hostawesome/)
 * (@hostawesome)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-crashed-site/#post-5633017)
 * And if it doesn’t auto-revert for any reason, you can change it manually in your
   db:
 * Log into your db(phpmyadmin is popular in cPanel configs) –> select your database–
   > wp_options –> locate and change the two rows ‘template’ and ‘stylesheet’ to
   the name of another theme.
 * Only use this method if the renaming doesn’t work and more of as a last resort
   option since improper editing of db could possibly mess things up further.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [HostAwesome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hostawesome/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-crashed-site/#post-5633017)
 * Status: not resolved

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