Title: Parse error… Please help
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse error… Please help

 *  Resolved [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/)
 * So…. No clue what just happened???? When trying to go to either my website or
   my wp-admin site, I get this:
 * “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/usbmp06/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/mywebsite/inc/theme-options.php on line 81”
 * Please help 🙁
 * I’m really contemplating just building the site in nothing but HTML… So much 
   less of a head ache. Ofc, updating the content will be a serious pain >.<
 * Btw, website is here:
 * [http://www.freebrowsergamelist.com](http://www.freebrowsergamelist.com)

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866972)
 * What version of WordPress are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866973)
 * Newest… 3.4.1 or something.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866977)
 * Try re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from
   a **fresh** download of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866978)
 * btw, this is what is on line 81:
 * return ‘edit_theme_options’;
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866979)
 * It doesn’t have to do with WordPress… It’s the theme I’ve been working on.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866980)
 * Then re-upload a fresh, unedited, copy of that theme.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866984)
 * I’ll see if I can figure out what’s wrong… Am actually trying to make my own 
   theme, sort of a challenge to myself to see if I can. Lol
 * Thanks anyway though 🙂
 *  [popper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julialasarte/)
 * (@julialasarte)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866986)
 * Then you just have a syntax error. Open the file theme-options.php, go to the
   line 81 and look for an unescaped string, missing semicolon, etc. If you open
   the file with an editor with syntax highlighting you’ll spot the issue right 
   away.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866992)
 * Do you know of any good free editors that include that??
 *  [popper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julialasarte/)
 * (@julialasarte)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2866995)
 * Sure! [Notepadd++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) is pretty decent, and free.
   [Sublime Text 2 ](http://www.sublimetext.com/2)is not free, but it includes and
   unlimited trial. There are a lot more, but it depends on your platform.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2867007)
 * Sorry, but how do you enable syntax highlighting with notepad++??? Haha, I’m 
   pretty much a noob when it comes to this stuff.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2867009)
 * Also, once I took out the functions.php, the website is working again. Sooooooo…
   Hmm >.<
 * Headache.
 *  Thread Starter [usbmp06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usbmp06/)
 * (@usbmp06)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2867013)
 * WOOT! Found it… There was a command in functions that was requiring theme options…
   Basically required the theme to be customizable, but since I don’t need that 
   I took it out and it works fine.. SWEET
 *  [popper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julialasarte/)
 * (@julialasarte)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-134/#post-2867031)
 * Glad you solved it!

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