• Hi there
    My blog is http://www.updownnallaround.com. I was trying to copy and paste some code into the functions.php section to make the header smaller, because I’d read that that’s what I needed to do, but I don’t know ANYTHING AT ALL about coding, so I must have messed up. Now I can’t access my blog at all. I’m getting the following error message:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/91/9705791/html/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php on line 611

    Whatever happens, I cannot afford to lose the blog content, so please could you help me get the site back up and then tell me how to make the header smaller. I don’t have the site backed up… I know, I know…

    Thank you!!!

    Francoise

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  • If you mess up functions.php you have to FTP in and edit the file through there. After you do that it will restore it back to normal.

    Just try to undo the change you made. Refer back to the original file to get it right.

    Thread Starter fdevalera

    (@fdevalera)

    Hi Aaron

    Thanks for your reply. I feel stupid asking, but how do you FTP in? Also, how do you undo a change? I shouldn’t have messed with it to start with, as I don’t know what I’m doing…

    Thanks for helping

    Francoise

    Well this is going to get complicated then.

    But here is info on http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients

    Basically what you need to do is access your files on your server and edit that one file you changed to fix whatever error you introduced.

    This is the only way to get your site back and running.

    Thread Starter fdevalera

    (@fdevalera)

    Thanks for your help, Aaron. I’ll try to figure it out with the info you’ve sent me. Thanks again.

    Just try to undo the change you made. Refer back to the original file to get it right.

    You can also just replace the entire file with a new copy. Just in case, like happens to me, you can’t remember what you changed.

    Hello,

    I wanted to do the Google verification with the metatag, so I copy the code and put it between <head> and <Body>, but the verification didn’t work. So I tried, and tried….Then I went to my site and got this:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘/’ in /home4/aline/public_html/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/header.php on line 60
    I’m new to all this and don’t know what to do, can someone help me?
    I know I did something wrong on line 60, but how can I see where line 60 is? my site is http://www.gratiskinderspullen.com
    This is what I have:

    [ Moderator note: please wrap code in backticks or use the code button. ]

    /**
     * The Header for our theme.
    
     * Displays all of the <head> section and everything up till <div id="main">
     *
     * @package WordPress
     * @subpackage Twenty_Eleven
     * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
     */
    ?><!DOCTYPE html>
    <!--[if IE 6]>
    <html id="ie6" <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
    <![endif]-->
    <!--[if IE 7]>
    <html id="ie7" <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
    <![endif]-->
    <!--[if IE 8]>
    <html id="ie8" <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
    <![endif]-->
    <!--[if !(IE 6) | !(IE 7) | !(IE 8)  ]><!-->
    <html <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
    <!--<![endif]-->
    <head
    
    <meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title><?php
    	/*
    	 * Print the <title> tag based on what is being viewed.
    	 */
    	global $page, $paged;
    
    	wp_title( '|', true, 'right' );
    
    	// Add the blog name.
    	bloginfo( 'name' );
    
    	// Add the blog description for the home/front page.
    	$site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
    	if ( $site_description && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
    		echo " | $site_description";
    
    	// Add a page number if necessary:
    	if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
    		echo ' | ' . sprintf( __( 'Page %s', 'twentyeleven' ), max( $paged, $page ) );
    
    	?></title>
    <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="<?php bloginfo( 'stylesheet_url' ); ?>" />
    <link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo( 'pingback_url' ); ?>" />
    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
    <script src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/js/html5.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <![endif]-->
    <?php
    	/* We add some JavaScript to pages with the comment form
    	 * to support sites with threaded comments (when in use).
    	 */
    	if ( is_singular() && get_option( 'thread_comments' ) )
    		wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' );
    /><?php
    	/* Always have wp_head() just before the closing </head>
    	 * tag of your theme, or you will break many plugins, which
    	 * generally use this hook to add elements to <head> such
    	 * as styles, scripts, and meta tags.
    	 */
    	wp_head();
    
    ?>
    </head>
    
    <body <?php body_class(); ?>>
    <div id="page" class="hfeed">
    	<header id="branding" role="banner">
    			<hgroup>
    				<h1 id="site-title"><span><a>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>" rel="home"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a></span></h1>
    				<h2 id="site-description"><?php bloginfo( 'description' ); ?></h2>
    			</hgroup>
    
    			<?php
    				// Check to see if the header image has been removed
    				$header_image = get_header_image();
    				if ( $header_image ) :
    					// Compatibility with versions of WordPress prior to 3.4.
    					if ( function_exists( 'get_custom_header' ) ) {
    						// We need to figure out what the minimum width should be for our featured image.
    						// This result would be the suggested width if the theme were to implement flexible widths.
    						$header_image_width = get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'width' );
    					} else {
    						$header_image_width = HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH;
    					}
    					?>
    			<a>">
    				<?php
    					// The header image
    					// Check if this is a post or page, if it has a thumbnail, and if it's a big one
    					if ( is_singular() && has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) &&
    							( /* $src, $width, $height */ $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), array( $header_image_width, $header_image_width ) ) ) &&
    							$image[1] >= $header_image_width ) :
    						// Houston, we have a new header image!
    						echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, 'post-thumbnail' );
    					else :
    						// Compatibility with versions of WordPress prior to 3.4.
    						if ( function_exists( 'get_custom_header' ) ) {
    							$header_image_width  = get_custom_header()->width;
    							$header_image_height = get_custom_header()->height;
    						} else {
    							$header_image_width  = HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH;
    							$header_image_height = HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT;
    						}
    						?>
    					<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo $header_image_width; ?>" height="<?php echo $header_image_height; ?>" alt="" />
    				<?php endif; // end check for featured image or standard header ?>
    			</a>
    			<?php endif; // end check for removed header image ?>
    
    			<?php
    				// Has the text been hidden?
    				if ( 'blank' == get_header_textcolor() ) :
    			?>
    				<div class="only-search<?php if ( $header_image ) : ?> with-image<?php endif; ?>">
    				<?php get_search_form(); ?>
    				</div>
    			<?php
    				else :
    			?>
    				<?php get_search_form(); ?>
    			<?php endif; ?>
    
    			<nav id="access" role="navigation">
    				<h3 class="assistive-text"><?php _e( 'Main menu', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
    				<?php /* Allow screen readers / text browsers to skip the navigation menu and get right to the good stuff. */ ?>
    				<div class="skip-link"><a href="#content">"><?php _e( 'Skip to primary content', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></a></div>
    				<div class="skip-link"><a href="#secondary">"><?php _e( 'Skip to secondary content', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></a></div>
    				<?php /* Our navigation menu. If one isn't filled out, wp_nav_menu falls back to wp_page_menu. The menu assigned to the primary location is the one used. If one isn't assigned, the menu with the lowest ID is used. */ ?>
    				<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'primary' ) ); ?>
    			</nav><!-- #access -->
    	</header><!-- #branding -->
    
    	<div id="main">
    Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

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