Title: Parse error message – cannot figure out error in code
Last modified: November 28, 2016

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# Parse error message – cannot figure out error in code

 *  [Maggie96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggie96/)
 * (@maggie96)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-message-cannot-figure-out-error-in-code/)
 * Hi – we really are not understanding a parse error message we are getting.
 * We used the plugin code to create a table of contents on this page [https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/baby-products/](https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/baby-products/).
   But it throws an error. (I pasted the code and the error message at the end of
   this message).
 * The plugin works fine in a different page – [https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/products-i-like/](https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/products-i-like/).
   **
   GOOD CODE HERE** [insert_php] $args = array( ‘show_option_all’ => ”, ‘orderby’
   => ‘name’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ‘style’ => ‘list’, ‘show_count’ => 0, ‘hide_empty’
   => 1, ‘use_desc_for_title’ => 1, ‘child_of’ => 75, ‘feed’ => ”, ‘feed_type’ =
   > ”, ‘feed_image’ => ”, ‘exclude’ => ”, ‘exclude_tree’ => ”, ‘include’ => ”, ‘
   hierarchical’ => 1, ‘title_li’ => __( ‘Browse a Category Below:’ ), ‘show_option_none’
   => __( ” ), ‘number’ => null, ‘echo’ => 1, ‘depth’ => 0, ‘current_category’ =
   > 0, ‘pad_counts’ => 0, ‘taxonomy’ => ‘category’, ‘walker’ => null ); wp_list_categories(
   $args ); [/insert_php]
 * We have reviewed your instructions regarding error messages but just can’t seem
   to figure out what is wrong. (We are not using visual composer).
 * Can you look at the code below and the error message to determine what we are
   doing wrond?
 * **CODE THROWING AN ERROR HERE**
    [insert_php] $args = array( ‘show_option_all’
   => ”, ‘orderby’ => ‘name’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ‘style’ => ‘list’, ‘show_count’ 
   => 0, ‘hide_empty’ => 1, ‘use_desc_for_title’ => 1, ‘child_of’ => 124, ‘feed’
   => ”, ‘feed_type’ => ”, ‘feed_image’ => ”, ‘exclude’ => ”, ‘exclude_tree’ => ”,‘
   include’ => ”, ‘hierarchical’ => 1, ‘title_li’ => __( ‘Browse a Category Below:’),‘
   show_option_none’ => __( ” ), ‘number’ => null, ‘echo’ => 1, ‘depth’ => 0, ‘current_category’
   => 0, ‘pad_counts’ => 0, ‘taxonomy’ => ‘category’, ‘walker’ => null ); wp_list_categories(
   $args ); [/insert_php]
 * **
    Error Message:
   
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘=’, expecting ‘)’
   in /home/irinawebb1/public_html/wp-content/plugins/insert-php/insert_php.php(
   48) : eval()’d code on line 3
 * What is it that we are not seeing?
 * Thank you for your assistance,
 * Meagan

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 *  [WillBontrager](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willbontrager/)
 * (@willbontrager)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-message-cannot-figure-out-error-in-code/#post-8493492)
 * The only difference I see in the two array declarations is the value of the ‘
   child_of’ key.
 * If the same code works on one page and not on another, then there is a difference
   somewhere else.
 * Verify you’re using the Text tab and not the Visual on the editing page when 
   pasting in the PHP code.
 * If you’re using a plugin that may manipulate the page content, like Visual Composer(
   as an example), then it may be converting > into its HTML entity equivalent.
 * Have a look at what WordPress is storing in the MySQL wp_posts table to see what
   Insert PHP is working with. It may provide a clue.
 * Will

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