Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘.’
Last modified: June 26, 2020

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘.’

 *  Resolved [Tobias](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gestaltraeume/)
 * (@gestaltraeume)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-252/)
 * Hi support team,
 * we get an error when we try to activate the plugin version 14.4.1 loaded from
   wordpress.org
 * `Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.' in class-yoast-notification-center.
   php`
 * How can we use the plugin?
 * Thanks for your help
 * Tobias

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 *  [Rumejan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onlyincebu/)
 * (@onlyincebu)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-252/#post-13037173)
 * Hello Tobias!
 * What version of Yoast SEO were you updating from? Also, can you please make sure
   that the WordPress version you’re running is the latest? If not, you need to 
   update WordPress first before you install the latest version of Yoast SEO.
 *  [Jerlyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerparx/)
 * (@jerparx)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-252/#post-13066284)
 * Hi [@gestaltraeume](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gestaltraeume/) ,
 * We’re closing this thread because we haven’t heard back from you in a while. 
   Should you have further questions, please open a [new thread](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/).

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 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jerlyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerparx/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-252/#post-13066284)
 * Status: resolved