Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')'
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')'

 *  Resolved [akasin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akasin/)
 * (@akasin)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-42/)
 * Hi, I’m Getting the following error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’
   in /www/sites/d1b/378/www.meltingposts.com/web/wp-content/plugins/knowledgering-
   post-popularity-graph-tool/knowledgeringppgt-widgets.php on line 40
 * I’m unable to access admin due to this, any Idea? the code is below:
 * ?php
 * /*———————————————————————————*/
    /* KR Popular Posts – Popular Posts widget *//*———————————————————————————*/
 * class knowledgeringppgt_PopularPostsWidget extends WP_Widget {
 *  function knowledgeringppgt_PopularPostsWidget() {
    $widget_ops = array(‘description’
   => ‘KR Popular Posts’ ); parent::WP_Widget(false, $name = __(‘KR Popular Posts
   Widget’, ‘knowledgeringppgt’), $widget_ops); }
 *  function widget($args, $instance) {
    extract( $args );
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_numberposts’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_numberposts’])){
   $kppg_numberposts = $instance[‘kppg_numberposts’];}else {$kppg_numberposts = 
   5;}
    if(isset($instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’])){
   $kppg_rpwidgettitle = $instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’];} else {$kppg_rpwidgettitle
   = __(‘Most Popular Posts’,’knowledgeringppgt’);} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_classname’])&&!
   empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_classname’])){$kppg_widget_classname = $instance[‘
   kppg_widget_classname’];} else {$kppg_widget_classname = “widget”;} if(isset(
   $instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’])){
   $kppg_widget_container_type = $instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’];} else {
   $kppg_widget_container_type = “div”;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header’])&&!
   empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header’])){$kppg_widget_title_header = $instance[‘
   kppg_widget_title_header’];} else {$kppg_widget_title_header = “h3”;} if(isset(
   $instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’])){
   $kppg_widget_title_header_classname = $instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’];}
   else {$kppg_widget_title_header_classname = “h3”;} if(isset($instance[‘show_popularity_graph’])&&!
   empty($instance[‘show_popularity_graph’])){$show_popularity_graph = $instance[‘
   show_popularity_graph’];}else {$show_popularity_graph = “yes”;} if(isset($instance[‘
   include_post_thumbnail’]) && !empty($instance[‘include_post_thumbnail’])){$include_post_thumbnail
   = $instance[‘include_post_thumbnail’];}else {$include_post_thumbnail = “yes”;}
   if(isset($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’])){
   $kppg_post_thumbnail_width = $instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’];}else {$kppg_post_thumbnail_width
   = “”;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’]) && !empty($instance[‘
   kppg_post_thumbnail_height’])){$kppg_post_thumbnail_height = $instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’];}
   else {$kppg_post_thumbnail_height = “”;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’])){
   $kppg_before_widget_code = $instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’];}else {$kppg_before_widget_code
   = “”;}
    if(isset($instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’])){
   $kppg_after_widget_code = $instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’];}else {$kppg_after_widget_code
   = “”;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’])){
   $kppg_before_title_code = $instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’];}else {$kppg_before_title_code
   = “”;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’])){
   $kppg_after_title_code = $instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’];}else {$kppg_after_title_code
   = “”;}
 *  if ( function_exists(‘knowledgeringppgt_most_popular_posts’) ) { knowledgeringppgt_most_popular_posts(
   $kppg_numberposts, $kppg_rpwidgettitle,$kppg_widget_title_header,$kppg_widget_classname,
   $kppg_widget_container_type,$kppg_widget_title_header_classname,$show_popularity_graph,
   $include_post_thumbnail,$kppg_post_thumbnail_width,$kppg_post_thumbnail_height,
   $kppg_before_widget_code,$kppg_after_widget_code,$kppg_before_title_code,$kppg_after_title_code);}
 *  }
 *  function update($new_instance, $old_instance) {
    return $new_instance; }
 *  function form($instance) {
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_numberposts’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_numberposts’])){
   
   $kppg_numberposts = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_numberposts’]);}else {$kppg_numberposts
   =5;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’])){
   $kppg_rpwidgettitle = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’]);}else { $kppg_rpwidgettitle
   =__(‘Most Popular Posts’,’knowledgeringppgt’);} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_classname’])&&!
   empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_classname’])){ $kppg_widget_classname = esc_attr(
   $instance[‘kppg_widget_classname’]);}else { $kppg_widget_classname=”widget”;}
   if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’])){
   $kppg_widget_container_type = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_widget_container_type’]);}
   else { $kppg_widget_container_type=”div”;} if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header’])&&!
   empty($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header’])){ $kppg_widget_title_header = esc_attr(
   $instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header’]);}else { $kppg_widget_title_header=”h3″;}
   if(isset($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’]) && !empty($instance[‘
   kppg_widget_title_header_classname’])){ $kppg_widget_title_header_classname =
   esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’]);}else { $kppg_widget_title_header_classname
   =””;} if(isset($instance[‘show_popularity_graph’]) && !empty($instance[‘show_popularity_graph’])){
   $show_popularity_graph = esc_attr($instance[‘show_popularity_graph’]);}else {
   $show_popularity_graph=”yes”;} if(isset($instance[‘include_post_thumbnail’]) &&!
   empty($instance[‘include_post_thumbnail’])){ $include_post_thumbnail = esc_attr(
   $instance[‘include_post_thumbnail’]);}else { $include_post_thumbnail=”yes”;} 
   if(isset($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’])){
   $kppg_post_thumbnail_width = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’]);}
   else { $kppg_post_thumbnail_width=””;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’])){
   
   $kppg_post_thumbnail_height = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’]);}
   else { $kppg_post_thumbnail_height=””;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’])){
   
   $kppg_before_widget_code = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_before_widget_code’]);}else{
   $kppg_before_widget_code=””;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’])){
   
   $kppg_after_widget_code = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_after_widget_code’]);}else{
   $kppg_after_widget_code=””;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’])){
   
   $kppg_before_title_code = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_before_title_code’]);}else{
   $kppg_before_title_code=””;}
 *  if(isset($instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’]) && !empty($instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’])){
   
   $kppg_after_title_code = esc_attr($instance[‘kppg_after_title_code’]);}else {
   $kppg_after_title_code=””;}
 *  ?>
    <p> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’); ?>”
   ><?php _e(‘Widget Title’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat” id=”
   <?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’); ?>” name=”<?php echo $this-
   >get_field_name(‘kppg_rpwidgettitle’); ?>” type=”text” value=”<?php echo $kppg_rpwidgettitle;?
   >” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this-
   >get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_container_type’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Widget container type(
   i.e. div,li)’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat” id=”<?php echo 
   $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_container_type’); ?>” name=”<?php echo $this-
   >get_field_name(‘kppg_widget_container_type’); ?>” type=”text” value=”<?php echo
   $kppg_widget_container_type; ?>” /> </label> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label
   for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_classname’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Widget
   container class name’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat” id=”<?php
   echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_classname’); ?>” name=”<?php echo $this-
   >get_field_name(‘kppg_widget_classname’); ?>” type=”text” value=”<?php echo $
   kppg_widget_classname; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label
   for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_title_header’); ?>”><?php _e(‘
   Widget header type (ie H2,H3,H4…)’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat”
   id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_title_header’); ?>” name=”<?php
   echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_widget_title_header’); ?>” type=”text” value
   =”<?php echo $kppg_widget_title_header; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-
   top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’);?
   >”><?php _e(‘Widget header type class name’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class
   =”widefat” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’);?
   >” name=”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_widget_title_header_classname’);?
   >” type=”text” value=”<?php echo $kppg_widget_title_header_classname; ?>” /> 
   </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘
   kppg_before_widget_code’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Code Before Widget’,’knowledgeringppgt’);?
   > <input class=”widefat” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_before_widget_code’);?
   >” name=”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_before_widget_code’); ?>” type
   =”text” value=”<?php echo $kppg_before_widget_code; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style
   =”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_after_widget_code’);?
   >”><?php _e(‘Code After Widget’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat”
   id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_after_widget_code’); ?>” name=”<?php
   echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_after_widget_code’); ?>” type=”text” value=”
   <?php echo $kppg_after_widget_code; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:
   10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_before_title_code’);?
   >”><?php _e(‘Code Before Widget Title’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”
   widefat” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_before_title_code’); ?>” name
   =”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_before_title_code’); ?>” type=”text”
   value=”<?php echo $kppg_before_title_code; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-
   top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_after_title_code’);?
   >”><?php _e(‘Code After Widget Title’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”
   widefat” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_after_title_code’); ?>” name
   =”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_after_title_code’); ?>” type=”text” 
   value=”<?php echo $kppg_after_title_code; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-
   top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_numberposts’); ?
   >”><?php _e(‘Number of posts:’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat”
   id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_numberposts’); ?>” name=”<?php echo 
   $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_numberposts’); ?>” type=”text” value=”<?php echo 
   $kppg_numberposts; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for
   =”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘show_popularity_graph’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Display
   popularity graph?’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <?php if ( ! isset( $checked ) ) 
   $checked = ”; foreach ( knowledgeringppgt_yes_no_options_showpp() as $option ){
   $radio_setting = $show_popularity_graph;
 *  if ( ” != $radio_setting ) {
    if ( $show_popularity_graph == $option[‘value’]){
   $checked = “checked=\”checked\””; } else { $checked = ”; } } ?> <div class=”layout”
   > <label class=”description”> <input type=”radio” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘
   show_popularity_graph’); ?>” name=”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘show_popularity_graph’);?
   >” type=”text” value=”<?php esc_attr_e( $option[‘value’] ); ?>” <?php echo $checked;?
   > /> <span> <?php echo $option[‘label’]; ?> </span> </label> </div> <?php } ?
   > </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘
   include_post_thumbnail’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Show post thumbnail?’,’knowledgeringppgt’);?
   > <?php if ( ! isset( $checked ) ) $checked = ”; foreach ( knowledgeringppgt_yes_no_options_showpp()
   as $option ) { $radio_setting = $include_post_thumbnail;
 *  if ( ” != $radio_setting ) {
    if ( $include_post_thumbnail == $option[‘value’]){
   $checked = “checked=\”checked\””; } else { $checked = ”; } } ?> <div class=”layout”
   > <label class=”description”> <input type=”radio” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘
   include_post_thumbnail’); ?>” name=”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘include_post_thumbnail’);?
   >” type=”text” value=”<?php esc_attr_e( $option[‘value’] ); ?>” <?php echo $checked;?
   > /> <span> <?php echo $option[‘label’]; ?> </span> </label> </div> <?php } ?
   > </label> </p> <p style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘
   kppg_post_thumbnail_width’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Post thumbnail width’,’knowledgeringppgt’);?
   > <input class=”widefat” id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’);?
   >” name=”<?php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_post_thumbnail_width’); ?>” type
   =”text” value=”<?php echo $kppg_post_thumbnail_width; ?>” /> </label> </p> <p
   style=”margin-top:10px;”> <label for=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’);?
   >”><?php _e(‘Post thumbnail height’,’knowledgeringppgt’); ?> <input class=”widefat”
   id=”<?php echo $this->get_field_id(‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’); ?>” name=”<?
   php echo $this->get_field_name(‘kppg_post_thumbnail_height’); ?>” type=”text”
   value=”<?php echo $kppg_post_thumbnail_height; ?>” /> </label> </p> <?php }
 * }
 * function register_knowledgeringppgt_PopularPostsWidget(){
 *  if ( function_exists( ‘current_theme_supports’ ) )
    { if( !(current_theme_supports(‘
   post-thumbnails’) ) ) {
 *  if ( function_exists( ‘add_theme_support’ ) )
 *  {
    add_theme_support( ‘post-thumbnails’ ); } } } add_image_size( ‘kppgpopularpoststhumb’,
   50, 50, true );
 *  register_widget(‘knowledgeringppgt_PopularPostsWidget’);
    }
 * add_action(‘init’, ‘register_knowledgeringppgt_PopularPostsWidget’, 1);
 * ?>

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 *  [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * (@fonglh)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-42/#post-2569750)
 * Use a FTP client to delete the plugin. It’s in the wp-content/plugins folder.
 *  Thread Starter [akasin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akasin/)
 * (@akasin)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-42/#post-2569751)
 * thanks, I will try that now.
 *  Thread Starter [akasin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akasin/)
 * (@akasin)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-42/#post-2569753)
 * Nice, I worked, thanks for the advice.

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