Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘, expecting ‘:’
Last modified: June 21, 2017

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘, expecting ‘:’

 *  Resolved [nitasambuco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitasambuco/)
 * (@nitasambuco)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-5/)
 * Hello,
 * I am getting this following error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘,
   expecting ‘:’ in /home1/nitasamb/public_html/wp-content/themes/colormag/inc/header-
   functions.php on line 87.
 * However, there hasn’t been any changes made to that page. I was trying to dig
   out a code to remove advertisement in my header but pasted back whatever I took
   out. Just in case, I went back through and pasted the code exactly the way it’s
   posted on the themegrill site.
 * In fact, on line 87 it says ‘the_custom_header_markup();‘ so there isn’t an unexpected‘{‘
   as far as I know.
 * Please help! I no longer have access to my site, [http://www.nitasambuco.com](http://www.nitasambuco.com).
 * All help is much appreciated!
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [nitasambuco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitasambuco/).

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 *  Anonymous User 12851872
 * (@anonymized-12851872)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-5/#post-9274703)
 * Hi,
    We see your site, the problem is solved?
 *  Thread Starter [nitasambuco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitasambuco/)
 * (@nitasambuco)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-5/#post-9274813)
 * Yes, thankfully so. I went to Bluehost to remove the theme and reinstall it. 
   I think there was a glitch. Scary stuff, but problem solved! Thanks for following
   up.

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 * Last reply from: [nitasambuco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitasambuco/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-5/#post-9274813)
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