Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

 *  Resolved [ag4Official](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ag4official/)
 * (@ag4official)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-53/)
 * I have encountered a silly problem on my website page called ‘News’, which is
   where the posts are displayed. But is said ‘Parse error: syntax error, unexpected
   T_STRING in home/[website]/public_html/wp-content/themes/summit-lite/loop.php
   on line 58’. I have identified lines 58 and 59. The theme is Summit Lite. Can
   someone help?
 * Line 58:
    `<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i> <a href="<?php echo
   get_author_posts_url(`
 * Line 58-59:
    `<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i> <a href="<?php echo
   get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ); ?>"><?php the_author_meta('
   display_name' ); ?></a></span>`
 * Whole loop-php file:
 *     ```
       <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post() ?>
       	<section class="content">
       		<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('post-home'); ?>>
       			<h2 class="post-title">
       				<?php
       				$format = get_post_format();
       				$format_link = get_post_format_link($format); ?>
       				<?php
       				if ( has_post_format('link') ) {
       					the_title();
       				} elseif (is_sticky() ) { ?>
       					<a class="title-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php printf( the_title_attribute('echo=0') ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a><span class="sticky-title">Featured</span>
       			 	<?php } else { ?>
       			 		<a class="title-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php printf( the_title_attribute('echo=0') ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
       				<?php }
       				if ($format !== false) {
       					if ($format == "status") {
       						$format = 'comment';
       					} ?>
       					<a href="<?php echo $format_link; ?>" alt="The Post Format Archive"><span class="post-type glyphicon glyphicon-<?php echo $format; ?>"></span></a>
       				<?php } ?>
       			</h2>
       			<?php if ( has_post_format('link') ) { ?>
       				<div class="format-link">
       					<?php the_content(); ?>
       				</div>
       			<?php } else {
       				if (has_post_thumbnail() ) {
       					if (is_sticky() ) {
       					echo '<div class="sticky-featured-container"><a href="',
       						 the_permalink(),
       						 '">',
       						 get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID, 'full', array('class' => 'sticky-featured-img')),
       						 '</a></div>';
       					} else {
       					echo '<a href="',
       						 the_permalink(),
       						 '">',
       						 get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID, 'thumbnail', array('class' => 'alignleft thumbnail')),
       						 '</a>';
       					}
       				}
       				if ($format == 'video') { ?>
       					<div class="video-container">
       						<?php the_content(); ?>
       					</div>
       				<?php }
       				else {
       					the_content('Read more &rarr;');
       				}
       			} ?>
       		</article>
       		<div class="meta-container">
       			<p class="meta">
       				<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i> <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ); ?>"><?php the_author_meta( 'display_name' ); ?></a></span>
   
       /*
       class="published" title="<?php the_time('Y-m-d\TH:i:sO')the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) );|class="comments-link" comments_popup_link( 'Comment', '1 Comment', '% Comments' )
       */
   
       				<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></i> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"">Permalink</a></span>
       			</p>
       	   	</div>
       	</section>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-53/#post-4988298)
 * You’ve got PHP-style comments (`/* ... */`) surrounding the line that starts 
   with `class="published" title="..."`, but they aren’t contained within a PHP 
   block. Deleting all those lines:
 *     ```
       /*
       class="published" title="<?php the_time('Y-m-d\TH:i:sO')the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) );|class="comments-link" comments_popup_link( 'Comment', '1 Comment', '% Comments' )
       */
       ```
   
 * should get you back up and running.
 *  Thread Starter [ag4Official](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ag4official/)
 * (@ag4official)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-53/#post-4988354)
 * I have deleted those lines and cleared the cache, then checked straight away 
   and the page is still only showing the error.
 * Now it is like this…
 *     ```
       <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post() ?>
       	<section class="content">
       		<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('post-home'); ?>>
       			<h2 class="post-title">
       				<?php
       				$format = get_post_format();
       				$format_link = get_post_format_link($format); ?>
       				<?php
       				if ( has_post_format('link') ) {
       					the_title();
       				} elseif (is_sticky() ) { ?>
       					<a class="title-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php printf( the_title_attribute('echo=0') ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a><span class="sticky-title">Featured</span>
       			 	<?php } else { ?>
       			 		<a class="title-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php printf( the_title_attribute('echo=0') ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
       				<?php }
       				if ($format !== false) {
       					if ($format == "status") {
       						$format = 'comment';
       					} ?>
       					<a href="<?php echo $format_link; ?>" alt="The Post Format Archive"><span class="post-type glyphicon glyphicon-<?php echo $format; ?>"></span></a>
       				<?php } ?>
       			</h2>
       			<?php if ( has_post_format('link') ) { ?>
       				<div class="format-link">
       					<?php the_content(); ?>
       				</div>
       			<?php } else {
       				if (has_post_thumbnail() ) {
       					if (is_sticky() ) {
       					echo '<div class="sticky-featured-container"><a href="',
       						 the_permalink(),
       						 '">',
       						 get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID, 'full', array('class' => 'sticky-featured-img')),
       						 '</a></div>';
       					} else {
       					echo '<a href="',
       						 the_permalink(),
       						 '">',
       						 get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID, 'thumbnail', array('class' => 'alignleft thumbnail')),
       						 '</a>';
       					}
       				}
       				if ($format == 'video') { ?>
       					<div class="video-container">
       						<?php the_content(); ?>
       					</div>
       				<?php }
       				else {
       					the_content('Read more &rarr;');
       				}
       			} ?>
       		</article>
       		<div class="meta-container">
       			<p class="meta">
       				<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i> <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ); ?>"><?php the_author_meta( 'display_name' ); ?></a></span>
   
       				<span><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></i> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"">Permalink</a></span>
       			</p>
       	   	</div>
       	</section>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [ag4Official](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ag4official/)
 * (@ag4official)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-53/#post-4988377)
 * In fact, the edit has now completed. It worked! Thank you so much.

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 * Last reply from: [ag4Official](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ag4official/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-53/#post-4988377)
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