Title: Please help: Parse code error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Please help: Parse code error

 *  [astrofix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/astrofix/)
 * (@astrofix)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-parse-code-error/)
 * I was trying to edit functions.php to add shortcodes and I guess I did something
   wrong. Now I can’t even get into the file to edit it. I get this error message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/astrofix/public_html/AstroFix.
   net/wp-content/themes/therapy/functions.php on line 25
 * How can I get into the file to fix it? I’ve tried going into functions.php in
   the cpanel but I don’t see the code I added.
 * I’m not a programmer. My blog is not showing up and I can’t get into the file
   to fix it.
 * Please help. Thank you!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-parse-code-error/#post-1642714)
 * Try downloading another copy of the theme to your computer, extract the original
   functions.php file and upload it to your theme’s folder using FTP.

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