Title: Can’t use this plugin – parse errors
Last modified: March 18, 2021

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# Can’t use this plugin – parse errors

 *  [ssailer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssailer/)
 * (@ssailer)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-this-plugin-parse-errors/)
 * When I create a new snippet, I enter the tracking name and the php code … WITHOUT
   the opening <?php tag. As soon as I save it or update it, it puts the tag there,
   so I get a parse error on the front end. I’m using WordPress 5.7. Do you know
   why it’s doing this? I would purchase the pro version, but I can’t even get the
   free version to work!
 * Thank you.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcant-use-this-plugin-parse-errors%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [sumaiyaf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumaiyaf/)
 * (@sumaiyaf)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-this-plugin-parse-errors/#post-14226564)
 * Hi,
    When you use php snippets and if you missed starting or ending tags of php,
   then the plugin will automatically inserts the php opening and closing tags .
   Thats’s normal behaviour. if it’s returning parse error then there might be any
   other issues,please share the code or drop a mail at support desk

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 * Last reply from: [sumaiyaf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumaiyaf/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-this-plugin-parse-errors/#post-14226564)
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