Title: Critical WordPress error when activating
Last modified: May 19, 2022

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# Critical WordPress error when activating

 *  Resolved [Dumel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dumel/)
 * (@dumel)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-wordpress-error-when-activating/)
 * I’m getting this error when activating Code Snippets:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘, expecting end of file in /usr/www/
   users/devtasklcj/wp-content/plugins/_code-snippets/php/snippet-ops.php(484) :
   eval()’d code on line 1
 * This is on a dev site but need to do this on the live site today.
 * Please assist.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcritical-wordpress-error-when-activating%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-wordpress-error-when-activating/#post-15745314)
 * This is an issue with one of your snippets. Enable safe mode to allow activating
   the plugin without your site crashing, and then deactivate the snippet with the
   error. [https://help.codesnippets.pro/article/12-safe-mode](https://help.codesnippets.pro/article/12-safe-mode)
 *  Thread Starter [Dumel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dumel/)
 * (@dumel)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-wordpress-error-when-activating/#post-15745667)
 * Thank you but I had this issue 4 weeks ago and you are only replying today? I’ve
   switched to another plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-wordpress-error-when-activating/#post-15745833)
 * My apologies, but this is an issue you could have solved by reading the documentation.
   I try to prioritise issues that are the responsibility of the plugin over those
   due to user-error.

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 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-wordpress-error-when-activating/#post-15745833)
 * Status: resolved