Title: Error message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error message

 *  [huvecs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/huvecs/)
 * (@huvecs)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-26/)
 * Hi,
 * I was trying to add a second sidebar and added this to my function.php file:
 * <?php
    if ( function_exists(‘register_sidebar’) ) register_sidebar(array(‘name’
   =>’sidebar1’, ‘before_widget’ => ”, ‘after_widget’ => ”, ‘before_title’ => ‘<
   h4>’, ‘after_title’ => ‘</h4>’, )); register_sidebar(array(‘name’=>’sidebar2’,‘
   before_widget’ => ”, ‘after_widget’ => ”, ‘before_title’ => ‘<h4>’, ‘after_title’
   => ‘</h4>’, )); ?>
 * I got this error message and cannot get back to my admin area.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/babyfeva/public_html/blog/
   wp-content/themes/girl/functions.php on line 11
 * HELP!!! I am a beginner.

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 *  [tomontoast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomontoast/)
 * (@tomontoast)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-26/#post-1002768)
 * You don’t need the first <?php since you are already in a php block. Try adding
   just
 *     ```
       if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
       register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar1',
       'before_widget' => '',
       'after_widget' => '',
       'before_title' => '<h4>',
       'after_title' => '</h4>',
       ));
       register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar2',
       'before_widget' => '',
       'after_widget' => '',
       'before_title' => '<h4>',
       'after_title' => '</h4>',
       ));
       ?>
       ```
   
 * That should work now!
 *  [splatcard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/splatcard/)
 * (@splatcard)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-26/#post-1003054)
 * Hello everytime now someone submits a comment, it still works but takes the user
   to this page with the message displaying:
 * Warning: _() expects exactly 1 parameter, 2 given in /home/splat/public_html/
   wp-content/themes/bueno/404.php on line 12
 * I think the damage was done changing some code, but as I am very new I dont no
   what to change to fix it would really appreciate your help on the matter, because
   I need to get it sorted asap, my blogs domain is [http://www.studentspayless.com](http://www.studentspayless.com)
 * Thanks alot

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 * Last reply from: [splatcard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/splatcard/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-26/#post-1003054)
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