Title: Error message "Parse error"
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error message "Parse error"

 *  [John Lyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlyman/)
 * (@jlyman)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-parse-error-1/)
 * After I inserted a code into the function.php file my [site](http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org/)
   will not open. The following code is the error message.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/54/7433054/html/wp-
   content/themes/thejournal/functions.php on line 28
 * I have the function.php file open but I can’t edit posts or click off the site
   or I won’t be able to access the function.php file again.
 * Any help fixing this would be great. The original code that created this issue
   was supplied by WordPress to tweak the WooDojo tabbed widget.

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 *  Thread Starter [John Lyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlyman/)
 * (@jlyman)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-parse-error-1/page/2/#post-2686923)
 * I sent you an email on your website. I actually have other tweaks once I get 
   this sorted out that I could use your services. The company I usually use is 
   extremely busy.
 *  Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-parse-error-1/page/2/#post-2686933)
 * _[topic closed per forum rules – [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum\_Welcome#Offering\_to\_Pay](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Offering_to_Pay)]_

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 * [function.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/function-php/)

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 * Last reply from: [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-parse-error-1/page/2/#post-2686933)
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