Title: Error message updating functions.php file
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error message updating functions.php file

 *  [EnnisP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ennisp/)
 * (@ennisp)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-updating-functionsphp-file/)
 * When I update my functions.php file for wordpress default theme the following
   message comes up:
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/nowth3/public_html/wp-content/
   > themes/default/functions.php on line 26
 * The code for that section is…
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
        * @package WordPress
        * @subpackage Default_Theme
        */
   
       if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
           register_sidebar(array(
               'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
               'after_widget' => '</li>',
               'before_title' => '<h2 class="widgettitle">',
               'after_title' => '</h2>',
           ));
   
       /** @ignore */
       function kubrick_head() {
       	$head = "<style type='text/css'>\n<!--";
       	$output = '';
       	if ( kubrick_header_image() ) {
       		$url =  kubrick_header_image_url() ;
       		$output .= "#header { background: url('$url') no-repeat bottom center; }\n";
       	}
       	if ( false !== ( $color = kubrick_header_color() ) ) {
       		$output .= "#headerimg h1 a, #headerimg h1 a:visited, #headerimg .description { color: $color; }\n";
       	}
       	if ( false !== ( $display = kubrick_header_display() ) ) {
       		$output .= "#headerimg { display: $display }\n";
       	}
       	$foot = "--></style>\n";
       	if ( '' != $output )
       		echo $head . $output . $foot;
       }
       ```
   
 * Can anyone help?

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 *  Thread Starter [EnnisP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ennisp/)
 * (@ennisp)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-updating-functionsphp-file/#post-998003)
 * The above problem started when I began trying install a new header on the default
   theme. I uploaded the new image and just changed the name of the file to kubrickheader.
   jpg. It worked but the image was still overshadowed by the default header. I 
   messed with some of the script in the functions.php file to see if it would change
   anything but instead got the following error message:
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/nowth3/public_html/wp-content/
   > themes/default/functions.php on line 26
 * Unfortunately, line 26 doesn’t have a ‘}’ so don’t know what to do. I did repaste
   all code as I originally found it but that didn’t work.
 * Now I can’t even access my web page [http://nowthinkaboutit.com](http://nowthinkaboutit.com)
 * Can anyone please give me direction on what to do next? PLEASE

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-updating-functionsphp-file/#post-998003)
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