Title: Need help re-installing Theme
Last modified: November 6, 2017

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# Need help re-installing Theme

 *  [valerie4278](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valerie4278/)
 * (@valerie4278)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-re-installing-theme/)
 * Hello,
 * I tried adding a code to functions.php and when I clicked “update” it went to
   a blank page. Everytime I try to sign into WordPress after that I get this message:
 * [https://promotedtomomma.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=sso-check&nonce=38795d036786e5bb4e72be1c32bf07c972244464293129a1a2c2541af231929e&salt=244af3a2d7926ade8978a378674c92b26e50715ab09af9fe6e137b89b78989fd&user=](https://promotedtomomma.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=sso-check&nonce=38795d036786e5bb4e72be1c32bf07c972244464293129a1a2c2541af231929e&salt=244af3a2d7926ade8978a378674c92b26e50715ab09af9fe6e137b89b78989fd&user=)
 * I contacted Bluhost and they told me this:
    Valeria there is issue with the functions.
   php in the theme , PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘&’ in /home2/promoth6/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/off-dara-wpcom/functions.php on line 302, please
   contact the theme vendor.
 * Please help. I was trying to add a code to hide the word “Homepage”from showing
   on the Homepage.
    Thanks, Val
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fneed-help-re-installing-theme%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-re-installing-theme/#post-9659832)
 * [@valerie4278](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valerie4278/)) – You can download
   the version of Dara you’re running here:
 * [https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/themes/download/dara.zip](https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/themes/download/dara.zip)
 * Unzip the file to find the functions file, and re-upload it via FTP to replace
   the file you edited.
 * This issue illustrates well just one reason why you should **never edit theme
   files directly.**
 * Instead, make a child theme, so your changes won’t be overwritten when you update
   the theme, or break if you make a mistake. If you’re new to child themes, you
   can explore these guides:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   
   [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/create-customize-wordpress-child-theme/](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/create-customize-wordpress-child-theme/)
 * Keeping your theme up-to-date is strongly recommended to ensure you get bug fixes,
   security updates, and updates to keep the theme compatible with WordPress core.
 * I also noticed that you changed the name of the theme folder to “off-dara-wpcom”
   instead of “dara-wpcom.” That may break the theme’s update mechanism, so I would
   recommend you not do that.
 * Alternatively, you can download Dara from here and replace your entire copy:
 * [https://wordpress.org/themes/dara/](https://wordpress.org/themes/dara/)
 * That will give you a new theme folder called “dara”.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/).
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-re-installing-theme/#post-9659839)
 * Val –
 * > I was trying to add a code to hide the word “Homepage”from showing on the Homepage.
 * If this is all you need to change, it can be done with custom CSS alone, no need
   to edit theme template files. After you’ve got your site back up and running,
   let us know and we can help you hide it with custom CSS – no child theme needed.

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