Title: Parse error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse error

 *  [JerryZarley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerryzarley/)
 * (@jerryzarley)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-97/)
 * Man, did I ever do something wrong.
 * I am using the theme Magazine Basic. I went into the functions.php file and changed“
   Latest Story” to “Today’s Top Topic” and I got the following error message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in D:\Hosting\7749446\html\wp-
   content\themes\magazine-basic\functions.php on line 720
 * Then I went back in and changed it back to “Latest Story” and I still get that
   same Parse error message, and I get it on every page of my site.
 * I did not change anything else at all, no coding or anything.
 * Here is that area of code
 * _[please use the ‘code’ button to mark any code]_
 *     ```
       //			<?php
       			break;	
   
       			case "latest_story":
       			?>
       			<div class="postbox">
       				<div class="handlediv" title="Click to toggle"></div><h3 class='hndle'><span><?php echo $value['name']; ?></span><small> - <?php echo $value['desc']; ?></small></h3>
       				<div class="inside">
       					<input  name="<?php echo $value['id']; ?>" type="checkbox"<?php if(theme_option($value['id']) == "on") { echo ' checked="checked"'; } ?> /> <label><?php _e('Display <strong>"Latest Story"</strong>', "magazine-basic"); ?></label>
       					<br class="clear" />
       				</div>//
       ```
   

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-97/#post-2101183)
 * Re-upload a fresh copy of the theme via FTP.

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