Parse error: syntax error – site disappeared

  • Resolved hellomomusic

    (@hellomomusic)


    11 years, 10 months ago

    Hi,

    I am customizing a free theme locally, so I can’t provide the link. I added a few footers to the theme and got it just how I wanted when I decided, I needed one more. I went into the function.php to start with registering the additional footer. I entered the code and updated, then ERROR. The thing is I can’t find the error.

    Error message reads as follows
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ‘)’ in /Applications/AMPPS/www/wp/wp-content/themes/arcade-basic/functions.php on line 249

    The section of the code I believe it is referring to is

    ) );
register_sidebar( array(

'name' => 'Footer Sidebar 1',

'id' => 'footer-sidebar-1',

'description' => 'Appears in the footer area',

'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',

'after_widget' => '</aside>',

'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',

'after_title' => '</h3>',

) );

register_sidebar( array(

'name' => 'Footer Sidebar 2',

'id' => 'footer-sidebar-2',

'description' => 'Appears in the footer area',

'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',

'after_widget' => '</aside>',

'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',

'after_title' => '</h3>',

) );

register_sidebar( array(

'name' => 'Footer Sidebar 3',

'id' => 'footer-sidebar-3',

'description' => 'Appears in the footer area',

'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',

'after_widget' => '</aside>',

'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',

'after_title' => '</h3>',

) );
register_sidebar( array(

'name' => 'Footer Sidebar 4',

'id' => 'footer-sidebar-4',

'description' => 'Appears in the footer area',

'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',

'after_widget' => '</aside>',

'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',

'after_title' => '</h3>',
) );
}

    (Yes, even as a newbie, I know I should have used a child theme or edited elsewhere, but I didn’t. Got super caught up and didn’t even think about it. )

    Any help, preferably sooner than later, would be appreciated! Not enough info? Please let me know and I will provide more.

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    11 years, 10 months ago

    – First off, consider creating a child theme to save your customizations in the future.

    – try uploading a fresh, unedited copy of your active theme’s functions.php file. See if that resolves the issue.

    Thread Starter hellomomusic

    (@hellomomusic)

    11 years, 10 months ago

    I know I should have created a child theme, but as they say, shoulda coulda woulda. Learned my lesson, though!

    I made copies of relevant code changes made to the function, footer and style files for reference. I deleted the theme from my local files, then downloaded it and moved it to the local theme file. I lost the changes I was trying to save, but at least it kept all my other customizations. I’m going to redo these changes from scratch, so as not to repeat the same mistake.

    Thanks!

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