Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '

 *  [Steve G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve-g/)
 * (@steve-g)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-19/)
 * Got this message when trying to paste in the code for “Featured Content Gallery”..
   Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘, expecting ‘)’ in /home1/christpo/public_html/
   wp-content/themes/lifestyle/functions.php on line 72– my website is stuck on 
   this message

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-19/#post-1707209)
 * Remove the pasted code from functions.php.

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