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

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected

 *  Resolved [catfishwebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catfishwebs/)
 * (@catfishwebs)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/)
 * This is the full error I am getting.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/theadopt/public_html/Blog/
   wp-includes/default-widgets.php on line 1035
 * I have scanned the php page and cannot find < anywhere within the lines specified.
   Would like to paste my code here from lines 989 to 1036. Please help! thanks
 *     ```
       <?php
       	}
       }
   
       /**
        * Register all of the default WordPress widgets on startup.
        *
        * Calls 'widgets_init' action after all of the WordPress widgets have been
        * registered.
        *
        * @since 2.2.0
        */
       function wp_widgets_init() {
       	if ( !is_blog_installed() )
       		return;
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Pages');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Calendar');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Archives');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Links');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Meta');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Search');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Text');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Categories');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Posts');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_RSS');
   
       	register_widget('WP_Widget_Tag_Cloud');
   
       	do_action('widgets_init');
       }
   
       add_action('init', 'wp_widgets_init', 1);
   
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       <!--d0d5f06077ee6bc7153061318425fd78-->
       ```
   

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332288)
 * Re-upload the wp-includes folder.
 *  Thread Starter [catfishwebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catfishwebs/)
 * (@catfishwebs)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332616)
 * thankyou, that has helped.
 *  [sofiacraxton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sofiacraxton/)
 * (@sofiacraxton)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332684)
 * I have a problem, I cannot access my blog [http://www.sofiacraxton.co.uk](http://www.sofiacraxton.co.uk)
   I get this error, can somebody help me? please?
 * error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/w/i/r/wireland/
   html/sofiacraxton/wp-includes/default-widgets.php on line 1035
 *  [garyharmonprusdcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyharmonprusdcom/)
 * (@garyharmonprusdcom)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332691)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/searchno/public_html/wp-includes/
   default-filters.php
 * on line 229
 * What do I do?
 *  [ck.1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ck1/)
 * (@ck1)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332697)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/ck1/public_html/ConKondonis.
   com/wp-content/themes/thesis_1.6_Nulled/custom/custom_functions.php on line 37
 * I have the above error. I tried the above suggestion of re-upload wp-includes
   folder, but it didn’t make a difference.
 * Can any one help or should I just delete and start again?
 *  [warner444](https://wordpress.org/support/users/warner444/)
 * (@warner444)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-7/#post-1332714)
 * I had similar problems and it turned out my blog was hacked

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