Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*'
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*'

 *  [thepandarocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepandarocks/)
 * (@thepandarocks)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘*’ in /home/kamer/public_html/wp-content/
   themes/hatch/functions.php on line 159
 * I am unable to identify this error as line 159 is empty. I tried to delete one
   section of code as suggested in another support forumn and now entire site is
   gone. Very frustrating. I have tried to reinstall the original theme “Hatch” 
   and WP will not allow me to do anything without receiving this error over and
   over.
 * **ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED PLEASE!
 * code (functions php) uploaded at link
 * [http://www.kristienamer.com/wperror/index.html](http://www.kristienamer.com/wperror/index.html)

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/#post-3733906)
 * Download a new copy of the theme to your local computer – then using FTP or other
   file manager access, replace that file in the theme folder.
 * (Don’t panic – your site will be fine 🙂 ).
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/#post-3733908)
 * Try switching to the default theme by deleting the wp-content/themes/hatch folder
   using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides. Then re-upload a fresh copy of the Hatch theme.
 *  Thread Starter [thepandarocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepandarocks/)
 * (@thepandarocks)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/#post-3733916)
 * WPyogi — Can I just say THANK YOU SO MUCH!
 * I have worked very hard to learn WP on my own and in the past few months I have
   only had one or two questions which have NEVER been answered correctly on these
   support forums until YOU! I was literally about to CRY a minute ago! Haha.
 * It’s back!
 * [http://www.kristienamer.com](http://www.kristienamer.com)
 * 🙂
 * NOW — If anyone can correctly answer my original question that started this, 
   I will REALLY be happy!
 * Do you mind viewing a gallery page? That is what is causing the issues.
 * The original theme “Hatch” has a built in “lightbox” feature which wasn’t working
   the way I wanted so I installed a lightbox plugin that works. Problem is the “
   fancybox” feature of Hatch causes the error.
 * [http://kristienamer.com/print-design/](http://kristienamer.com/print-design/)
 * If you click on a thumbnail “two layers open” as example open a thumbnail and
   then click the x to close and another layer is underneath.
 * ANY SUGGESTIONS? Otherwise I am happy with all of the edits I have made to the
   theme.
 * Again thank you both for your help!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/#post-3733923)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-plugin-conflict?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/gallery-plugin-conflict?replies=7)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-76/#post-3733923)
 * Status: not resolved

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