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

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

 *  Resolved [Tinman2014](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinman2014/)
 * (@tinman2014)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/)
 * I use WordPress daily, but I’ve run into a new problem (for me). After trying
   to edit footer content through a Genesis (Version: 2.0.2) custom child theme,
   I got shut out of the site with only the following error message showing on the
   screen:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home3/cathig/public_html/wp-
   content/themes/oxylift/functions.php on line 50
 * I tried replacing the old functions.php file via cPanel, but the error message
   remains. To put the site back to business, I changed the name of the child theme
   directory in order to get access to the WordPress Dashboard. Then I installed
   a new temporary theme.
 * So, how can I fix this functions.php file so I can bring back the correct theme
   without rebuilding the whole thing? Any help would be appreciated! WP version
   3.8.1. Thanks!
 * It currently reads in its entirety:
 * text/x-generic functions.php
    PHP script text
 * <?php
    // Start the engine require_once(TEMPLATEPATH.’/lib/init.php’);
 * // Child theme library
    require_once(CHILD_DIR.’/lib/custom-header.php’);
 * // Child theme (do not remove)
    define(‘CHILD_THEME_NAME’, ‘Oxylift Custom Theme’);
   define(‘CHILD_THEME_URL’, ‘[http://www.joycegrace.com&#8217](http://www.joycegrace.com&#8217););
 * // Add support for custom background
    if ( function_exists(‘add_custom_background’)){
   add_custom_background(); }
 * // Add new image sizes
    add_image_size(‘Dynamic Content Gallery’, 610, 225, TRUE);
 * // Force layout on homepage
    add_filter(‘genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout’,‘
   corporate_home_layout’); function corporate_home_layout($opt) { if ( is_home())
   $opt = ‘content-sidebar’; return $opt; }
 * // Replaces homepage sidebar with Sidebar Home in widget area
    add_action(‘genesis_after_content’,‘
   get_custom_sidebar’, 5); function get_custom_sidebar() { if( is_home() ) { remove_action(‘
   genesis_after_content’, ‘genesis_get_sidebar’); get_sidebar(‘home’); } }
 * //Customize breadcrumbs
    add_filter(‘genesis_breadcrumb_args’, ‘custom_breadcrumb_args’);
   function custom_breadcrumb_args($args) { $args[‘labels’][‘prefix’] = ”; $args[‘
   sep’] = ‘: ‘; return $args; }
 * add_theme_support( ‘woocommerce’ );
 * // Customize the footer section
    add_filter(‘genesis_footer_creds_text’, ‘corporate_footer_creds_text’);
   function corporate_footer_creds_text($creds) { $creds = __(‘P.O. Box 45103 Surrey,
   BC V4A 9L1. [Join our affiliate program!](http://oxylift.ca/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-platform/affiliates/register.php)
   ~ [Refer & Earn!](http://oxylift.ca/about-oxylift-oxygen-facial-and-beauty-products/refer-beauty-products-and-earn/)
   ~ [Be an OxyLift Consultant](http://oxylift.ca/about-oxylift-oxygen-facial-and-beauty-products/become-an-oxylift-consultant/))’;
   return $creds; }
 * add_filter(‘genesis_footer_backtotop_text’, ‘corporate_footer_backtotop_text’);
   
   function corporate_footer_backtotop_text($text) { $text = __(‘Copyright Oxylift‘).
   date(‘Y’); return $text; }
 * // Register widget areas
 * //<!–Noticable – DMG–>
    genesis_register_sidebar(array( ‘name’=>’Noticeable Button’,‘
   id’ => ‘noticeable-button’, ‘description’ => ‘This is a button for home page.’,‘
   before_title’=>'<h4 class=”widgettitle”>’,’after_title’=>'</h4>’ )); //<!–Noticable–
   DMG–> genesis_register_sidebar(array( ‘name’=>’Sidebar Home’, ‘id’ => ‘sidebar-
   home’, ‘description’ => ‘This is the right sidebar on the homepage.’, ‘before_title’
   =>'<h4 class=”widgettitle”>’,’after_title’=>'</h4>’ )); genesis_register_sidebar(
   array( ‘name’=>’Featured Top Left’, ‘id’ => ‘featured-top-left’, ‘description’
   => ‘This is the featured top left column of the homepage.’, ‘before_title’=>'
   <h4 class=”widgettitle”>’,’after_title’=>'</h4>’ )); genesis_register_sidebar(
   array( ‘name’=>’Featured Top Right’, ‘id’ => ‘featured-top-right’, ‘description’
   => ‘This is the featured top right column of the homepage.’, ‘before_title’=>'
   <h4 class=”widgettitle”>’,’after_title’=>'</h4>’ )); genesis_register_sidebar(
   array( ‘name’=>’Featured Bottom’, ‘id’ => ‘featured-bottom’, ‘description’ =>‘
   This is the featured bottom section of the homepage.’, ‘before_title’=>'<h4 class
   =”widgettitle”>’,’after_title’=>'</h4>’ ));
 * function yoast_allow_rel() {
    global $allowedtags; $allowedtags[‘a’][‘rel’] =
   array (); } add_action( ‘wp_loaded’, ‘yoast_allow_rel’ ); ?>

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 *  [Dave Naylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpranger/)
 * (@wpranger)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/#post-4701522)
 * You should really wrap code in code tags so that it looks…
 * `like this`
 * Anyway. At the end of line 50, change:
 *     ```
       Be an OxyLift Consultant )';
       ```
   
 * to
 *     ```
       Be an OxyLift Consultant' );
       ```
   
 * You’d put the apostrophe after the bracket.
 *  Thread Starter [Tinman2014](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinman2014/)
 * (@tinman2014)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/#post-4701565)
 * Sorry about not wrapping the code in tags. I thought of it, but I don’t know 
   what tags or backticks to use. New at this forum.
 * I’ll try your fix – thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [Tinman2014](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinman2014/)
 * (@tinman2014)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/#post-4701571)
 * I moved the apostrophe like so…
 * `Be an OxyLift Consultant');`
 * … but I still get the same error message. You didn’t mean for me to remove the
   tag as well, did you? I had working links in there up to now.
 *  Thread Starter [Tinman2014](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinman2014/)
 * (@tinman2014)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/#post-4701623)
 * Solved! My PHP guy saw that the following code was not proper PHP code:
 * `$creds = __('P.O. Box 45103 Surrey, BC V4A 9L1. Join our affiliate program! 
   ~ Refer & Earn! ~ Be an OxyLift Consultant )';`
 * I removed it and all is well!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-47/#post-4701623)
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