Title: Parse Error: syntax error, unexpected 'the_content' (T_STRING)
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Parse Error: syntax error, unexpected 'the_content' (T_STRING)

 *  [Peter D](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peter-d/)
 * (@peter-d)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-the_content-t_string/)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘the_content’ (T_STRING) in /home2/ellogen/
   public_html/vancouver-seo-company.com/wp-content/themes/alyeska/functions.php
   on line 24
 * Here is the code from the above
    19 /** 20 * Alyeska Setup 21 * 22 * [@since](https://wordpress.org/support/users/since/)
   2.0.0 23 */ 24 function alyeska_setup() { 25 // Custom background support 26 
   add_theme_support( ‘custom-background’ ); // Only supported with WP v3.4+ 27}
   28 add_action( ‘after_setup_theme’, ‘alyeska_setup’ ); 29 30 /** 31 * Alyeska
   CSS Files 32 * 33 * [@since](https://wordpress.org/support/users/since/) 2.0.0
   34 */ 35 function alyeska_css() {
 * I am not sure how to fix this. Any help is appreciated.
    Thanks

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-the_content-t_string/#post-5440932)
 *     ```
       24 function alyeska_setup() {
       25	// Custom background support
       26	add_theme_support( 'custom-background' ); // Only supported with WP v3.4+
       27}
       ```
   
 * Since line 24 is a theme function which adds theme support for custom-background,
   your best bet is to ask the Theme Dev this. Ti get site back up now, rename the
   theme folder to old-theme_folder_name or theme_folder_name.bak and have a default
   theme in place….
 *  Thread Starter [Peter D](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peter-d/)
 * (@peter-d)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-the_content-t_string/#post-5440935)
 * Hi PVWD,
    Thanks for that. I have checked it against other sites that have the
   same template and it is the same. Not sure what has occurred. I have taken a 
   back up on Wednesday so I can re install that if required, but what I have just
   read is it looks as though someone has tried to insert text into the functions.
   php editor in Appearance. Will sort it out tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-the_content-t_string/#post-5440935)
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