Title: Parse Error Syntax Error with Content – help
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse Error Syntax Error with Content – help

 *  [jhfit23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfit23/)
 * (@jhfit23)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/)
 * I am unable to post any new information and getting this error now.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/85/9440285/html/wp-
   content/themes/twentyeleven/single.php on line 9
 * Not sure what to do?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924563)
 * Re-upload a fresh, unpacked, copy of the Twenty Eleven folder to wp-content/themes
   using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides.
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentyeleven](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentyeleven)
 *  Thread Starter [jhfit23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfit23/)
 * (@jhfit23)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924572)
 * Will these effect or remove any of my existing content?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924580)
 * Nope. Your content is safe but if you’ve made any changes to Twenty Eleven, they
   will be lost.
 *  Thread Starter [jhfit23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfit23/)
 * (@jhfit23)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924585)
 * There is no other way to correct this? I was trying to add some meta tags to 
   my information to be picked up more on searches.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924614)
 * You shouldn’t be editing the default theme. Having access to an **unedited** 
   version of the theme is vital when dealing with a range of site issues. If you
   want to make changes, [create a child theme for your changes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).

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 * [parse-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parse-error/)
 * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-with-content-help/#post-2924614)
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