Title: PHP Parse Error During Group Creation
Last modified: June 4, 2024

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# PHP Parse Error During Group Creation

 *  [michawerneke1212](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michawerneke1212/)
 * (@michawerneke1212)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-during-group-creation/)
 * Dear Plugin Development Team,
 * I am encountering a PHP parse error during the buddyboss group creation process.
   The error message is as follows:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected token "if" in (...)buddypress/groups/single/invite-anyone.php on line 22
       ```
   
 * The issue arises because the `if` statement is outside the PHP tags. Here is 
   my proposed solution to fix the syntax error:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php do_action( 'bp_before_group_send_invites_content' ); ?>
   
       <?php if ( ! bp_get_new_group_id() ) { ?>
           <form action="<?php invite_anyone_group_invite_form_action(); ?>" method="post" id="send-invite-form">
       <?php } ?>
   
       <div class="left-menu">
           <h4 class="total-members-text">Members</h4>
           <ul class="first acfb-holder">
               <li>
                   <input type="text" name="send-to-input" class="send-to-input" id="send-to-input" placeholder="<?php esc_html_e("Search members", 'buddyboss-theme'); ?>" />
               </li>
           </ul>
   
           <?php
           wp_nonce_field( 'groups_invite_uninvite_user', '_wpnonce_invite_uninvite_user' );
   
           if ( ! invite_anyone_is_large_network( 'users' ) ) { ?>
               <div class="bb-select-members-text"><strong><?php esc_html_e( 'Select members:', 'buddyboss-theme' ); ?></strong></div>
   
               <div id="invite-anyone-member-list">
                   <ul>
                       <?php bp_new_group_invite_member_list(); ?>
                   </ul>
               </div>
           <?php } ?>
       </div>
       ```
   
 * Please update the plugin to incorporate this fix to prevent this error from occurring
   during the group creation process.
 * Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response 
   and the updated version of the plugin.
 * Best regards,
   Micha

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