Title: [Plugin: Custom Metadata Manager] Parse error in v0.5.1
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Custom Metadata Manager] Parse error in v0.5.1

 *  Resolved [strozw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strozw/)
 * (@strozw)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-metadata-manager-parse-error-in-v051/)
 * I could not activate v0.5.1 with the following error.
    The PHP version 5.3.8 
   that I used.
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CASE in /Library/WebServer/Documents/
   > works/business-leader/wp-content/plugins/custom-metadata/custom_metadata.php
   > on line 948
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-metadata/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-metadata/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Joey Kudish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkudish/)
 * (@jkudish)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-metadata-manager-parse-error-in-v051/#post-2284946)
 * Hi strozw,
 * I am the developer who updated the plugin to 0.5.1. Thanks for reporting the 
   issue. Unfortunately I have not been able to reproduce it thus far, which makes
   it hard to troubleshoot. Would you be able to provide me with the code you are
   using to register your custom meta boxes?
 * Also, have you tried disabling other plugins and reverting to the default Twenty
   Ten theme to make sure there wasn’t a conflict?
 * The more information you can provide me with, the better.
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [strozw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strozw/)
 * (@strozw)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-metadata-manager-parse-error-in-v051/#post-2284948)
 * Hi Joachim Kudish.
    Thank you for the polite reply.
 * I found the cause of the error.
    My php.ini setting disabled “short_open_tag”,
   but “custom_metadata.php” is using short open tag in Line numbers 935, 954, 959,
   961.
 * “<? php” to “<?” replaced a result, the error did not occur.
 * I’m sorry for my poor engilish.
 * Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Joey Kudish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkudish/)
 * (@jkudish)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-metadata-manager-parse-error-in-v051/#post-2284950)
 * Hey strozw,
 * Thanks again for reporting the issue in more details. My mistake for leaving 
   in shorttags in there. I shouldn’t have 🙂
 * I’ve just pushed out v. 0.5.3 which should appear in the plugin repository shortly,
   I have replaced all the shorttag openings.
 * Thanks again
    Cheers

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-metadata-manager-parse-error-in-v051/#post-2284950)
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