Title: Plugin keeps adding “<?php" which makes plugin not work.
Last modified: January 10, 2018

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# Plugin keeps adding “<?php" which makes plugin not work.

 *  [cmiddlet78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmiddlet78/)
 * (@cmiddlet78)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/)
 * When entering php snippet, it keeps adding “<?php” in the beginning of the code
   which cause me to get error message “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘
   in “. I have tried clearing and re-entering code and it keeps adding “<?php” 
   to the beginning. Plugin not functional for me at the moment. I use to use this
   plugin but now is unable to.

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 *  Plugin Author [f1logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f1logic/)
 * (@f1logic)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/#post-9853736)
 * this version onwards plugin adds <?php tag wherever required
    but it should not
   break anything please post the snippet which you are trying to create we shall
   check it here and update you
 * or we can check directly in your site , if you could provide your admin login
   at our support desk > [https://xyzscripts.com/support/](https://xyzscripts.com/support/)
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [f1logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f1logic/).
 *  Thread Starter [cmiddlet78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmiddlet78/)
 * (@cmiddlet78)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/#post-9855768)
 * Submitted issue to [https://xyzscripts.com/support/](https://xyzscripts.com/support/).
   Thank you. The code worked for the old version but not the updated one.
 *  [phantomfoot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phantomfoot/)
 * (@phantomfoot)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/#post-9860760)
 * Same issue here. It used to work great, but now it automatically adds <?php at
   the beginning which breaks the plugin functionality. The page which the shortcode
   is placed on does not load.
 * Please can this be fixed asap? Users can add <?php tag manually anyway if it 
   is needed.
 *  Plugin Author [f1logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f1logic/)
 * (@f1logic)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/#post-9861070)
 * could you pls try adding closing tag ?> also for time being and see if it helps

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 * Last reply from: [f1logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/f1logic/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-keeps-adding-php-which-makes-plugin-not-work/#post-9861070)
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