Title: Syntax Error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Syntax Error

 *  [bmurrie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmurrie/)
 * (@bmurrie)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-139/)
 * I just recently started getting a syntax error on my website, but only in IE (
   11). I believe it was shortly after receiving an email that my WordPress software
   was updated. The site is [rvselectinc.com](http://rvselectinc.com)
 * The error is:
 * syntax error, unrecognized expression: #menu-primary a [href*=#]:not([href=#])
   a.woocommerce-review-link[href*=#]:not([href=#]), a.post-comments[href*=#]:not([
   href=#])

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-139/#post-7372253)
 * Have you tried:
    – Flushing any caching plugins you might be running, as well
   as server and/or browser caches. Also, any op cache or content network cache,
   as well as Cloudflare, clear those caches. – deactivating ALL (yes all) plugins
   temporarily to see if this resolves the problem (plugin functions can interfere).
   If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find the problematic
   plugin(s). – If you can’t get into your admin dashboard, try [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients). Sometimes, an apparently inactive
   plugin can still cause problems. Also remember to deactivate any plugins in the
   mu-plugins folder (if you have created such folder). The easiest way is to rename
   that folder to mu-plugins-old. – switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty
   Sixteen, etc.) for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific
   issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins). If you don’t have access 
   to your admin area, use [FTP ](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or your
   web-host’s cPanel or whatever file management application your host provides (
   no Dashboard access required). Navigate to /wp-content/themes/ and switch to 
   the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder by adding “-old” to
   the end of the folder name. Alternately, you can remove other themes except the
   default theme. That will force your site to use it. – If all the above steps 
   do not resolve the issue, then try **MANUALLY** updating. Download a fresh copy
   of the WordPress .zip file to your computer, unzip it, and use that to copy up
   all files and folders **EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory.**
   You may need to delete the old wp-admin and wp-includes folders and files on 
   your server before uploading the new ones. Please read the [Manual Update](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
   directions first. – **Backup: If you haven’t already done, always backup everything(
   including your database) before doing any actions, just in case something really
   goes wrong.**

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-139/#post-7372253)
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