Title: Syntax error in image.php
Last modified: May 23, 2018

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# Syntax error in image.php

 *  Resolved [ianchard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ianchard/)
 * (@ianchard)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-in-image-php/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m seeing these messages in my webserver’s error log:
 * `PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /var/www/rainbow.chard.org/
   wp-content/themes/lovecraft/image.php on line 49`
 * The line in question reads:
 * `if ( $excerpt : ?>`
 * Cheers
    – Ian
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   to see the link]_

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 *  [Subrata Sarkar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/subrataemfluence/)
 * (@subrataemfluence)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-in-image-php/#post-10312315)
 * From what you wrote it is clear that the closing parenthesis is missing!
    It 
   should be `if( $excerpt ) : ?>`
 *  Thread Starter [ianchard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ianchard/)
 * (@ianchard)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-in-image-php/#post-10312575)
 * Thanks! I made that change and it fixed the problem.
 * Presumably it still needs to be fixed in the code base though.
 *  Theme Author [Anders Norén](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anlino/)
 * (@anlino)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-in-image-php/#post-10316540)
 * Hi guys,
 * This has been fixed in the latest version of the theme.
 * — Anders

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