Title: Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list
Last modified: March 30, 2017

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# Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list

 *  Resolved [LIJE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lije/)
 * (@lije)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/)
 * Hi,
    It’s breaking the screen options in woo product and wp post / pages. I can’t
   access the options anymore (without errors on pages and posts). Do you know why?

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 *  Plugin Author [Kento](https://wordpress.org/support/users/proaktion/)
 * (@proaktion)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/#post-8987858)
 * Hi,
 * This doesn’t seem related to the plugin, you probably have a syntax error in 
   some customization or your theme. Can you please post the complete error messages
   from your debug.log?
 * Cheers
 *  Thread Starter [LIJE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lije/)
 * (@lije)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/#post-8989792)
 * Hi,
 * No, I tried on a blank new WP install with default theme and no customization,
   no other plugins, just groups and it still breaks the screen options when you
   click on the top right drop down menu on a post creation page.
 * Here you go: [https://youtu.be/jHvC94R5sQU](https://youtu.be/jHvC94R5sQU)
 * PS: debug is empty.
 *  Plugin Author [Kento](https://wordpress.org/support/users/proaktion/)
 * (@proaktion)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/#post-8992480)
 * Hi,
 * Many thanks for making the video. I can see the same thing happening when the
   site language is French, there’s probably a mistake in the translation file messing
   up the markup – I’ve tried it on the same installation after switching to German
   and it doesn’t happen there.
 * Thanks for reporting the issue, a fix will be issued shortly.
 * Cheers
 *  Plugin Author [Kento](https://wordpress.org/support/users/proaktion/)
 * (@proaktion)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/#post-8997521)
 * Following up … there are errors in the translation for French where in three 
   cases the string `</ em>` is introduced instead of `</em>` – I’ve submitted a
   fix for this
 * Reference: [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/groups/dev/fr/default?page=17](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/groups/dev/fr/default?page=17)

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-missing-after-argument-list/#post-8997521)
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