Title: unexpected T_STRING
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# unexpected T_STRING

 *  [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/)
 * I keep getting this error, no matter how my index is saved. It _always_ says 
   this. Always line 45. It doesn’t seem to matter what is actually on that line….
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /f5/zeroplot/public/wp-content/
   > themes/zeroplot/index.php on line 45
 * The address is [http://zeroplot.nfshost.com/](http://zeroplot.nfshost.com/)
    
   and any help would be greatly appreciated. I know html, css, and even a little
   C++, but I can’t seem to ever get php working… 🙁
 * snippet: (the index.php referenced above… I know that the main section of the
   page is kinda screwed up, but I was following a [wordpress tutorial](http://embedwordpress.com/theme_files.html)
   and I think it still works – I just need to see what it looks like so I can ‘
   tweak’ it)
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       <div class="updates_border" style="margin-top:80px;">
   
       	<div class="updates">
   
       		<div class="headtype">
   
       			Header!
   
       		</div>
   
       		<div class="datetype">
   
       			20/10/10
   
       		</div>
   
       		Hi this is a test this is a test is a test a test test est st t Hi this is a test this is a test is a test a test test est st t Hi this is a test this is a test is a test a test test est st t Hi this is a test this is a test is a test a test test est st t
       	</div>
   
       </div>
   
       <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       <div class="post">
       	<div class="title">
       		<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?> "><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       	</div>
   
       	<div class="info">
       		<ul>
       		<li><?php the_time('F dS, Y') ?></li>
       		<li><?php the_category(', '); ?></li>
       		<li><em><?php the_author(); ?></em></li>
       		</ul>
       	</div>
   
       	<div class="text">
       		<?php the_content("); ?>
       		<span class="more"><em><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Continue reading</a></em></span>
       	</div>
       </div>
   
       <div class="divider"></div>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
   
       <?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 * I think it might be a problem with the sidebar; it was originally on line 45:
 *     ```
       <ul>
       <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=menu_order&depth=1&title_li=&show_count=1'); ?>
       </ul>
       ```
   
 * I actually don’t want my main page to have a sidebar, but i’m not sure how that’s
   exactly done without seeing what this produces so I can, again, ‘tweak’ it.
 * Again, the php bits were from a wordpress tutorial [here](http://embedwordpress.com/theme_files.html).

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 *  [Joseph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpe24524/)
 * (@jpe24524)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749104)
 * Try removing that double quote in `<?php the_content("); ?>`.
 *  Thread Starter [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749249)
    1.  Thank you! It works now, but it’s really kind of ugly. Might there be any reason
       the CSS isn’t working? I thought I linked to it correctly…
 * Edit-1: Nevermind! I figured it out. 😀
    I still gotta move lots of stuff around,
   but I’m makin’ progress.
 * Edit-2: Gah, ok, so how do I get wordpress to keep the styling on all of the 
   posts in a page (not [just the most recent](http://zeroplot.nfshost.com))? Also,
   the top image isn’t as dark as it’s supposed to be, which is normal for the internet,
   I guess.
 * I’ve updated the first post with the updated code.
 *  Thread Starter [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749268)
 * Oh, I can’t edit that anymore… :[
 * Well, here (and just so you know, the sidebar file is now empty):
 *     ```
       <div class="updates_border" style="margin-top:80px;">
   
       	<div class="updates">
   
       		<div class="headtype">
   
       <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       <div class="post">
       <div class="title">
       <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?> "><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       </div>
   
       		</div>
   
       		<div class="datetype">
   
       <div class="info">
       <ul>
       <?php the_time('F dS, Y') ?>
       <!-- <?php the_category(', '); ?>
       <em><?php the_author(); ?></em> -->
       </ul>
       </div>
   
       		</div>
   
       <div class="text">
       <?php the_content(); ?>
       <span class="more"><em><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Continue reading</a></em></span>
       </div>
   
       	</div>
   
       </div>
   
       </div>
       <div class="divider"></div>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   
 *  [Joseph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpe24524/)
 * (@jpe24524)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749286)
 * > Gah, ok, so how do I get wordpress to keep the styling on all of the posts 
   > in a page (not just the most recent)?
 * Sorry, I don’t quite follow. What are you trying to do?
 *  Thread Starter [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749287)
 * On the page, you may notice that there are 2 posts. Only one of them (the most
   recent) has styling. It would be nice if all of the posts had styling….
 * Sorry I wasn’t clear enough.
 *  [Joseph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpe24524/)
 * (@jpe24524)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749289)
 * You need to put the three `</div>` near the end outside the while loop:
 *     ```
       <div class="divider"></div>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       	</div>
   
       </div>
   
       </div>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749290)
 * It worked, thanks a ton! Awesome awesome awesome and I think I understand what
   that’s for now too. Next up is getting the posts to seperate a bit and making
   the links colored correctly.
    Is there a specific file I should go into to change
   the link colors? Changing them via styles doesn’t appear to work after they’ve
   been put into WordPress.
 *  [Joseph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpe24524/)
 * (@jpe24524)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749291)
 * For the links, you need to set `color` to the `<a>` element. For example, your
   post titles:
 *     ```
       .title a {
       	color: #fff;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Alexander Houghton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander-houghton/)
 * (@alexander-houghton)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-t_string-5/#post-1749295)
 * You are an amazing God. I love you.
 * I had something similar to what you suggested, but it only applied to the top
   part of the page after the wordpress install. Thank you! I never expected to 
   get this far today.

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