Editing functions.php file has crashed site!

[liferightfoundation]

Can someone please help urgently....

I followed the instruction on the StudioPress site to add footer widgets to our purchased 'Freelance' theme (against my better judgement), however it has now crashed the site, displaying the following error on each page

Much against my better judgement I tried to edit the functions.php file of Freelance to add footer widgets. I followed the instruction on the Studiopress website and it has crashed our website, displaying the following error...

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /homepages/3/d376264096/htdocs/hold/wp-content/themes/freelance/functions.php on line 45

Can anyone please help ASAP, as our site is now down.

Thank you
Phil

http://www.liferight.co.uk

[RobG]

What code did you add to your function.php file?

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[liferightfoundation]

Hi Rob
Added it from this page http://my.studiopress.com/tutorials/add-footer-widgets/

<?php
//* Do NOT include the opening php tag

//* Add support for 4-column footer widgets
add_theme_support( 'genesis-footer-widgets', 4 );

Can't get into the site at all now... not even to edit it 🙁

I am a novice (obviously)!

[RobG]

Do you know how to edit your WordPress website using your cpanel?

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[brook1979]

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[liferightfoundation]

I don't Rob, no. (but happy to learn!)
I don't use cpanel with this website... I can use an ftp programme to edit the .php file in textedit....
Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it

[liferightfoundation]

Hi Brook.
I did delete it... i took out everything I added and saved the file, but the error still remained. I restored it to how it was but the error didn't go 🙁

[RobG]

When I have trouble like this I always correct it using my cpanel, You need to access your Function.php and just remove the codes you place in it. It looks as tho you added part of the codes that was not needed.

If you added the footer code as so with the <?php
//* Do NOT include the opening php tag this is incorrect.

<?php
//* Do NOT include the opening php tag

//* Add support for 4-column footer widgets
add_theme_support( ‘genesis-footer-widgets’, 4 );

You should have added it as so.

//* Add support for 4-column footer widgets
add_theme_support( ‘genesis-footer-widgets’, 4 );

If you notice with this StudioPress snippet it's telling you Do NOT include the opening php tag,
Same goes for the rest of this footer snippet. You have 2 choices, remove all the newely added codes or just correct it and save your new changes.

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[liferightfoundation]

Thanks Rob, I will give this a go now 🙂

[brook1979]

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[liferightfoundation]

WONDERFUL!!
Thank you Rob (and Brook) for your kind help. It is now working AND I have the footers as originally planned...

Your help is greatly appreciated
Have a great day

Phil

[eamonmoriarty]

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[eamonmoriarty]

If you have access to your site through FTP you could download the malfunctioning functions.php file to your computer so that you can edit it locally.

Make sure that you added the code correctly. Did you follow the instruction: //* Do NOT include the opening php tag? (<?php)
If you did include it, remove it, save the file and upload.

Check to see if your site is restored.

If not you could find the original functions.php from your Freelance theme and upload it to replace the malfunctioning file.
This should restore your site to its original state before you made the edits.

It would be wise to backup your site first.

Sorry, you can ignore this as I see you have solved the problem.

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Eamon Moriarty
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[RobG]

Make sure you keep a fresh backup as offten as possible. Glad you resolve d it.

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[liferightfoundation]

Thanks again Rob 🙂
Happy again!

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