This is kind of a long explanation because I want to make sure I don't leave out any important info in gaining advice for this issue.
I was attempting to add the following code (from http://sillybean.net/2010/02/using-shortcodes-everywhere/) to a functions.php in a Wordpress installation:
add_filter( 'widget_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode');I added a comment explaining the purpose of the code and enclosed it in <!-- HTML --> comments, which of course was a mistake. I updated the file in Wordpress and received this error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /home/websitename/websitename.com/wp-content/themes/bold-life/functions.php on line 226
As I was not editing line 226, I decided to just go back, erase my comments, and update the file again. When I did this, I received the same error again.
Now the site only resolves to the error, even when in WP-admin. I am waiting to receive FTP info so I can login and update the file that way, returning it to the original.
I also plan to uninstall all plugins and possibly re-install the theme files. Do you think this should work?
Here is the original code, minus any of my additions. Is there anything wrong here?
Any advice or constructive comments would be appreciated.
<?php
/**
* Bold Life functions and definitions
*
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Bold Life
*/
/**
* Set the content width based on the theme's design and stylesheet.
*/
if ( ! isset( $content_width ) )
$content_width = 538;
/**
* Define Theme Colors
*/
if ( ! isset( $themecolors ) ) {
$themecolors = array(
'bg' => 'f2efe8',
'text' => '474534',
'link' => 'da0a0a',
'border' => '9d9474',
'url' => 'da0a0a',
);
}
/**
* Tell WordPress to run boldlife_setup() when the 'after_setup_theme' hook is run.
*/
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'boldlife_setup' );
if ( ! function_exists( 'boldlife_setup' ) ) :
/**
* Sets up theme defaults and registers support for various WordPress features.
*
* Note that this function is hooked into the after_setup_theme hook, which runs
* before the init hook. The init hook is too late for some features, such as indicating
* support post thumbnails.
*
* To override boldlife_setup() in a child theme, add your own boldlife_setup to your child theme's
* functions.php file.
*
* @uses load_theme_textdomain() For translation/localization support.
* @uses add_theme_support() To add support for post thumbnails, automatic feed links, and Post Formats.
* @uses register_nav_menus() To add support for navigation menus.
* @uses add_custom_background() To add support for a custom background.
* @uses set_post_thumbnail_size() To set a custom post thumbnail size.
*
*/
function boldlife_setup() {
// Automatic Feed Links
add_theme_support( 'automatic-feed-links' );
// I18n
load_theme_textdomain( 'bold-life', get_template_directory_uri() . '/languages' );
$locale = get_locale();
$locale_file = get_template_directory_uri() . "/languages/$locale.php";
if ( is_readable( $locale_file ) )
require_once( $locale_file );
// Navigation Menu
register_nav_menu( 'primary', __( 'Primary Menu', 'bold-life' ) );
// Custom Background
add_custom_background();
}
endif; // boldlife_setup
/**
* Register our sidebars and widgetized areas.
*/
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'boldlife_register_sidebars' );
if ( ! function_exists( 'boldlife_register_sidebars' ) ) :
function boldlife_register_sidebars() {
/*
Add theme support for widgetized sidebars.
*/
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Primary Sidebar', 'bold-life' ),
'id' => 'primary-sidebar',
'description' => __( 'Widgets in this sidebar will be shown adjacent to all site content (with the exception of individual image attachment pages).', 'bold-life' )
) );
/*
Add Bold Life-specific RSS subscription button widget
*/
wp_register_sidebar_widget(
'boldlife-rss', // unique widget ID
__( 'Subscribe to RSS Button', 'bold-life' ), // widget name
'widget_boldlife_rss', // callback function
array( // options
'description' => 'Add a large, bright "Subscribe to RSS" button to your sidebar.',
'classname' => 'widget-boldlife-rss'
)
);
}
endif; // boldlife_register_sidebars
/**
* Modify the font sizes of WordPress' tag cloud
*/
if ( ! function_exists( 'boldlife_widget_tag_cloud_args' ) ) :
function boldlife_widget_tag_cloud_args( $args ) {
$args['smallest'] = 12;
$args['largest']= 20;
$args['unit']= 'px';
return $args;
}
add_filter( 'widget_tag_cloud_args', 'boldlife_widget_tag_cloud_args' );
endif; // boldlife_widget_tag_cloud_args
/**
* Build Subscribe to RSS widget
*/
if ( ! function_exists( 'widget_boldlife_rss' ) ) :
function widget_boldlife_rss($args) {
extract($args);
echo $before_widget; ?>
<a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" class="rss"><?php _e( 'Subscribe to RSS', 'bold-life' ); ?></a>
<?php echo $after_widget;
}
endif; // widget_boldlife_rss
if ( ! function_exists( 'boldlife_comment' ) ) :
/**
* Template for comments and pingbacks.
*
* To override this walker in a child theme without modifying the comments template
* simply create your own boldlife_comment(), and that function will be used instead.
*
* Used as a callback by wp_list_comments() for displaying the comments.
*/
function boldlife_comment( $comment, $args, $depth ) {
$GLOBALS['comment'] = $comment;
switch ( $comment->comment_type ) :
case 'pingback' :
case 'trackback' :
?>
<li class="post pingback">
<p><?php _e( 'Pingback:', 'bold-life' ); ?> <?php comment_author_link(); ?><?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', 'bold-life' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?></p>
<?php
break;
default :
?>
<li <?php comment_class(); ?> id="li-comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>">
<div id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" class="comment">
<div class="comment-meta">
<div class="comment-author vcard">
<?php
$avatar_size = 60;
if ( '0' != $comment->comment_parent )
$avatar_size = 36;
echo get_avatar( $comment, $avatar_size );
/* translators: 1: comment author, 2: date and time */
printf( __( '%1$s on %2$s <span class="says">said:</span>', 'bold-life' ),
sprintf( '<span class="fn">%s</span>', get_comment_author_link() ),
sprintf( '<a href="%1$s"><time pubdate datetime="%2$s">%3$s</time></a>',
esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID ) ),
get_comment_time( 'c' ),
/* translators: 1: date, 2: time */
sprintf( __( '%1$s at %2$s', 'bold-life' ), get_comment_date(), get_comment_time() )
)
);
?>
<?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', 'bold-life' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
</div><!-- .comment-author .vcard -->
<?php if ( $comment->comment_approved == '0' ) : ?>
<em class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><?php _e( 'Your comment is awaiting moderation.', 'bold-life' ); ?></em>
<br />
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<div class="comment-content"><?php comment_text(); ?></div>
<div class="reply">
<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'reply_text' => __( 'Reply <span>↓</span>', 'bold-life' ), 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
</div><!-- .reply -->
</div><!-- #comment-## -->
<?php
break;
endswitch;
}
endif; // ends check for boldlife_comment()
if ( ! function_exists( 'boldlife_get_the_password_form' ) ) :
/**
* Add HTML classes to protected post/page forms. See http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18729
* for more information about why this is needed. It may no longer be needed in future versions of WordPress.
*/
function boldlife_get_the_password_form( $output ) {
global $post;
$label = 'pwbox-' . ( empty( $post->ID ) ? rand() : $post->ID );
$output = '<form class="post-password-form" action="' . get_option( 'siteurl' ) . '/wp-pass.php" method="post">
<p>' . __( 'This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:', 'bold-life' ) . '</p>
<p><label class="screen-reader-text" for="' . $label . '">' . __( 'Password:', 'bold-life' ) . '</label></p>
<p><input class="post-password-input" name="post_password" id="' . $label . '" type="password" size="20" /><input class="post-password-submit" type="submit" name="Submit" value="' . esc_attr__( 'Submit', 'bold-life' ) . '" /></p>
</form>
';
return $output;
}
add_filter( 'the_password_form', 'boldlife_get_the_password_form' );
endif; // ends check for boldlife_get_the_password_form()
To that end, take a look at the following PHP manual page: [man]basic-syntax.comments[/man].