Topic: X Child Theme / SITE DOWN – Syntax errors from editing fuctions.php file

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April 12, 2016 at 4:35 pm #878974

Ryandm1983
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Hi Team X

Ive recently installed the X child theme as advised by research done on the forum. This is so i can edit the functions.php file without affecting the main theme. However as i attempted to make edits and save i now can not access the domain through a browser at all. I added a single letter, just to test if it would save & now site is down !

This is the error i get.
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /usr/www/users/vayadpumft/genesishotel.vayadata.co.za/wp-content/themes/x-child/functions.php on line 26”

Hoping & praying for a quick solution – thank you!

April 13, 2016 at 3:25 am #879584

Ryandm1983
Participant

Right so, i figured out that the syntax error was from the JavaScript SDK code i added from facebook.
I replaced the functions.php file via ftp and site is back.

So now, i’m pasting the Facebook code exactly as expressed via the forum & Facebook, but the code is not working ?

I suppose the question now is why cant we integrate Facebook widget code successfully ?

April 13, 2016 at 4:24 am #879656
Thai
Moderator
Hi There,

Please try with this code, add it under functions.php file locate in your child theme:
```
add_action( 'x_before_site_begin', 'x_facebook_sdk' );
function x_facebook_sdk(){
	?>
	<div id="fb-root"></div>
	<script>(function(d, s, id) {
	  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
	  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
	  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
	  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6&appId=490866727757684";
	  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
	}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
	<?php
}
```
Hope it helps 🙂
April 13, 2016 at 2:49 pm #880726

Ryandm1983
Participant

Thanks Thai

Ummm, didnt seem to work, or at least the page ran really slowly. Strange enough when i added the SDK above the html all in the same text element it worked.

Thanks for your help.

April 13, 2016 at 11:46 pm #881431

Paul R
Moderator

Hi,

Facebook recommends inserting it directly after the opening <body> tag thus it is inserted in x_before_site_begin.

Kindly review this link – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/javascript/quickstart/v2.6

Thanks

April 19, 2016 at 3:00 am #889484

Ryandm1983
Participant

Thanks so much !

April 19, 2016 at 7:34 am #889904

Darshana
Moderator

Glad we were able to help 🙂
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