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WordPress WordPress Theme Development WordPress Header and Footer Templates The header.php and footer.php Files

Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points
Posted by Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'function' (T_FUNCTION). Header and Footer not showing?

Hi,

I have followed the video step by step. But the index.php is not rendering the header and footer files?

I turned on debug and this is the error I recieve.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'function' (T_FUNCTION) in /Users/Grant/Documents/Transition Graphics/WEB-DEV-PROJECTS/themedev/wp-content/themes/tg-theme-dev/functions.php on line 3

So I copied and pasted the relevant code from the functions.php work file in case I had made a spelling mistake or something silly.

<? php 

    function tg_theme_styles() {

    wp_enqueue_style( 'foundation_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/foundation.css' );
    //wp_enqueue_style( 'normalize_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/normalize.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'googlefont_css', 'http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Asap:400,700,400italic,700italic' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'main_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );

}

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpt_theme_styles' );

function tg_theme_js() {

    wp_enqueue_script( 'modernizr_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/modernizr.js', '', '', false );  
    wp_enqueue_script( 'foundation_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/foundation.min.js', array('jquery'), '', true );
    wp_enqueue_script( 'main_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/app.js', array('jquery', 'foundation_js'), '', true );        

}

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpt_theme_js' );

?>

However I get the exact same error?

Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points
Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points

Whilst doing some research as there is no point moving forward with course until this is resolved. It is suggested it may have something to do with my php version?

I am currently on PHP Version 5.6.10.

Didn't know if this would help with the diagnosing of the issue?

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

does <?php vs <? php make a difference?

should the second parameter in addAction match the function name?

Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points
Grant Smith
Grant Smith
194 Points

Hi Simon,

Thanks very much, that sorted it.

1 Answer

Jessica Murillo
Jessica Murillo
9,119 Points
Jessica Murillo
Jessica Murillo
9,119 Points

I think that it is because you are calling the wrong function in: 

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpt_theme_styles' );

it should be 

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'tg_theme_styles' );

and this one 

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpt_theme_js' );

should be 

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'tg_theme_js' );

because you named them differently than the instructor.

Let me know if that helped!