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PHP How to Build a WordPress Theme Converting Static HTML into WordPress Templates Coding the Header and Footer Templates

Posted by Robert Mayberry
Robert Mayberry
4,246 Points

Echo Syntax error

I'm watching Wordress video putting in what i believe to be same exact code and keep getting syntax error Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO), expecting ')' in /home/odiwams1/public_html/wp-content/themes/cakedoubles/header.php on line 33

<?php

$args = array(
'menu'=> 'main-menu'
    'echo' => false

);

echo strip_tags( wp_nav_menu(  $args ) '<a>');

?>

1 Answer

Tomas Dvorak
Tomas Dvorak
10,010 Points
Tomas Dvorak
Tomas Dvorak
10,010 Points

Hi Robert,

i think you're missing a comma in the array declaration. Elements of the array must be separated by commas like this:

$args = array(
  'menu'=> 'main-menu',
  'echo' => false);

Along with the comma, there is missing closing bracket ')' and a semicolon as the END of a php statement.