Can’t edit theme header.php file

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    seredaom · Member ·

    Hi guys,

    I want to add php code into the Theme Header (header.php file). For this, in the menu “Appearance” I’ve selected “Theme Editor”, in “Theme Files” selected “Theme Header”. In the opened file I added a simple text and clicked “Update File”. After that, I got an error message:
    Unable to communicate back with site to check for fatal errors, so the PHP change was reverted. You will need to upload your PHP file change by some other means, such as by using SFTP.

    I’ve tried to search in Google and it looks like one of reasons can be the old Theme. I’ve changed a Theme to a newer one, but when I try to modify the header.php file again I get the same error message.

    Please advise, how can I modify that file.

    Thanks!

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    Your site is not hosted on WordPress.com, as it’s not possible to make a change like this to a WordPress.com site, but using the open source WordPress.org software at another hosting provider. We cannot help with this in the WordPress.com forums.

    Please contact support for the theme you’re using directly for help with this.

    General support for your version of WordPress is provided at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

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