I crashed the editor

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  wcfood · Member · Nov 16, 2015 at 3:15 pm

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  I added three lines of code to the Contact Form 7 code (checkbox.php), (trying to change the layout of the checkboxes)

  span.wpcf7-list-item {
  display: block;
  }

  It didn’t work, so I deleted the code…when I saved it, it crashed the website as well as the editor – can’t even get into the Dashboard to restore the original php file…or at least remove the plug-in and re-install it.

  Here is the error message:

  Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘-‘, expecting ‘(‘ in /home/content/45/10946745/html/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/modules/checkbox.php on line 7

  I am desperate…please help as soon as possible.

  Thanks.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  wcfood · Member · Nov 16, 2015 at 3:29 pm

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  Correction…the URL is:

  http://westchesterfoodcupboard.org/wp-admin/

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  wcfood · Member · Nov 16, 2015 at 5:57 pm

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  I solved the problem by replacing the corrupted file…which I downloaded from the Contact Form 7 website.

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 16, 2015 at 6:26 pm

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  FYI

  The site you are asking about does not seem to be hosted on WordPress.COM so you need to make friends over at WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using.

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/7-things-to-know-before-posting-in-wordpresscom-forums?replies=1

  This site is for support of sites hosted on WordPress.COM. You should address your questions to WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using: http://wordpress.org/support/

  The forum at WordPress.ORG is not connected to WordPress.COM so you will need to open an account at .ORG if you do not already have one. You may use the same email at WordPress.ORG as you do at WordPress.COM.

  For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/