Warning: Illegal string offset 'url'

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  • toad78

  • July 20, 2016 at 4:36 am

  WP: 4.5.3
  ACF: 5.3.9.2

  I’m experiencing Illegal string offset ‘url’ error.

  <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Illegal string offset 'url' in <b>/home/....</b> on line <b>108</b><br />

  Code:

  
  				<?php 
                  $retheading = get_field('ret_heading',163); 
                  $retcont = get_field('ret_content',163);            
                  $leftcont = get_field('left_column_content',163);            
                  $centercont = get_field('center_column_content',163);            
                  $rightcont = get_field('right_column_content',163);            
                  $botcont = get_field('bottom_content',163);            
  
                  if( !empty($retcont) ): ?>    
                  	<section id="retinal">    
                      	<div class="container">    
                  		<h3><?php echo $retheading; ?></h3>
                          <?php echo $retcont; ?>
                          <div class="col-sm-4">
  							<?php echo $leftcont; ?>
                          </div>
                          <div class="col-sm-4">
                          <?php if( !empty($centercont) ): ?>
                          	<img src="<?php echo $centercont['url']; ?>" />
                          <?php endif; ?>
                          </div>
                          <div class="col-sm-4">
                          	<?php echo $rightcont; ?>
                          </div>
                          <?php echo $botcont; ?>
                          </div>
                  	</section>
                  <?php endif; ?>

  Line 108 is:

  <?php if( !empty($centercont) ): ?>
                          	<img src="<?php echo $centercont['url']; ?>" />
                          <?php endif; ?>

  Field setting for “center_column_content” is:

  LABEL: Center Column Content
  NAME: center_column_content
  TYPE: Image
  RETURN VALUE: Image URL

  All field names are unique from others

  I’ve read several forum posts regarding ‘Illegal string offset ‘url’ and have tried the following:

  Changing the variable(s)/field name(s)
  Switching between Image ID and Image URL to post Image
  Disabled/Enabled ACF

  I’m not having any other issues with posting images with unique variables.

  Other options to try?
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  • John Huebner

  • July 20, 2016 at 8:31 am

  if you are returning the url then the line should be

  
  <?php if( !empty($centercont) ): ?>
       <img src="<?php echo $centercont; ?>" />
  <?php endif; ?>
  
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  • toad78

  • July 21, 2016 at 7:41 am

  (facepalm)
  I tend to get those two types of usages confused.