$field = get_field_object( 'custom_field' );
echo '<pre>'; print_r($field['choices']); echo '</pre>';
//Displays
Array
(
[ID] => 177
[key] => field_5dcf111592fe2
[label] => Custom Color
[name] => custom_field
[prefix] => acf
[type] => select
[value] => blue
[menu_order] => 0
[instructions] =>
[required] => 0
[id] =>
[class] =>
[conditional_logic] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[field] => field_5dcf0ad861cf1
[operator] => ==
[value] => background
)
)
)
[parent] => 176
[wrapper] => Array
(
[width] =>
[class] =>
[id] =>
)
[choices] => Array
(
[Blue] => Blue
[Red] => Red
[Green] => Green
[Yellow] => Yellow
[White] => White
[Pink] => Pink
)
[default_value] => Array
(
)
[allow_null] => 1
[multiple] => 0
[ui] => 0
[return_format] => value
[ajax] => 0
[placeholder] =>
[_name] => background
[_valid] => 1
)
$value = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'custom_field', true );
echo $value;
//Displays
blue
I see the intended choices when I go into edit the custom fields. The select menu shows me:
blue : Blue
red : Red
green : Green
yellow : Yellow
white : White
pink : Pink
