get_object returns illogical JSON object instead of key/value

• wesmeltzer

• August 28, 2024 at 6:11 pm

I recently cloned my existing database into a development site, and have been stung by a bug that I can’t reproduce in the production environment. Current WordPress v6.6.1, ACF PRO plugin v6.3.5.

A custom field whose values appear totally normal on the front end, but get_object returns a totally illogical JSON object instead of a value.

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [value] => s:68:"a:2:{s:5:"value";s:11:"city-living";s:5:"label";s:11:"City Living";}";
            [label] => s:68:"a:2:{s:5:"value";s:11:"city-living";s:5:"label";s:11:"City Living";}";
        )
)

The exact same code works on the production site! A screenshot of the field group configuration is attached. It looks totally normal.

The code snippet from the page template is:

<?php
$location_types = get_field('type_of_location');
print_r($location_types);
if ($location_types) :
    foreach ($location_types as $location_type) { ?>
    <p><span><img />.png">  </span><span><?php echo $location_type['label'] ?></span></p>
<? }
    endif;
?>

Can anyone help me figure out why this wouldn’t work and/or troubleshoot how the field group somehow is set up incorrectly in the database, but looks fine on the front end?

I’d be delighted for this to be something dumb, but I doubt it.

Thank you all!

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