Repeater Field, Options page, get_field returning string, not array

• noahkuhn

• November 6, 2015 at 3:18 am

I created an option page, and attached a single repeater field to it.

The field is called “climate_partners” and has two rows within it.

When I call get_field(‘climate_partners’,’options’), it returns the number 2, which is the string in the database field for wp_options>options_climate_partners

I’ve never had this problem before. Curious if there is a clear reason why the get_field function would be returning a string instead of building and returning the array?

• pabeGEjPFvRPtZGX

• November 6, 2015 at 9:20 am

Hi noahkuhn,

I am experiencing the same issue.

ACF 5.3.2 is not returning arrays or URLs for file and image fields. Probably all fields where an output can be chosen – and simply returns the ID as a string.

EDIT: I have opened a bug report to increase visibility for this issue.

• John Huebner

• November 15, 2015 at 10:16 am

@noahkuhn, what version of ACF are you using?

I posted in the bug report topic posted by @drunkrocketeer http://support.advancedcustomfields.com/forums/topic/acf-returning-id-as-string-instead-of-an-array/. I am not seeing this on my test site with 5.3.2.2 (latest version). But I have not tested with ACF4.

• noahkuhn

• November 17, 2015 at 2:52 am

Hey, John. This issue was fixed by update 5.3.2.1 per that bug report