Shortcode returns word "Array"

• streater3000

• July 18, 2021 at 10:59 pm

I created a checkbox field. I created a shortcode to display that to the logged in user:

add_shortcode( 'show_causeofloss_as', 'createcauseoflossshortcode' );
function createcauseoflossshortcode() {
   if(is_user_logged_in()){
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
   $value_cause = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'user_cause', true);

   return $value_cause;

}
}

BUT this just returns the word “Array”. I’ve tried lots of variations of this too and just get the word array. I’ve searched all over for weeks (the only thing I can’t figure out) and no one seems to have the same issue.

Any ideas?

• John Huebner

• July 19, 2021 at 3:30 pm

The ACF shortcode can only be used for basic text based fields

• streater3000

• July 19, 2021 at 6:21 pm

Is there anyway to return the data from checkbox selection with a shortcode?

• John Huebner

• July 20, 2021 at 9:37 am

You would need to build your own shortcode. https://pagely.com/blog/creating-custom-shortcodes/