the_field from custom options page

• dfoley23

• January 26, 2016 at 8:28 am

It just doesn’t work…
I added a text new field to the “Theme Options” group I made a new tab also…
Then I see that it comes up on my “Theme Options” page
but <?php the_field(‘name_of_field’,’options’); ?> doesnt show anything
I copied and pasted in ‘name_of_field’ to make sure its right.
Whats wrong? Thanks.

• James

• January 26, 2016 at 3:58 pm

Hi @dfoley23

Could you please provide me with the PHP code to add the options page, JSON export file of the field group, and a screenshot of the options page?

Keep in mind that you need the PRO version or Options Page add-on to make it works.

Thanks!

• dfoley23

• January 27, 2016 at 4:17 am

Theme Options Page

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwddMVI60KgFdUR0V0RqejNqUTA/view?usp=sharing

So turns out I just needed to put some html in these fields…
I wrapped the number with a <span> and now it works…

• James

• January 27, 2016 at 5:49 pm

Hi @dfoley23

If that is the case, it’ll be simpler if you wrap it from your templates. You can use a code like this when you want to show the number:

<span><?php the_field(‘name_of_field’,’options’); ?></span>

Hope this helps!

• dfoley23

• January 28, 2016 at 4:06 am

Well thats the problem I don’t actually want the spans at all.
But The field in ACF wont output anything if I don’t add html in the ACF field itself.

Is this a known issue? Would be great if it could be fixed as I may just want the number so I can treat it like an int in php.

Thanks

• James

• January 28, 2016 at 4:09 pm

Hi @dfoley23

I believe that’s mostly caused by your template. Could you please show me the example of the page that has the numbers with and without the span?

Thanks!