get_options isn't returning a value when used inside sidebar.php

  • gotlisch

    (@gotlisch)


    11 years ago

    Hi there, have come across a strange problem, I’m unable to return and display one of my theme options when I try to call get_options() from within my sidebar.php file.

    I’ve tried to call the same option from other page templates such as index.php, header.php etc and it works perfectly fine but as soon as I call the option from the sidebar file I get nothing…no idea what’s going on here.

    This is the code I’m using…like I said the option is definetly being stored properly cause i’m able to access it perfectly fine from other parts of my theme.

    <div id="sidebar">		     

            <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Sidebar') ) : ?>        

                <div class="side_box">
				<? if(get_field('google-maps'))	{?>

				<h3><? echo get_option($shortname.'_google_maps_heading',''); ?></h3>				

				<iframe src="<? echo get_field('google-maps') ?>" width="300" height="250" frameborder="0" style="border:0"></iframe>						

				<?}?>

				</div><!--//side_box-->                

            <?php endif; ?>        

        </div><!--//sidebar-->

    Thanks in advance for your help!!

    Mikael

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  • It looks like you’re expecting $shortname to be populated with some data, but it’s going to be empty unless it’s a global variable.

    If you have used $shortname in your main script that calls the sidebar then you need to populate it again in sidebar.php

    Thread Starter gotlisch

    (@gotlisch)

    Hi Steven, $shortname is a global varible…it’s just being used as a prefix to make sure my global varibles don’t conflict with any other ones.. this is how it’s been setup in the settings.php file:

    <?php

$themename = "Simple Grid";
$shortname = "simple_grid";
$settings_list = array(
	'home_page_heading_ln1',
	'home_page_heading_ln2',
	'home_page_sub_heading',
	'google_maps_heading',
    'custom_logo_url',
    'featured_banner_url',
    'custom_background_color',
    'facebook_link',
    'twitter_link',
    'dribbble_link',
    'google_plus_link',
    'pinterest_link',		'home_page_title',
    'post_hover_background_color'
);

/*function add_homestead_scripts() {
//  wp_enqueue_script('homestead-settings1', WP_CONTENT_URL.'/themes/homestead/jquery.js');

  wp_enqueue_script('homestead-settings2', WP_CONTENT_URL.'/themes/homestead/jquery-1.4.2.min.js');
  wp_enqueue_script('homestead-settings3', WP_CONTENT_URL.'/themes/homestead/jpicker-1.1.3.min.js');

  //wp_enqueue_script('homestead-settings1', WP_CONTENT_URL.'/themes/homestead/css/colorpicker.css');
}*/

function mytheme_add_admin() {

    global $themename, $shortname, $settings_list;

    if ( $_GET['page'] == basename(__FILE__) ) {

        if ( 'save' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) {

                  foreach($settings_list as $value) {
                    //echo '<script type="text/javascript">alert("' . $value . '");</script>';
                    //if($_REQUEST[$value] != "")
                      //update_option($shortname . '_' . $value,$_REQUEST[$value]);
                      update_option($shortname . '_' . $value,mysql_real_escape_string($_REQUEST[$value]));
                  }

                  header("Location: themes.php?page=settings.php&saved=true");
                  die;

        }
    }
    add_theme_page($themename." Settings", $themename." Settings", 'edit_themes', basename(__FILE__), 'mytheme_admin');

}

function mytheme_admin() {

    global $themename, $shortname, $settings_list;

    if ( $_REQUEST['saved'] ) echo '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong>'.$themename.' settings saved.</strong></p></div>';
    if ( $_REQUEST['reset'] ) echo '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong>'.$themename.' settings reset.</strong></p></div>';

?>
<style type="text/css">

table { border: none; }
td { padding: 5px; }
.ss_text { width: 350px; }

</style>

<div class="wrap">
<h2><?php echo $themename; ?> Theme Options</h2>

<form method="post">

<table>
<tr>
<td>Home Page Heading ln1:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="home_page_heading_ln1" class="ss_text" value="<?php echo stripslashes(stripslashes(get_option($shortname.'_home_page_heading_ln1',''))); ?>" /></td></tr>
<tr>

....
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