settings API displaying "ARRAY" instead of actual text

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    13 years, 1 month ago

    ive recently created a themes options page using the settings API and the data is being stored and recalled hoever when i call to the options in my theme e.g <?php echo get_option('rtms_phone') ?> all that it gives me is ‘ARRAY” when the data is outputted in my theme

    when i look in options.php the data field says “serialized data”

    how do i get the data from that field to display as i entered it in my options page.

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  • If you store your options in a single db entry then they are always returned as an array.

    You can access them with:

    $options = get_option( 'rtms_phone' );
echo $options[ 'some_field_name' ];

    Here, ‘some_field_name’ will be one of your form field values. If you are not sure what’s in there just echo out the array with print_r().

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    still outputs as “ARRAY”

    here is my code for the settings fields si there anything i can add so it shows in the options.php file as individual fields that are not serialized

    <?php // add the admin settings and such
add_action('admin_init', 'plugin_admin_init');
function plugin_admin_init(){

	//START OF MAIN SECTION VARIABLES
register_setting( 'rhythms', 'rtms_business_name');
register_setting( 'rhythms', 'rtms_email_address');
register_setting( 'rhythms', 'rtms_phone');//2nd variable to be used in the output function

// define setting section
add_settings_section(
'plugin_main',// section slug
'Main Settings', // section title (displays on actual page)
'main_section_deatails',//function to describe section
'plugin');// the page DO NOT CHANGE

//BUSINESS NAME
add_settings_field(
'business_text_string',// id of the input element - USE IN FUNCTION
'Enter the name of your business', // description of the field
'plugin_setting_string', // name of the function the displays the input field
'plugin', // the page DO NOT CHANGE
'plugin_main');// the setting section group
//BUSINESS E-MAIL
add_settings_field(
'email_text_string', // id of the input element - USE IN FUNCTION
'Enter your email address', // description of the field
'rtms_email_address_string', // name of the function the displays the input field
'plugin', // the page DO NOT CHANGE
'plugin_main');// the setting section group
//BUSINESS PHONE NO.
add_settings_field(
'phone_text_string', // id of the input element - USE IN FUNCTION
'Phone no.', // description of the field
'rtms_phone_string',// name of the function the displays the input field
'plugin',// the page DO NOT CHANGE
'plugin_main');// the setting section group
	//END OF MAIN SECTION VARIABLES

	//START OF HEADER SECTION VARIABLES
	//END OF HEADER SECTION VARIABLES

	//START OF FOOTER SECTION VARIABLES
	//END OF FOOTER SECTION VARIABLES
}?>

<?php //MAIN SECTION DESCRIPTION
function main_section_deatails() {
echo '<p>Settings for dynamic content throught the theme</p>';
} ?>

	<!--THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FUNCTIONS WHICH DICTATE THE OUTPUT OF EACH FIELD-->

	<?php //BUSINESS NAME - INPUT FIELD
	function plugin_setting_string() {
	$options = get_option('rtms_business_name');
	echo "<input id='business_text_string'
				 name='rtms_business_name[text_string]'
				 size='40'
				 type='text'
				 value='{$options['text_string']}' />";
	} ?>

	<?php //BUSINESS E-MAIL - INPUT FIELD
	function rtms_email_address_string() {
	$options = get_option('rtms_email_address');
	echo "<input id='email_text_string'
				 name='rtms_email_address[text_string]'
				 size='40'
				 type='text'
				 value='{$options['text_string']}' />";
	} ?>

    <?php //BUSINESS PHONE NO. - INPUT FIELD
	function rtms_phone_string() {
	$options = get_option('rtms_phone');// use variable in name='
	echo "<input id='phone_text_string'
				 name='rtms_phone[text_string]'
				 size='40'
				 type='text'
				 value='{$options['text_string']}' />";
	} ?>
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