Title: adding echo get_option correctly Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # adding echo get_option correctly * [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/) * I have the following code, but I need to add a line of code from the WP admin to this, but can’t figure out how to do that. * I started off with this: * ``` ``` * Then I tried to add the line of code from admin using: * ``` $app_id = "echo get_option('appid');"; ``` * A bit too literal maybe, so I removed the semi-colon within the quotes: * ``` $app_id = "echo get_option('appid')"; ``` * I’m running out of hair to pull out, so if anybody can help, that would be great. * Thanks. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558555) * Try: * ``` ``` * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558557) * Thanks, I’ll give that a go 🙂 * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558562) * I wrote that slightly wrong in the first box. * It should be reading something like (it’s Facebook): * ``` ``` * I tried: * ``` ``` * But it still doesn’t seem to be accepting it. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558566) * Did you store that app_id as an option first? * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558568) * Bit of a blonde moment going on today, sorry. * How do you store the app_id option? * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558569) * I’m starting to think I’ve totally messed up here. Looking at the page, I’ve not actually called in any page that holds the info or the db. * I’m wondering if I need to add a line calling the database into the page? * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558575) * I don’t know if this will help make sense of it: * [http://pastebin.com/qQe8kfVY](http://pastebin.com/qQe8kfVY) * This is the page I have, and it is the second block of PHP I’m trying to work on to bring in the two bits of info I added to admin. * Please note, I changed the two bits of info names, to make it simpler. They are now: * tabsappid tabsappsecret * This is the error I receive: * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /var/www/vhosts/writers-site. com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/facebook-tabs-for-wordpress/fbindex.php on line 7 * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558577) * Why not just use: * ``` $facebook = new Facebook(array( 'appId' => '76543768778578', 'secret' => $app_secret, 'cookie' => true )); ``` * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558591) * I was thinking about something like that, so I tried: * ``` $app_id, 'secret' => $app_secret, 'cookie' => true )); ?> ``` * However, that causes the following error: * > Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_option() in /var/www/vhosts/writers- > site.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/facebook-tabs-for-wordpress/fbindex.php > on line 6 * It looks like it doesn’t realise it’s part of WordPress. * It makes it worse feeling so close to the answer. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558593) * Why are you trying to use get_option() when this hasn’t been stored in the database as an option? * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558677) * In my WordPress admin I’ve set up a page to take two values which are stored as _tabsappid_ and _tabsappsecret_, and then I’m trying to get those values to to show in the correct sections on this page. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558777) * Have you confirmed that these values are being stored in the database correctly? * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558784) * Hi Esmi, thanks for sticking with me on this one. * I just checked the database, and it is storing the values ok. * Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/) * (@horroruk) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558785) * I think I must be missing calling wordpress in somehow, because of the part of the error message that says: * ``` Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_option() ``` * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-echo-get_option-correctly/#post-2558786) * > In my WordPress admin I’ve set up a page to take two values which are stored > as tabsappid and tabsappsecret * Is this a theme options page? If so, have you seen [http://www.chipbennett.net/2011/02/17/incorporating-the-settings-api-in-wordpress-themes/](http://www.chipbennett.net/2011/02/17/incorporating-the-settings-api-in-wordpress-themes/) Or [http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2009/wordpress-settings-api-tutorial/](http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2009/wordpress-settings-api-tutorial/) * Can you see these options in clear text when you view [http://your_domain/wp-admin/options.php](http://your_domain/wp-admin/options.php)? Or are they serialized arrays? 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