Some get_theme_mod() calls return bool(false)

  • revansreturn

    (@revansreturn)


    10 years, 5 months ago

    Hello and thanks for having me.

    I am creating a custom theme- currently adding some settings and controls. The problem I have is that SOME settings return

    bool(false)

    when called when I am NOT inside the Customizer. Other settings call just fine when I am working in/out of the Customizer. Seems like a scope or permissions issue? But then why would other settings call just fine.

    Example of setting that works both inside/outside of Customizer:

    //	action bar color
	$wp_customize->add_setting( 'action-bar-color', array( 'default' => '#99b1ff', 'transport' => 'postMessage'));
	$wp_customize->add_control( new WP_Customize_Color_Control( $wp_customize, 'action-bar-color-control', array(
		'label' => __( 'Action Bar Background Color', 'myTheme' ),
		'section' => 'header-section',
		'settings' => 'action-bar-color',
		'priority' => 26
	) ) );

    Example of setting that DOES NOT work outside of the Customizer:

    // woocommerce header menu 'log in button' title
	$wp_customize->add_setting( 'woo-menu-log-in-title', array( 'default' => 'Log In', 'transport' => 'refresh' ));
	$wp_customize->add_control( new WP_Customize_Control( $wp_customize, 'woo-menu-log-in-control', array(
		'label' => __( 'Log In Button Title', 'myTheme' ),
		'section' => 'woocommerce-section',
		'settings' => 'woo-menu-log-in-title',
		'priority' => 14
	) ) );
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  • Thread Starter revansreturn

    (@revansreturn)

    10 years, 5 months ago

    <?php
 echo var_dump(get_theme_mod('action-bar-color' )) . '<br />';
 echo var_dump(get_theme_mod( 'woo-menu-log-in-title' ));
?>

    Returns the following when OUTSIDE the Customizer:

    string(7) "#99b1ff"
bool(false)

    Returns the Following when INSIDE the Customizer:

    string(7) "#99b1ff"
string(6) "Log In"
    codeManiac

    (@codemaniac)

    10 years, 5 months ago

    Hey revansreturn !

    Its normal that it returns bool(false). If you check get_theme_mod() in the codex, the 2nd parameter which is the variable $default is set to be false by default unless you give it a value 🙂

    I hope this helped !

    Cheers !

    Thread Starter revansreturn

    (@revansreturn)

    10 years, 5 months ago

    Hey,

    I don’t give defaults to any of the get_theme_mods that work. The manual says:

    IF the modification name does not exist, then the $default will be passed through

    But all of my modification names DO exist, so get_theme_mod should return one of the following:

    1) their default setting value specified in add_setting()
    2) their setting as defined in the Customizer

    Thread Starter revansreturn

    (@revansreturn)

    10 years, 5 months ago

    I’d like to provide an update.

    At the beginning I set default values for every setting (like you should), and those values populated each setting the customizer section. Interestingly, I decided to overwrite those values in the customizer and put new values in for each setting (I added ‘YEAH’ to the end of each one). Now they are accessible outside of the customizer environment AND when I’m logged out.

    NO IDEA why that worked, nor do I know if this is a permanent fix, but thought I would pass the info on.

    Thanks

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