Question

Hi I am trying to creating some custom options for a template I am developing but I seem to be getting an error:

Warning: Illegal string offset 'show_header' in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\themes\01MyWork\includes\theme-options.php on line 62

This is the line that seems to be throwing the error:

 $html = '<input type="checkbox" id="show_header" name="thanathos_theme_display_options[show_header]" value="1" ' . checked(1, $options['show_header'], false) . '/>';  

And this is the entire code:

   <?php 
    function thanatos_theme_menu(){
        add_theme_page(
                       "Thanathos Theme Options", 
                       "Thanathos Theme", 
                       "administrator", 
                       "thanathos_theme_options",
                       "thanathos_theme_display_callback"
                      );
    }
    add_action('admin_menu' , 'thanatos_theme_menu');
    function thanathos_theme_display_callback(){
?>
         <div class="wrap">  
                <div id="icon-themes" class="icon32"></div>  
                <h2>Sandbox Theme Options</h2>  

                <?php settings_errors(); ?>
                <!--Create the form that will be used to render our options-->
                <form method="post" action="options.php">
                    <?php settings_fields('thanathos_theme_display_options'); ?>
                    <?php do_settings_sections( 'thanathos_theme_display_options' ); ?>             
                    <?php submit_button(); ?>
                </form>
        </div>
<?php
    }

    add_action('admin_init' , 'thanatos_initializa_theme_options');
    function thanatos_initializa_theme_options(){
        if( false == get_option( 'thanathos_theme_display_options' ) ) {    
            add_option( 'thanathos_theme_display_options' );  
        } 
        add_settings_section(
                'general_settings_section', 
                'Thanatos Options', 
                'thanatos_general_options_callback', 
                'thanathos_theme_display_options'
        );
        add_settings_field(
                'show_header',
                'Header',
                'thanathos_field_header_callback',
                'thanathos_theme_display_options',
                'general_settings_section',
                 array(                              // The array of arguments to pass to the callback. In this case, just a description.  
                    'Activate this setting to display the header.'
                 ) 
        );
        register_setting('thanathos_theme_display_options', 'thanathos_theme_display_options');
    }

    function thanatos_general_options_callback(){
        echo 'mergem la mare';
    }
    function thanathos_field_header_callback($args){
         // First, we read the options collection  
        $options = get_option('thanathos_theme_display_options');
        // Next, we update the name attribute to access this element's ID in the context of the display options array  
        // We also access the show_header element of the options collection in the call to the checked() helper function 
        $html = '<input type="checkbox" id="show_header" name="thanathos_theme_display_options[show_header]" value="1" ' . checked(1, $options['show_header'], false) . '/>';  
         // Here, we'll take the first argument of the array and add it to a label next to the checkbox  
        $html .= '<label for="show_header"> '  . $args[0] . '</label>';   
        echo $html;
    }
?>

Answer 1

You are using name="thanathos_theme_display_options[show_header]" in plain HTML. Probably you want to parse by PHP the string [show_header].