Echo PHP variable under a Wordpress custom Query

Question

I have a custom field as an option, and I want to put the value of this option in a custom loop.

So here's what I have:

$CatTxt = the_field('section_1', 'option'); 
            echo $CatTxt;

This works, the problem is when I try to put on the loop. My attempts:

Double quotes - doesn't work:

<?php query_posts("category_name=$CatTxt"); ?>

Separating with the dot - Doesn't' work:

<?php query_posts('category_name='.$CatTxt); ?>

Any idea on how to make this work? Thanks!

Are you using the ACF plugin? Cause "the_field" function outputs the data. You should be using "get_field" function which returns data and assigns it to a variable. Then combine this with what @Ognjen wrote and it should do the trick. — Luka Peharda
– Luka Peharda, Commented Feb 7, 2016 at 19:55

Ognjen Babic · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-07 16:44:08Z

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Try this now please:

<?php query_posts('category_name='.'"$CatTxt"'); ?>

answered Feb 7, 2016 at 16:37

Ognjen Babic

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