[Plugin: Custom Content Type Manager] Multi-select output to array doesn't make array

If you use get_post_meta, then you are bypassing any of CCTM’s filters — you’re missing out on half the goods. CCTM includes 2 functions to help avoid all that trouble: get_custom_field() and print_custom_field() : see https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/wiki/get_custom_field

So in your template you might do something like this:

<?php
$days = get_custom_field('days:to_array');
print implode(', ', $days);
?>

Or perhaps even simpler, use the formatted_list output filter: https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/wiki/formatted_list_OutputFilter

<?php
print_custom_field('days:formatted_list', ', ');
?>

There are lots of docs on the project’s wiki, and there are sample templates generated for you when you view any of your defined content types. Have a look around — I really tried my best to solve as many of these mundane problems for you.

Thank for your response – that makes sense. Usually I have to hack my way around things so I wasn’t expecting you to include an easier way of getting the array.