public function update_settings( $settings ) {

		if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.4.0', '>=' ) ) {
			$settings = wp_json_encode( $settings, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE );
		} else {
			$settings = wp_json_encode( $settings );
		}

		update_option( 'pods_component_settings', $settings );

	}