[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38352: get_metadata() doesn't maybe_unserialize() when no key is provided

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#38352: get_metadata() doesn't maybe_unserialize() when no key is provided
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 Reporter:  hcgernhardtiii      |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Options, Meta APIs  |    Version:  4.6
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                      |
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 When a key is not provided to {{{get_metadata()}}}, it simply returns the
 raw contents of the cache (see
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/4.6/src/wp-
 includes/meta.php#L501 meta.php lines 501--503]) rather than applying
 {{{maybe_unserialize()}}} to each retrieved metadata item as is done when
 a key ''is'' provided.  This seems to me to be inconsistent behavior.
 Does this need to be changed/fixed?

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