[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #7347: maybe_serialize() should serialize strings that are already serialized

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#7347: maybe_serialize() should serialize strings that are already serialized
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 Reporter:  ryan          |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  closed   
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  2.6.1    
Component:  General       |      Version:  2.6      
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:  fixed    
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment(by JonathanRogers):

 This has to be one of the dumbest things I've come across in a while. Why
 would it ever be a good idea to serialize an already serialized string? I
 came across this trying to figure out why custom fields with serialized
 strings stored in them were showing up doubly serialized.


 Specifically, I'd export a page, then import it using the built-in
 Wordpress UI and the plugin using the custom field no longer worked as
 intended because the value was doubly serialized. Ticket #4028 seems to
 indicate this very bug was fixed 2 years ago, only to be re-introduced a
 year later.

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