[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64581: Allow serialized options read-only view

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#64581: Allow serialized options read-only view
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 Reporter:  anatolinicolae      |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Options, Meta APIs  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  trivial             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, administration  |
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 The options.php page currently overwrites an option value when it is
 serialized with `'SERIALIZED DATA'`.

 However, these values will most likely never be changed manually as it
 would require users to deserialize, edit and serialize it back via some
 manually crafted script, while it still does make sense to display the
 proper value regardless for i.e. debugging purposes without looking up
 keys in the DB.

 Patch could be as simple as returning `$value = $option->option_value;` in
 options.php assuming there's no further concerns with this page scope.
 Keeping `$disabled = true;` would prevent manual editing, while having no
 impact on eventual save.

 Permissions would still apply and this page would only remain visible to
 admins (not even linked anywhere AFAIK). There are no further security
 concerns about the option value, as non-serialized options already expose
 their values.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64581>
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