Automattic / Automattic/Post-Meta-Inspector

Serialized data is unreadable

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Description

Serialized data (PHP or JSON) could be presented in a structured format (there may be JavaScript libraries that will create a navigable structure of serialized data... But a quick Google search came up with little.)

I would say for serialized meta data values, present a link instead that shows the serialization format, i.e.

"JSON-Serialized Data"

or

"PHP-Serialized Data"

Which could show a popup for navigating the serialized data.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating where post-meta values are rendered, then determine how PHP- and JSON-serialized values can be detected and displayed. Done means serialized values have clear links and a navigable structured view or popup, but the issue leaves the library choice and implementation scope unresolved.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, json, php
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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