Title: [Plugin: Duplicator] WordPress Serialization problem ?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Duplicator] WordPress Serialization problem ?

 *  Resolved [tiagoalves83](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiagoalves83/)
 * (@tiagoalves83)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-duplicator-wordpress-serialization-problem/)
 * Hi, Before start using the plugin, I am just wondering if your plugin corrects
   the serialized strings in the wordpress database ?
 * The serialization problem is described in these 2 urls:
    [http://interconnectit.com/124/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/](http://interconnectit.com/124/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/)
   [http://davidcoveney.com/575/php-serialization-fix-for-wordpress-migrations/](http://davidcoveney.com/575/php-serialization-fix-for-wordpress-migrations/)
 * Thanks,
    Tiago
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [redesigned](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redesigned/)
 * (@redesigned)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-duplicator-wordpress-serialization-problem/#post-3001233)
 * I too am curious if this plugin handles wp serialized data as that is the main
   reason i’d have for such a plugin.
 * moving datatbases, copying files, updating wp-config.php and the wp_options table
   are no problem manually.
 * It is the darn serialized data and all the widgets and plugins that use serialized
   data and the embedded string length that is the pain. 🙂
 * If this plugin properly handles serialized data like wp_migrate_db then it looks
   like a real find. If not then it will cause a lot of missing data, widgets, and
   plugins, and needs to be updated for the new way wordpress saves serialized data.
 * Thanks.
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-duplicator-wordpress-serialization-problem/#post-3001240)
 * Hi Tiagoalves,
 * The plugin does perform a serialization check, however we have seen issues with
   larger serialized strings which we are looking into right now. We hope to have
   all these items addressed once we move out of beta…
 * Hope this helps

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-duplicator-wordpress-serialization-problem/#post-3001240)
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