FG Fix Serialized Strings
Fix the broken serialized strings in the options and postmeta tables
3.7(3 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 11 months agoAs of April 2026, FG Fix Serialized Strings is a WordPress fix plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Top alternative: Image Rotation Repair.
3.7/53 reviews
200active installs
11K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
This plugin fixes the serialized strings in the wp_options table. It recalculate the length of each strings.
It can be useful after a migration if you have done a global search/replace in the SQL dump.
Major features include:
- Repair the options table
- Repair the postmeta table
- Restore the lost text widgets
Translations
- English (default)
- French (fr_FR)
- other can be translated
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.2.2
- Tested with WordPress 6.8
Contributors
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