Title: Export with Shortcode but with data Serialized
Last modified: January 28, 2025

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# Export with Shortcode but with data Serialized

 *  Resolved [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/)
 * (@maurodf)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/)
 * Hi,
 * in our web site we have custom wordpress backend page to export some users with
   all their meta_data.
   We’using the shortcode for let the admin of the site easily
   download all the users, but some role has array in their info, so how can i download
   the file with deserialized data using the shortcode?Actual output: a:5:{i:0;s:
   6:”Marche”;i:1;s:6:”Molise”;i:2;s:7:”Sicilia”;i:3;s:7:”Toscana”;i:4;s:19:”Trentino-
   Alto Adige”;}
 * Plugin version: 1.27.14
   Thanks
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/).
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18271585)
 * Yes, but this is how the data is saved. How do you want to show this array in
   a CSV file?
 *  Thread Starter [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/)
 * (@maurodf)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18271762)
 * Hi and thanks for the quick response.
   Would be awesome to have info deserialized
   and printed like a comma separated string
 * **Actual output:** a:5:{i:0;s:6:”Marche”;i:1;s:6:”Molise”;i:2;s:7:”Sicilia”;i:
   3;s:7:”Toscana”;i:4;s:19:”Trentino-Alto Adige”;}
 * **Prefered Output:** Marche, Molise, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige
 * In the plugin’s settings in the Export section i have this checkbox: Display 
   serialized arrays as comma-separated lists of values.
   This is already ok for 
   me, but how can i achive this in shortcode mode?
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/).
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18271766)
 * This is not so easy. I will need to include some setting to do it and also not
   all seriealizad arrays are so simple. Most of them are complex objects and or
   indexed arrays… I will include as a todo but it won’t be ready soon, sorry.
 *  Thread Starter [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/)
 * (@maurodf)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18271816)
 * Okay, I thought that since there are already settings in the Export Panel for
   do this, there was already a solution to include this setting in the shortcode
   version.
 * Thanks so much for your support in the meantime
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18271822)
 * Ah I didn’t remember it, sorry. So it would be easier yes. And faster.
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18282827)
 * Yes it is done. You have it in the frontend tab where we explain the different
   options:
 * [export-users display_arrays_as_comma_separated_list_of_values=”yes”]
 * Did you read it?
 *  Thread Starter [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/)
 * (@maurodf)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18285932)
 * Hi and thanks for the followup
   No i didn’t see there, i’ll try, thanks.
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by [maurodf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maurodf/).
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18285936)
 * Check and if it does not work, let me know.

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 * Last reply from: [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-with-shortcode-but-with-data-serialized/#post-18285936)
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