Import/Export issue (Line Breakers in Yoast's settings)

[dromaniuk]

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https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-issue/

Hi. I have a problems with importing of settings.
I go to SEO -> Tools -> Export Settings, and get the archive.
I’m uploading the archive, but recipient site says, that
Settings could not be imported: No settings found in file.

I researched this issue, and found that removing INI_SCANNER_RAW directive from wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/admin/import/class-import-settings.php:153 solves it.

But it’s bad practice. I’ve tried to check data, and found, that INI file contains next rows:

rssbefore = "%%BLOGLINK%%^M
%%POSTLINK%%"
rssafter = "%%BLOGLINK%%^M
%%AUTHORLINK%%"

i.e. line returns are present in the values of parameters.

I didn’t find any WP filters or hooks in your code, for fixing it myself. And now I have to unpack ZIP-archive and modify INI-file manually, for being able to use it.

May you solve it?
I use WP 5.0.2 and YoastSEO 9.0.3

UPD: I've already tested it with latest Yoast 9.3. The problem is the same. I export settings,import them on the same site, and get error "Settings could not be imported: No settings found."

Please describe what you expected to happen and why.

I expect that YoastSEO will not require from me additional actions, when I import/export settings.
If line breakers are restricted somewhere - I expect Yoast will restrict their input in form, and fix any such things in database.
Or at least encode multiline data to base64, for keeping INI format requirements. Or use JSON for exporting the settings.

How can we reproduce this behavior?

1. go to Admin > SEO > Search Appearance > RSS tab and add any line breaks before exporting the zip file (or exporting INI-file as strings)
2. Export settings
3. Import them (I used the same site)

Technical info

• WordPress version: 5.0.2
• Yoast SEO version: 9.3

• If relevant, which editor is affected (or editors):

• [ + ] Classic Editor
• Gutenberg
• Classic Editor plugin

• Which browser is affected (or browsers):

• [ didn't check ] IE11
• [ didn't check ] Edge
• [ + ] Chrome
• [ didn't check ] Firefox
• [ didn't check ] Safari

• Relevant plugins in case of a bug:

• Tested with theme:
  It doesn't matter. I used Network Admin in WP multisite.

[Pcosta88]

Steps to Reproduce (expanded and with images)

1.On site A, Go to SEO-Search Appearance-RSS and add some Template Variables on two different lines (have a line break)

2.On site A site Go to SEO-Tools-Import/Export and copy all the export code (I have highlighted the RSS section)

3.On site B, copy/paste it into the SEO-Tools-Import/Export section and save. See that

Settings could not be imported: No settings found in file. is shown.

4.On site B see that nothing was imported into the RSS section

5.Go back to Site A and put the RSS template variables on same line

6. On site A site Go to SEO-Tools-Import/Export and copy all the export code (I have highlighted the RSS section)

7.On site B import it and see that it works

Tech Specs
WP: 5.0.2
Yoast SEO: 9.4

[Pcosta88]

related: https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/10358

[Pcosta88]

related: #9438

[dromaniuk]

Any update?

[BrangGit]

The issue still occurs in Yoast 21.1