[Resolved] Checkboxes show corrupt code compared to Radio Buttons when Exported

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[AtefR7377]

Hi,
I have 2 field groups. one as checkboxes called (wpcf-main-categories), and one as radio buttons called (wpcf-post-types-filter).

for both groups, i entered the values to be stored in the database. i used plain lowercase English characters.

I used WP Allexport plugin to export the post date to csv.

here are the results:
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The radio buttons show the correct value (e.g. book), while the checkboxes show the correct values too (e.g. mc-patrology), but show a very long string of code before it.

is this the way you designed the checkboxes? it makes bulk processing of these fields very difficult using csv as it has semicolons in it.
on the other hand, i can't use radio buttons for this group as the posts can have more than one value, and i want to filter posts using them (similar to your real estate demo).

please advise if here is a problem or a way to not show this code string for checkboxes.

thanks.

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Well - checkboxes are stored as serialized array and that is not corrupt code but the correct code.

If you planning to import checkboxes, its not supported, please check following:
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/how-to-import-content-into-wordpress-using-csv/import-content-csv-importer-plugin/#field-types-that-are-not-supported

if you want to import checkboxes field, you need a pro version - see the comparisons chart:
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/how-to-import-content-into-wordpress-using-csv/