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* @package WPSEO\Admin\Import
* Class WPSEO_Import_Settings.
* Class with functionality to import the Yoast SEO settings.
class WPSEO_Import_Settings {
public const NONCE_ACTION = 'wpseo-import-settings';
* Holds the import status instance.
* @var WPSEO_Import_Status
* Holds the old WPSEO version.
private $old_wpseo_version;
public function __construct() {
$this->status = new WPSEO_Import_Status( 'import', false );
* Imports the data submitted by the user.
public function import() {
check_admin_referer( self::NONCE_ACTION );
if ( ! WPSEO_Capability_Utils::current_user_can( 'wpseo_manage_options' ) ) {
if ( ! isset( $_POST['settings_import'] ) || ! is_string( $_POST['settings_import'] ) ) {
// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized -- Reason: The raw content will be parsed afterwards.
$content = wp_unslash( $_POST['settings_import'] );
if ( empty( $content ) ) {
$this->parse_options( $content );
* @param string $raw_options The content to parse.
protected function parse_options( $raw_options ) {
$options = parse_ini_string( $raw_options, true, INI_SCANNER_RAW );
if ( is_array( $options ) && $options !== [] ) {
$this->import_options( $options );
$this->status->set_msg( __( 'Settings could not be imported:', 'wordpress-seo' ) . ' ' . __( 'No settings found.', 'wordpress-seo' ) );
* Parse the option group and import it.
* @param string $name Name string.
* @param array $option_group Option group data.
* @param array $options Options data.
protected function parse_option_group( $name, $option_group, $options ) {
// Make sure that the imported options are cleaned/converted on import.
$option_instance = WPSEO_Options::get_option_instance( $name );
if ( is_object( $option_instance ) && method_exists( $option_instance, 'import' ) ) {
$option_instance->import( $option_group, $this->old_wpseo_version, $options );
* Imports the options if found.
* @param array $options The options parsed from the provided settings.
protected function import_options( $options ) {
if ( isset( $options['wpseo']['version'] ) && $options['wpseo']['version'] !== '' ) {
$this->old_wpseo_version = $options['wpseo']['version'];
foreach ( $options as $name => $option_group ) {
$this->parse_option_group( $name, $option_group, $options );
$this->status->set_msg( __( 'Settings successfully imported.', 'wordpress-seo' ) );
$this->status->set_status( true );
// Reset the cached option values.
WPSEO_Options::clear_cache();