Automattic is also making waves with its decision to reduce sponsored contributions, while OptinMonster has added new browser targeting and event tracking features.

As we reflect on 2024, several WordPress companies share their achievements and plans for 2025. WPForms, All in One SEO, and Uncanny Automator are all setting ambitious goals for the year ahead.

We also have new plugins to check out, including tools for faster image loading and writing books with the WordPress block editor.

Let’s explore what’s new and exciting in the world of WordPress this month!

WordPress.com Starts Bringing Their User Interface Closer to Core WordPress

WordPress.com has rolled out a significant update to their user interface, bringing it closer to the core WordPress experience.

This change is part of a larger effort to align the WordPress.com interface with the standard wp-admin interface. This will phase out the custom “Calypso” interface previously used for logged-in users.

Jacopo Tomasone, Staff Engineer at WordPress.com, explained the reasoning behind the update:

“By transitioning all WordPress.com users to the standard wp-admin WordPress interface, we aim to: offer familiarity, improve support, and allow our team to innovate into the future. Supporting two different interfaces has become increasingly challenging, and this update will streamline the experience for our users.”

Maintaining both the Calypso interface and the core WordPress admin dashboard has become increasingly difficult. This has led to duplicated efforts and an inconsistent user experience.

The transition to the standard wp-admin interface is designed to offer a more consistent and intuitive experience across WordPress products. In turn, this will make it easier for users to follow tutorials and take advantage of existing WordPress resources.

This update is just the beginning of a gradual process that will continue over the next few months as WordPress.com works toward a more unified user experience.

OptinMonster Added New Browser Targeting and Multiple Event Tracking Features 🎯

OptinMonster, the leading tool for lead generation and conversion optimization, has rolled out new features. They aim to help businesses and marketers deliver the right message to the right user, in the right place, at the right time.

The new browser targeting update allows site owners to show personalized offers based on the browser visitors are using—whether it’s Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or others. This can create a more tailored experience by making campaigns even more relevant to visitors.

By combining browser targeting with device-based targeting and other powerful personalization rules like geolocation, site owners can experiment with different strategies and create highly specific campaigns.

Additionally, OptinMonster has introduced multiple-event tracking. This feature allows businesses to track various user actions on their website and see the data in Google Analytics.

Rather than just focusing on one event, like a button click, users can now monitor multiple interactions such as scrolling, form submissions, or engagement with specific content.

This level of tracking gives a deeper view of how visitors are interacting with a site and can help businesses optimize their campaigns for more conversions.

Automattic Announces Shift in Contributions to Strengthen WordPress Ecosystem

Automattic has announced that they will reduce their sponsored contributions to the WordPress open-source project. This is part of a larger effort to strategically plan the resources they spend on contributing to WordPress.

As part of this reset, Automattic will be redirecting their resources to focus on for-profit projects within the company, including WordPress.com, Pressable, WPVIP, Jetpack, and WooCommerce.

Additionally, Automattic will now match their volunteering pledge with those made by other key players in the WordPress ecosystem. The focus will likely be on security and critical updates.

Related: Contributing to the WordPress Ecosystem (My Thoughts)

Charitable Releases New Onboarding Tool to Launch Nonprofit Campaigns in Just 5 Minutes

Charitable, a popular WordPress donation plugin, has announced their new release. It brings a range of new features that are aimed at making it quicker and easier for nonprofits to launch their fundraising campaigns.

The standout addition is the new onboarding tool, which enables organizations to set up and start their fundraising campaigns in just 5 minutes.

This update makes it easier than ever for nonprofits to get their donation drives up and running without a complicated setup process.

In addition to the onboarding tool, this release also introduces several enhancements designed to improve the user experience:

• Auto Color Contrast: To ensure better accessibility, donation forms now automatically adjust the color contrast. This can improve readability and usability for all visitors.
• New Donation Form Templates: With new templates, creating visually appealing and professional donation forms has become much quicker and easier.

By simplifying the setup process and providing powerful new tools, Charitable continues to offer solutions that help nonprofits maximize their impact and easily run campaigns.

New FunnelKit Automations Features: WooCommerce Transactional Emails + Multilingual Support & More

FunnelKit Automations has introduced exciting new updates to help businesses better engage with customers and streamline their sales processes.

The latest release brings powerful improvements to WooCommerce transactional emails. It also introduces tools for upsell offer recovery, allowing businesses to personalize and optimize customer communications.

Key Features in the Latest Update:

• Transactional Email Automations 🤖: Users can now use automations with 11 types of WooCommerce transactional emails, including order confirmations, new account notifications, and completed orders.

• Bump Upsell Offer Recovery: FunnelKit Automations has also introduced a new feature for Bump Upsell Offer Recovery. This tool helps businesses recover lost upsell opportunities by automatically offering customers a second chance to accept an upsell or bump offer, even after they have abandoned their cart.
• Email History Tracking: A new feature allows businesses to track email history and view all emails sent through the FunnelKit Automations system. This improves email performance tracking and visibility for customer communications.
• Multilingual Support: The update offers multilingual support for transactional emails, allowing businesses to communicate with their customers in their preferred language. Compatibility with popular multilingual plugins offers a seamless experience for global audiences.

With these updates, FunnelKit Automations provides businesses with more control over their email communication and sales processes.

Yearly Recaps & Future Goals 📝

Many WordPress companies and thought leaders reflected on their achievements in 2024. These recaps provide a glimpse into the growth of the WordPress ecosystem and future goals:

• Syed Balkhi, CEO of Awesome Motive shared his year in review, talking about WordPress, entrepreneurship, and mental health.
• Cloudflare published their annual recap:
  • WordPress remains the top website-building platform.
  • React is the most popular framework, and PHP is the most popular programming language (Both are used widely by WordPress developers).
  • Google remained the top service provider, dominating the browser and mobile markets with several apps and services.
• WPForms published their yearly update:
  • It is now the 7th most popular WordPress plugin with over 6 million active installs and 245 million downloads.
  • WPForms introduced significant new features, including WPForms AI for form generation, a Repeater Field for dynamic form entries, and Form Themes for enhanced design customization.
• Uncanny Automator shared their successes and future plans:
  • Last year, they launched several new integrations with platforms like MemberMouse, Stripe, Kadence, Notion, and Campaign Monitor.
  • They also added features such as CSV, JSON, and XML file import, custom actions, loopable tokens, and email attachment support.
  • Additionally, they launched a Recipe Template Library to make it easier for users to create automations.
• All in One SEO published their end of year review:
  • It is now the #18th most popular WordPress plugin, with over 3 million active installs (up from 2 million in 2021) and 170 million downloads.
  • Last year, they introduced LowFruits and SEOBoost, two powerful new SEO tools designed to make keyword research easier and boost SEO performance.
  • Other highlights include improvements to their local SEO features, new schema markup options, and better integrations with popular tools like Google Analytics and WooCommerce.

In Other News 🗞️

• The WordPress Community team has announced the 2025 Global Sponsorship Program. It invites organizations to support WordPress events worldwide and gain visibility.
• WordCamp Asia 2025 is happening on February 20-22 in Manila and will feature workshops, talks, and networking. Limited tickets are available 🎫.
• Kadence is updating their pricing and licensing structure, with changes taking effect on February 1, 2025.

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• PushEngage launches a Flutter SDK, making it easier for developers to add push notifications to Flutter apps.
• Group.one has acquired GTmetrix, adding it to its portfolio alongside Rank Math and WP Rocket.
• WPCode v2.2.5 introduces a new filtering feature, allowing users to organize code snippets by type (e.g., PHP, HTML) within the WordPress dashboard.

• WordPress.com announced a new Studio Sync feature, which allows users to deploy local Studio projects directly to their live WordPress.com-hosted sites.

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• MemberPress introduces email automation for online courses to improve online course engagement.
• Themify adds new design and performance features, including overlay blur effects, scrolling sliders, sticky headers, and Cloudflare Turnstile support.
• Post Status, a popular WordPress online community, has been acquired by Joost de Valk and is now a non-profit organization.
• WooCommerce announces a new Artistic Director and outlines plans for the future of WordPress eCommerce.

New Plugins 🔌

• Edge Images – Optimizes and delivers images via CDNs like Cloudflare and BunnyCDN, automatically resizing and converting the image files for faster loading.
• BlockDocs – Enables users to write books offline using the Block Editor. Users can easily write, organize, and export content as EPUB files using the familiar WordPress Block Editor.
• Click Social – A powerful social media scheduling and posting tool that helps you effortlessly manage your social media presence directly within WordPress.

That wraps up this edition of WPBeginner Spotlight. We appreciate your continued support and enthusiasm for this series.

We are looking ahead to another exciting year for WordPress, and we’d love to hear your feedback and ideas for how we can make this series even better. If there are any WordPress news, updates, or developments you’d like to see in the next issue, feel free to reach out.

We’ll be back next month with more WordPress news, updates, and community highlights. Until then, thank you for being a valuable part of our community.

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This issue covers everything you need to stay informed, from major milestones like 30 million websites powered by Awesome Motive software to innovative plugin releases and integrations.

We’ve also included updates on WP Mail SMTP’s new features, Smash Balloon analytics, and a roundup of other noteworthy news and plugin launches.

Let’s explore what’s new and exciting in the world of WordPress this month!

State of the Word 2024 Highlights WordPress Growth, Community Achievements, and Future Roadmap

The annual State of the Word 2024 event celebrated WordPress’s continued growth and vibrant community contributions. Presented by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, the event highlighted the platform’s achievements over the past year and unveiled exciting plans for the future.

Mullenweg emphasized the significant progress made in 2024, including improvements to the block editor, enhanced accessibility, and community-driven updates like WordPress 6.7.

The event also focused on the importance of open-source collaboration and initiatives like Five for the Future, which help sustain WordPress’s ecosystem.

Looking ahead, the WordPress development roadmap will bring major enhancements to collaborative editing, AI-powered tools, and further refinements to the Gutenberg editor. It also includes a continued focus on performance improvements and features for multilingual sites.

To learn more about what’s in store for WordPress, you can watch the video above or read the official post.

Awesome Motive Powers Over 30 Million Websites Worldwide

Awesome Motive, the parent company behind popular WordPress plugins and software like WPForms, OptinMonster, and All in One SEO, has reached a significant milestone—its software now powers more than 30 million websites.

Syed Balkhi, Founder and CEO of Awesome Motive, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), expressing gratitude to the users and community that made this milestone possible.

In his post, he highlighted the company’s commitment to simplifying WordPress and empowering users to succeed online and grow their businesses.

WPForms Adds Dropbox Integration for Seamless File Management

WPForms has introduced a new Dropbox add-on, which enables users to connect their forms directly to Dropbox for streamlined file uploads.

This integration simplifies file management, making it easier to organize and securely store files and documents submitted through your online forms.

In the announcement post, Jared Atchison, Co-Founder of WPForms, said, “We created the WPForms Dropbox add-on to automate your file handling, saving you hours of time.”

With this feature, form submissions such as images, resumes, contracts, or other important files are automatically saved to a designated Dropbox folder.

Website owners can also decide to delete a file from their WordPress hosting server once it’s uploaded to Dropbox. This removes the need for manual downloads and ensures files are securely stored and do not take up storage on the hosting server.

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Uncanny Automator Adds WordPress Automation Library to Help Users Save More Time

Uncanny Automator, a popular WordPress automation tool, has introduced a new Automation Library. This feature helps users discover pre-built workflows that can streamline their site management tasks and save valuable time and effort.

The Automation Library includes ready-made templates for common automations, including integrating WooCommerce with Google Sheets or setting up notifications when new users register.

These templates are designed to simplify the process of creating automations, making it accessible even for people with limited technical expertise.

With this new feature, site owners can explore ideas to improve their workflows and set up WordPress automations quickly. Uncanny Automator continues to focus on helping WordPress users save time by connecting plugins, services, and tools seamlessly.

WP Mail SMTP Launches One-Click Outlook Integration Ahead of Microsoft Changes

WP Mail SMTP has introduced a one-click integration for Microsoft Outlook. This is a timely update as Microsoft phases out basic authentication in favor of modern protocols.

This update is crucial for users relying on Outlook for email delivery and can ensure a seamless transition to compliant authentication methods.

The integration allows users to set up their Outlook, Office 365, and Hotmail accounts effortlessly to reduce the need for manual configuration. This makes it easier for WordPress site owners to ensure reliable email delivery while staying up-to-date with Microsoft’s latest requirements.

In addition, WP Mail SMTP has also added support for Elastic Email, expanding its range of email service provider integrations.

Elastic Email offers a reliable and cost-effective solution for transactional email delivery, making it an attractive choice for businesses looking to optimize their email workflows.

Automattic Acquires Harper and WPAI to Enhance Developer and AI Capabilities

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has made two significant acquisitions: Harper, a grammar tool for developers, and WPAI, an AI solution for WordPress.

These strategic acquisitions show Automattic’s commitment to innovation in both open-source tools and AI-powered solutions.

Harper, a grammar checker designed for developers, will be integrated into tools like WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Jetpack.

Elijah Potter, Harper’s creator, joins Automattic as a Code Wrangler to help integrate Harper’s technology across their product suite. According to Automattic, “Elijah brings a wealth of expertise and a deep commitment to improving developer tools.”

Meanwhile, WPAI will strengthen AI-driven features in WordPress. This acquisition shows Automattic’s focus on using artificial intelligence to improve user experiences and streamline workflows for site owners and developers alike.

All in One SEO Adds BuddyPress and Google Web Stories Integrations with Author SEO Improvements

All in One SEO (AIOSEO) has released its latest update, introducing integrations with BuddyPress and Google Web Stories. This update aims to help users optimize their content across different platforms, making SEO more accessible and efficient.

The BuddyPress integration allows users to optimize social networks and online communities for search engines, while the Google Web Stories integration enhances the discoverability of visual storytelling content. These tools are designed to expand SEO opportunities beyond traditional blog posts and pages.

Additionally, the update includes Author SEO improvements, enabling authors to add richer details to their profiles, which can be shown in the author bio block.

In short, this feature helps authors showcase their expertise and improve search visibility for their individual contributions.

Smash Balloon Introduces Feed Analytics to Measure Social Media Impact

Smash Balloon, a leading WordPress plugin for social media feeds, has launched its new Feed Analytics feature.

This update gives users valuable insights into the performance of their embedded social feeds, making it easier to measure engagement and impact.

With Feed Analytics, users can track metrics such as impressions, clicks, and engagement rates directly within their WordPress dashboard.

This data allows businesses and marketers to see the effectiveness of their social media content and optimize their feeds to drive more traffic and interactions.

Smash Balloon’s Feed Analytics aims to bridge the gap between social media and website performance, providing actionable insights for improving audience engagement. This feature is particularly useful for brands and influencers looking to maximize the value of their social media presence on their websites.

In Other News

• OptinMonster revealed that their customers generated an impressive $111 million in revenue during the Black Friday sale period by using OptinMonster. Their live tracker highlights the effectiveness of their conversion optimization features.
• Wholesale Suite has added support for multi-vendor marketplaces. This update allows vendors in WooCommerce marketplace setups to sell bulk quantities and offer wholesale pricing.
• The Invoices add-on for Easy Digital Downloads now supports bulk downloading and exporting of invoices, which can simplify financial management for digital store owners.
• Duplicator, the popular WordPress backup and migration plugin, has introduced WP-CLI commands for developers and advanced users. This update will allow developers to manage WordPress site backups directly from the command line, improving efficiency and flexibility.

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• The Make and Photos sections of WordPress.org received a design refresh, enhancing the usability and visual appeal for contributors and users alike.
• BuddyBoss launched the BuddyBoss App Lite, which is a lightweight version of their mobile app designed specifically for educators and course creators.
• The WP Community Collective is now a formally incorporated non-profit organization, advancing its mission to support WordPress contributors globally.
• WPCode introduced advanced conditional logic rules that now support Post and User Meta for more dynamic content customization. It further extends the existing features and lets users add smart custom code and CSS that only runs when needed.

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• GoDaddy launched an optimized managed WordPress platform, tailored to meet the needs of developers with enhanced tools and performance. It is designed to handle the unpredictability of traffic spikes with advanced security and isolation at every level.
• WordPress.com introduced a Hardened DDoS Protection setting, which offers better security for websites against online threats. This system protects all sites hosted on WordPress.com. For sites on Business or Commerce hosting plans, this setting can also be managed manually from the hosting dashboard.

New Plugins

• ClickSocial: An all-in-one social media scheduler for WordPress that lets users plan, schedule, and publish content across multiple platforms directly from their WordPress dashboard. To learn more, see our announcement post.
• Noted: A simple plugin that allows users to save notes directly within the WordPress admin area, streamlining organization and task management.
• Img A11y: A tool designed to help improve image accessibility by making it easier to add alternative text (alt text) to your WordPress media library.
• Media Copyright Scanner: This tool scans your WordPress media library to identify potential copyright issues and ensure compliance with image usage rights.

That wraps up this edition of WPBeginner Spotlight—and the final issue of the year! We’re grateful for your continued support and enthusiasm for this series.

As we look ahead to another exciting year for WordPress, we’d love to hear your feedback and ideas on how we can make this series even better. If there are any WordPress news, updates, or developments you’d like to see featured in our next issue, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Every smart marketer knows that sharing good content across your social media accounts is a proven way to boost traffic and engagement.

However, the problem is that social media sharing and account management can be very time-consuming for business owners.

What if you could easily share your blog posts the moment you publish them, automatically schedule to re-share popular posts for maximum exposure, and have the ability to manage all your social media accounts right inside WordPress?

If you’re like me and most other smart website owners, then you have at least wished for this solution at least a couple of times.

Today, I am excited to announce ClickSocial: a game-changing social media management plugin that my team built for our own internal use, and I am happy to share it with YOU, our WPBeginner community.

Imagine having the power of Buffer or Hootsuite, but integrated directly into the WordPress dashboard. With ClickSocial, you can simply connect all your social media accounts to start scheduling and publishing social content right away.

BONUS: There’s an awesome social media calendar there for better visibility, too.

Background Story – Why ClickSocial?

Growing an audience on social media is a big challenge for most business owners. And posting regularly with engaging hashtags and visuals takes up a lot of time.

This becomes even more time-consuming when you want to connect with your audience on different social sites like Facebook, Instagram, X previously known as Twitter, etc.

While there are several social media management tools on the market, the problem is that they are not designed for WordPress. This means they limit your ability to drive social media traffic to your website.

Of course, you can promote your blog posts through RSS feed syndication. But since they’re automated and not optimized, they’re less likely to drive engagement and traffic to your site.

Plus, there is no easy way to revive old posts for more traffic.

So, I asked my team to build a social media management tool for WordPress users so you can easily engage your social media audience and drive more traffic to your website.  

That’s how ClickSocial was born.

With ClickSocial, you’re not just scheduling posts … you’re optimizing your entire social media strategy.

From one-click link embeds to easy media uploads and automated content revival, ClickSocial is an all-in-one solution for social media management – all within the familiar WordPress dashboard that you know and love.

Simply Click to Schedule Social Media Posts Directly From WordPress

Sharing your blog content on multiple social media platforms is one of the proven methods for getting more traffic to your website.

Luckily, ClickSocial makes it super simple to connect all your social media accounts, including Facebook, X/Twitter, and Instagram, with your WordPress website.

Then, you can simply click to share your WordPress post straight from the WordPress block editor:

This will immediately launch the ClickSocial quick share interface. From here, you can type in your post description and insert videos or images directly from your WordPress media library.

Compared to traditional social media scheduling tools, this helps you save you a ton of time that you previously wasted on searching for your post URLs and featured images.

Plus, you can draft social posts for all your platforms from the same interface. No need to jump back and forth between different dashboards.

You don’t even need to manually choose when your post will be published.

ClickSocial lets you automate the social media publishing schedule for your WordPress posts.

These include:

• Publishing the social post instantly on multiple platforms when your blog post is published.
• Adding the social post to the next available pre-defined slot in your social media calendar.
• Creating a draft and saving it to your ClickSocial dashboard.

Streamline WordPress Social Media Management

Looking for a way to keep track of all your upcoming social media posts? ClickSocial’s dashboard brings everything together into a simple Social Media Calendar visual interface inside WordPress.

You can easily look at your future social posts in a straightforward calendar view:

This allows you to keep track of:

• Recurring campaigns like monthly online giveaways and holiday sales
• Upcoming product launches and other announcements
• Regular social posts sharing your latest blog posts

Want to schedule a new social media post without opening up the blog post or content editor? ClickSocial lets you do this directly from the calendar view.

Just choose the social platform you want to share on and enter your text and hashtags. Then, you can click to link to the blog post:

From here, you just need to pick the blog post you want to share from your list of published posts and click ‘Add to Schedule’.

This will automatically insert the link and featured image into your social post with a single click:

Ready to share the post now? Just click on ‘Publish’.

Otherwise, you can pick the exact date and time you want to schedule your social media post from the dropdown menu. This makes it super easy to choose a time when your target audience will be online and engaged.

Revive Old Posts Instantly to Boost Social Traffic

I believe the #1 mistake beginners make is publishing a blog post, sharing it once, and leaving it to die in the blog’s archive. This leads to content decay.

Have you started losing traffic to some of your older popular blog posts? Re-sharing them on social media is a great way to instantly increase engagement and get more visitors to your website especially when a lot of the posts are evergreen.

This is why I had our team design the Revive Posts feature.

Using ClickSocial, you can pick the date range of the WordPress posts you want to re-share and even include specific tags and post authors.

After picking the social media accounts you want to share on, you can also set up a post template and a custom schedule for publishing the social media posts.

In the dashboard, you can easily see your upcoming social media schedule with the posts, dates, and times:

Save Time with Automated Sharing Templates for Social Media

Do you usually post on social media at the same time? There’s no need to pick the date and time every time you schedule a social post.

Instead, you can set up a custom schedule for your brand with specific days of the week and posting times:

And what if you want a specific format for all your social posts?

ClickSocial makes this even easier by letting you create templates for your posts with dynamic variables like:

• Post title
• Excerpt
• Short post link
• Categories as hashtags

This way, you can simply automate your entire social media publishing strategy.

Effortlessly Collaborate With Your Social Team Within WordPress

Running a social media agency or working with a large team?

ClickSocial’s built-in collaboration features allow you to work together in the WordPress dashboard by:

• Assigning permissions to different team members to control who can schedule, publish, and review content.
• Reviewing, approving, and leaving feedback on social posts.
• Sending custom alerts to all members of your team.

These features allow you to streamline your editorial workflows, maintain high-quality content, and keep everyone in the loop.

For example, you can easily drop a comment on a social media post in the queue before it’s scheduled. This allows you to make sure that all your content is high quality.

How to Get Started with ClickSocial

ClickSocial is available to all users with a 14-day free trial. You can start by creating your account on the ClickSocial website.

Next, you will need to install and activate the ClickSocial plugin on your WordPress website.

For more details, see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Now, you need to head to ClickSocial » Onboarding and click on the ‘Setup My Account’ button.

This will launch the ClickSocial onboarding wizard.

ClickSocial will now ask you to enter your API key.

You can easily generate one by logging into your ClickSocial account and going to API Keys.

You need to click ‘Add New’, which will open a popup on your screen. Simply enter a name for your API key and click on ‘Generate API Key’.

Make sure to copy the API key once it appears on your screen and go back to your WordPress dashboard.

Here, you have to paste the key into the ‘Enter API Key’ field and click on ‘Connect’.

You can now click on ‘Add Account’.

After that, you can follow the on-screen instructions for connecting your social media accounts.

Finally, ClickSocial will ask you which timezone you want to use for scheduling your social media posts. You can choose between the timezone in your ClickSocial account or your WordPress website’s timezone.

Pick the one you want to use and just click ‘Finish Setup’. Now, you’re ready to start using ClickSocial.

We’re truly building something special here. I believe that ClickSocial is built just as much for my business as it is for yours. If you have ideas on how we can make ClickSocial more helpful for all of us, please send us your suggestions.

As always, I want to thank you for your continued support of WPBeginner, and we look forward to continue serving you for years to come.

Yours Truly,

Syed Balkhi
Founder of WPBeginner

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