{"id":259578,"date":"2025-12-06T07:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T07:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/?p=259578"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:29:36","slug":"wordpress-state-of-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-state-of-the-word\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Word 2025: WordPress 6.9,\u00a0AI\u00a0Agents\u00a0and the Road to 7.0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On December 2nd,&nbsp;WordPress made history in San Francisco. For the first time ever,&nbsp;a major&nbsp;version&nbsp;of WordPress&nbsp;was released&nbsp;to the world&nbsp;live&nbsp;on stage&nbsp;during&nbsp;State of the Word&nbsp;address&nbsp;when&nbsp;WordPress 6.9 &#8220;Gene&#8221;&nbsp;was published and announced&nbsp;in real-time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress co-founder&nbsp;Matt Mullenweg&nbsp;delivered&nbsp;his annual&nbsp;keynote alongside&nbsp;Mary Hubbard,&nbsp;who&nbsp;recently completed&nbsp;her first year as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Executive Director of the WordPress project.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hubbard framed 6.9 as a release about polish and collaboration,&nbsp;not flashy redesigns.&nbsp;&#8220;It&#8217;s fast,&nbsp;it&#8217;s&nbsp;polished&nbsp;and it&#8217;s built for collaboration,&#8221; she said during the keynote.&nbsp;&#8220;The kind of progress you can feel when you publish,&nbsp;not just read it from a changelog.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message was clear: WordPress&nbsp;isn&#8217;t&nbsp;just&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;its&nbsp;position as the web&#8217;s dominant platform.&nbsp;It&#8217;s&nbsp;accelerating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named after jazz pianist Gene Harris,&nbsp;the release introduced&nbsp;new&nbsp;collaboration tools,&nbsp;additions and refinements to the block editor&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;foundational&nbsp;technical APIs&nbsp;that&nbsp;empower&nbsp;AI agents to work directly with&nbsp;WordPress&nbsp;without leaving the dashboard.&nbsp;Before leaving the stage,&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;shared an amazing&nbsp;update that&nbsp;over 700,000 sites had already updated to 6.9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s&nbsp;what Bluehost customers need to know about what shipped,&nbsp;what&#8217;s&nbsp;coming&nbsp;and&nbsp;why the platform&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;building on is stronger than ever.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full keynote:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&nbsp;watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;replay&nbsp;State of the Word 2025 keynote,&nbsp;including the live WordPress 6.9 release&nbsp;and Q&amp;A from the audience,&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WordPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress&nbsp;Project\u2019s&nbsp;YouTube channel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio  is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper video-seo-youtube-embed-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-seo-youtube-player\" data-id=\"U_DF4-23C8Q\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-nbsp-included-in-wordpress-6-9-nbsp\">What&#8217;s&nbsp;included in WordPress 6.9?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So&nbsp;what are the new features that you can look for in your site after updating to 6.9?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notes-google-docs-style-feedback-in-the-editor-nbsp\">Notes: Google docs-style feedback in the editor&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the standout features of the release is Notes. You can now leave comments directly on individual blocks&nbsp;within the WordPress editor. Team members can reply in threads,&nbsp;resolve&nbsp;conversations&nbsp;and&nbsp;approve changes&nbsp;all without leaving the&nbsp;post editor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Blocks.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259742\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this means for you<\/strong>: No more emailing Word&nbsp;documents back&nbsp;and forth or losing feedback in Slack threads. Content reviews,&nbsp;design&nbsp;tweaks&nbsp;and&nbsp;stakeholder approvals&nbsp;can&nbsp;now happen in one place,&nbsp;no matter what your editorial workflow looks like. If you manage a team or work with clients,&nbsp;this alone justifies the update.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-core-blocks-accordion-nbsp-math-nbsp-time-to-read-nbsp\">New core blocks: Accordion,&nbsp;Math,&nbsp;Time to Read&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 6.9&nbsp;also&nbsp;added&nbsp;several utility blocks directly to core:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accordion Block<\/strong>:\u00a0useful\u00a0for collapsible FAQs and\u00a0documentation\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Accordion-Block.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259801\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Math Block<\/strong>:&nbsp;renders&nbsp;text in&nbsp;mathematical notation&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Math-Block.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Post Time to Read Block<\/strong>:\u00a0sets the expectation by showing site visitors the\u00a0estimated reading time.\u00a0Alternatively,\u00a0a word count can be displayed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Time-to-read-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259824\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Other&nbsp;blocks for&nbsp;displaying&nbsp;term&nbsp;names&nbsp;and&nbsp;term counts&nbsp;have also been added.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&#8217;re&nbsp;built-in&nbsp;to WordPress by&nbsp;default,&nbsp;a plugin is no longer needed for displaying this information within your content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hide-blocks-without-nbsp-deleting-nbsp-them-nbsp\">Hide blocks without&nbsp;deleting&nbsp;them&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A new &#8220;Hide block&#8221; toggle lets you keep content in the editor but remove it from the published page. Perfect for seasonal sections&nbsp;or&nbsp;staging content for future campaigns without&nbsp;needing to&nbsp;delete&nbsp;anything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-smoother-drag-and-drop-and-command-palette-everywhere-nbsp\">Smoother drag-and-drop and command palette everywhere&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The editor&#8217;s drag-and-drop behavior got tighter. Blocks move with clearer visual&nbsp;feedback,&nbsp;and&nbsp;insertion points are easier to predict when rearranging complex pages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Command Palette (Ctrl+K&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Cmd+K) now works across the entire WordPress dashboard &#8211; not just the editor. Type &#8220;add post,&#8221; &#8220;view users&#8221; or any common action from anywhere in wp-admin. Power users will feel the speed boost&nbsp;immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Command-Palette-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259763\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full breakdown of every technical change,&nbsp;check out our guide&nbsp;for&nbsp;everything you need to know about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-6-9-release-news\/\">WordPress 6.9 update<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ai-push-making-ai-useful-nbsp-not-just-hype-nbsp\">The AI push: Making AI useful,&nbsp;not just hype&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the keynote,&nbsp;Matt introduced the WordPress AI&nbsp;team,&nbsp;a dedicated group formed earlier this year to build AI tools that support site builders,&nbsp;not replace them. Their first major work shipped in 6.9: the Abilities API.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-nbsp-different-nbsp-about-nbsp-this-ai-approach-nbsp\">What&#8217;s&nbsp;different&nbsp;about&nbsp;this AI approach?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most &#8220;AI for WordPress&#8221; plugins just generate text&nbsp;or respond to a prompt. The AI team&#8217;s work goes deeper:&nbsp;they&#8217;re&nbsp;building a system where AI agents can discover what your site can do and execute tasks safely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt&nbsp;and James LaPage&nbsp;explained it this way: Instead of an AI tool scraping your screen or guessing how plugins work,&nbsp;the Abilities API&nbsp;lets&nbsp;plugins declare their capabilities in a standardized format. Then AI assistants,&nbsp;whether that&#8217;s ChatGPT,&nbsp;Claude&nbsp;or&nbsp;a local model,&nbsp;can call those functions directly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Real-world example:<\/strong>&nbsp;James LaPage described a scenario where an agent could execute a workflow: &#8220;When an email happens or when an order happens in WooCommerce,&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;going to&nbsp;send an email.&#8221; The agent strings these &#8220;abilities&#8221; together to automate the task inside&nbsp;WordPress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team also introduced the MCP Adapter,&nbsp;which connects WordPress to the Model Context Protocol.&nbsp;That&#8217;s&nbsp;the same standard tools&nbsp;like&nbsp;Claude Desktop use to talk to external systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation: AI tools can now work with WordPress sites as easily as they work with code repositories or cloud storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this means for you:<\/strong>&nbsp;The &#8220;Wild West&#8221; era of conflicting AI plugins is ending. WordPress is standardizing AI integration at the platform level,&nbsp;so automation&nbsp;actually works&nbsp;and&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;break&nbsp;your site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plugins-faster-reviews-nbsp-safer-updates-nbsp\">Plugins: Faster reviews,&nbsp;safer updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;next&nbsp;portion&nbsp;of the&nbsp;event highlighted&nbsp;the&nbsp;momentum&nbsp;of the plugin team&nbsp;over the past year,&nbsp;specifically focusing on two major areas:&nbsp;improving the plugin submission and&nbsp;update&nbsp;processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plugin-directory-improvements-nbsp\">Plugin directory improvements&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While WordPress comes with many features and works great out of the box for some,&nbsp;most site owners rely on plugins to add functionality to their site. Behind the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wordpress.org Plugin Directory<\/a>&nbsp;is a team of contributors&nbsp;helping to manage and moderate the directory.&nbsp;Matt took some time to mention some notable changes&nbsp;related to this team\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faster-plugin-reviews-nbsp-amp-new-plugin-scanning-requirements-nbsp\">Faster plugin reviews&nbsp;&amp; new plugin scanning requirements&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the Plugin Check Plugin,&nbsp;the team&nbsp;was able to catch up on the backlog of plugin submissions.&nbsp;The plugin runs when a new plugin is&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;and flags potentially violations of the plugin directory\u2019s rules,&nbsp;incompatibilities with WordPress&nbsp;and&nbsp;even&nbsp;possible security&nbsp;vulnerabilities.&nbsp;But historically,&nbsp;these scans have only been run once when the plugin is first&nbsp;submitted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of AI,&nbsp;the team has brought the wait&nbsp;time for review down to 7 business days.&nbsp;They\u2019ve&nbsp;also added a passing plugin check scan as a requirement for&nbsp;all<em>&nbsp;<\/em>plugin updates&nbsp;pushed to the wordpress.org Plugin Directory,&nbsp;not just the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This not only shows that the ecosystem is stronger than ever with more&nbsp;plugins are&nbsp;being&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to the directory than ever&nbsp;before,&nbsp;but&nbsp;also helps to raise the bar of quality for&nbsp;all of them even after their&nbsp;initial&nbsp;release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-24-hour-safety-window-for-auto-updates-nbsp\">24-hour safety window for auto-updates&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress.org&nbsp;has also&nbsp;introduced phased plugin releases.&nbsp;Updates now roll out&nbsp;to a small subset of sites requesting an update in the first 24 hours&nbsp;instead of&nbsp;every site&nbsp;all&nbsp;at once.&nbsp;This allows for a period of&nbsp;feedback&nbsp;to spot&nbsp;problems early and before every site is updated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this means for you:<\/strong>&nbsp;Your site is far less likely to break from a&nbsp;mistake in a&nbsp;plugin update. The ecosystem is expanding,&nbsp;but the safeguards are tightening at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education-building-the-next-generation-nbsp\">Education: Building the next generation&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt spent&nbsp;significant time&nbsp;on Campus Connect and WordPress Credits,&nbsp;two programs bringing WordPress training directly to universities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campus Connect runs hands-on workshops globally,&nbsp;with specific successes highlighted at Universidad&nbsp;Fid\u00e9litas&nbsp;in Costa Rica. Students build real projects with mentorship from experienced contributors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress Credits is a Foundation-backed internship program where computer science students fulfill academic requirements by contributing to WordPress core,&nbsp;documentation,&nbsp;design&nbsp;and&nbsp;community teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong>&nbsp;Agencies and SMBs will have access to a steady pipeline of early-career talent who already know Git workflows,&nbsp;block&nbsp;themes&nbsp;and&nbsp;modern WordPress development before they graduate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-playground-instant-wordpress-in-your-browser-nbsp\">Playground: Instant WordPress in your browser&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt also&nbsp;showcased&nbsp;WordPress&nbsp;Playground,&nbsp;a full WordPress environment that runs entirely in the browser,&nbsp;powered by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webassembly.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WebAssembly<\/a>. No hosting,&nbsp;no local PHP,&nbsp;no setup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent updates let you save sessions,&nbsp;use a new file browser to edit files&nbsp;directly&nbsp;and&nbsp;run terminal commands directly in the browser. Instructors use it for workshops. Implementers use it to test plugins without risking production sites. Product teams use it to build interactive demos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blueprints take this further: you can save &#8220;recipes&#8221; that combine themes,&nbsp;plugins,&nbsp;content&nbsp;and&nbsp;settings into a single starting point.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agencies can create standard starter stacks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educators can&nbsp;ensure that&nbsp;every student starts from the same environment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Product teams can drop customers straight into a demo store or membership site.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WordPress-6.9-Playground-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259792\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-ahead-wordpress-7-0-and-2026-nbsp\">Looking ahead: WordPress 7.0 and 2026&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt closed the keynote by teasing WordPress 7.0,&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to be&nbsp;released&nbsp;in&nbsp;early next year (2026). While he&nbsp;didn&#8217;t&nbsp;announce a specific date,&nbsp;the roadmap was clear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-real-time-collaboration-nbsp\">Real-time collaboration&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 6.9 brought asynchronous collaboration with Notes. WordPress 7.0 will introduce real-time multiplayer editing: Google Docs-style concurrent editing with live presence indicators and conflict resolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal: finish Gutenberg Phase 3 (Collaboration) and turn the WordPress editor into a true team workspace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-workflows-api-chaining-actions-together-nbsp\">Workflows API: Chaining actions together&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After&nbsp;introducing&nbsp;the Abilities API, the next step is&nbsp;to make use of these new abilities to unlock new potential workflows and more powerful ways to manage your site.&nbsp;These workflows can be triggered from the Command Palette, UI&nbsp;buttons&nbsp;or&nbsp;even&nbsp;external&nbsp;services such as&nbsp;AI agents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-data-liberation-nbsp\">Data liberation&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress continues to prioritize Data Liberation: making it easier to import content from proprietary platforms and export data out of WordPress in useful formats. The aim is to differentiate from SaaS walled gardens by ensuring you own your content,&nbsp;not just rent access to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-nbsp-does-this-matter-nbsp-for-nbsp-your-site-nbsp\">Why&nbsp;does this matter&nbsp;for&nbsp;your site?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>State of the Word 2025 reinforced what Bluehost customers already know: WordPress&nbsp;isn&#8217;t&nbsp;going&nbsp;anywhere&nbsp;and the community is as strong as&nbsp;ever.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;over&nbsp;43% of all websites and 60% of the CMS&nbsp;using the software,&nbsp;WordPress holds steady despite billions&nbsp;in&nbsp;ad spend from proprietary competitors. The platform is shipping faster,&nbsp;listening&nbsp;better&nbsp;and&nbsp;building&nbsp;teams,&nbsp;not just solo publishers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary&nbsp;framed it this way during his opening: &#8220;WordPress doesn&#8217;t run on servers.&#8221;&nbsp;It runs on people who show up.&nbsp;&#8220;The community showed up in&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the results are clear: faster plugin reviews,&nbsp;collaboration tools in core,&nbsp;AI that works safely with&nbsp;WordPress&nbsp;and&nbsp;a roadmap that competes with closed platforms on ease of use while&nbsp;retaining&nbsp;open-source freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-nbsp-should-you-nbsp-do-next-nbsp\">What&nbsp;should you&nbsp;do next?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Update to WordPress 6.9 (if you&nbsp;haven&#8217;t&nbsp;already&nbsp;Bluehost&nbsp;handles&nbsp;this automatically for many plans).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try Notes on your next high-value page if you work with a team.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore the new Accordion and Stretchy Text blocks to reduce plugin&nbsp;bloat.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stay tuned for deeper dives into AI abilities,&nbsp;workflows&nbsp;and&nbsp;MCP integrations as they move from prototypes to everyday tools.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 7.0 is coming in&nbsp;2026. 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