The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress

The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress

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Compatible with WordPress 5.9 and WooCommerce 6.3.
Complete live Theme Builder and WooCommerce Builder
Full Elementor, Elementor Pro and PRO Elements compatibility.
Full WooCommerce compatibility.
Full Gutenberg compatibility.
GDPR ready.
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Complete WooCommerce Builder
The7 + FVM = Crazy FAST!
Full support for Elementor. Now with Theme Builder and PRO Elements!
So much MORE than just a theme!
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The7 | the Most customizable WordPress Theme on the Market!

The7 features full and seamless integration with WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) and Ultimate Addons. Most our buyers agree that The7 is the best theme to be used with these plugins, up to date!

Its 1000+ Theme Options allows to craft almost any imaginable design. And Design Wizard feature lets you create a boutique-grade website design in mere minutes.
Both Wizard and advanced Theme Options can work in visual WP Theme Customizer-like and old-school backend editing modes.

The7 comes bundled with WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer), Ultimate Addons, Slider Revolution, The7 Elements, Go Pricing Tables and ConvertPlus. It is also fully compatible with most popular plugins like WooCommerce, WPML, Yoast SEO, All in One WP Migration, W3 Total Cache and many others.

You get the ultimate website building toolkit for as low as $39!

And the greatest thing about bundled plugins in The7 is that (unlike in other themes) they will not nag about purchasing them. This is especially important when you are building a website for a customer and do not want to waste time explaining that “plugins that come with the theme are perfectly legal to use without dedicated licenses; simply ignore all those warnings and purchase-me messages”.

Тeedless to say, The7 and all bundled plugins are mobile friendly (certified by Google), SEO and GDPR ready.

To make your workflow as productive as possible, we’ve created 40 (and counting) high quality pre-made websites that you can use as a foundation for website you are building.
They can be imported in a single click. And The7 will take care of installing all required plugin, content and sliders automatically!

Do not need an entire website or want to combine pages from different demos? No problem! Copy a link (URL) to a page from our demo and use Pages > Import interface to get only pages you need.

As an additional bonus you get the access to ever growing library of premium Revolution Sliders and Visual Composer templates (created by us)!

But we’re not done yet!

Theme comes with exclusive The7 Elements plugin that further enhances and extends WPBakery Page Builder capabilities. It adds dedicated post types, page templates and shortcodes/elements for Portfolio, Photo and Video Albums, Testimonials, Team and many others!

The7 has an advanced and unique page templates system. It allows to choose a header layout, sidebar, footer, and over 250 other settings for each page/post/project/etc. individually. You can even have landing pages and micro-sites within your main website with no additional set up!

Want to learn a bit more about some of The7 features?

1000+ Theme Options
Never shall you say “we can’t do that, the theme does not permit it” again! The7 features over 1000 Theme Options, making it the most customizable theme on the market. With The7 you have the power to customize even tiniest details of your website appearance!

Design Wizard
Even a beginner can easily handle The7’s wast array of appearance customization options thanks to the Design Wizard feature. Choose preferred site layout, upload your logo, select the desired color scheme, set up preferred fonts and click the “Create” button. Wizard will create a pro-grade design based on these settings automatically!
Design Wizard is also extremely handy for rapid design prototyping.

Design Library
25 versatile designs out of the box. You can use them “as is” or as a solid foundation for your unique design.

WPBakery Page Builder with Ultimate Addons and The7 Elements
According to most of our buyer The7 is the best theme to be used with the WPBakery Page Builder and Ultimate Addons. Furthermore we’ve enhanced and extended the WPBakery Page Builder with the set of exclusive post types, page templates and shortcodes/elements:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 1Super customizable Blog List (new!)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 2Super customizable Blog Masonry and Grid (new!)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 3Mini Blog
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 4Blog Masonry & Grid (legacy)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 5Blog Scroller
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 6Portfolio Masonry & Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 7Portfolio Justified Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 8Portfolio Scroller
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 9Albums Masonry & Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 10Albums Justified Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 11Albums Scroller
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 12Photos Justified Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 13Photos Masonry & Grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 14Photos Scroller
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 15Team
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 16Testimonials
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 17Slider
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 18Logos
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 19Benefits
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 20Before / After (an essential tool to showcase retouch work for designers and photographers)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 21Fancy Title

The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 22Fancy Separators
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 23Fancy Quote
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 24Call to Action
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 25Teaser
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 26Banner
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 27Contact Form
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 28Shortcodes for text editor: Gap, Fancy Media, Button, Fancy List

40 (and counting) Ready-Made Websites
The7 Comes with 40 pre-made dummy websites complete with exclusive Slider Revolution and WPBakery Page Builder templates. Check them out!

Responsive. Fluid. Retina Ready.
Your site will always look sharp and utilise 100% of screen estate on every device.

The7 has 3 individually customizable display modes: for desktops/laptops, tablets and phones.

Unlimited Header Layouts
6 basic header layouts with innumerable variations and setting for each:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 29Inline (menu on the right of the logo)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 30Classic (menu below the logo section; “centered” layout option available)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 31Split-header (centered logo with menu on each side)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 32Side (vertical header on the side of the page)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 33“Navigation on click” with side header (side header revealed after the click on the menu icon)
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 34“Navigation on click” with overlay navigation (modern overlay navigation revealed after the click on the menu icon)
You can also make pages stand out with transparent, overlapping and header under slideshow options.

Mobile Headers
4 mobile header layouts. Option to select different header for phones and tablets.

Premium Sliders
Slider Revolution, The7 Elements, Photo Scroller and Porthole Slider comes bundled with The7.

Fancy Titles
This feature gives you an option to add a background image, page title and breadcrumbs (numerous interpositions) to each page/post/project/etc. individually.

Sidebar and Footer
customize the appearance of your Sidebars and Footer. Assign individual Sidebar and Footer to any page/post/project/album/gallery/microsite/etc. you like.

Multiple Showcase Options for Your Creative Works
There are many ways to showcase your creative works with The7. To name a few:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 354 different slideshows
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 36Masonry, justified grid and list portfolios and galleries
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 37Responsive magnific popup lightbox

Dedicated Post Types for:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 38Portfolio
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 39Testimonials
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 40Team
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 41Logos
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 42Benefits
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 43Photo Albums
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 44Slideshows

Plenty of Blog, Portfolio & Galleries Layouts
You can choose:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 45Masonry, grid or list view.
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 46Justified grid layout for portfolio, albums and galleries
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 47Infinite scroll / lazy loading option
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 48Any number of columns + min. column width option
Additionally you can specify the appearance of photo album:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 49Lightbox
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 50Photo Scroller
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 51Simple slider
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 52Metro
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 53List

Unique Page Templates System
Innovative page templates system in The7 allows you to display your content like portfolio projects, blog posts or team members in a couple of clicks. Moreover, you can specify which categories to show on a certain page. Therefore, you can create an unlimited number of different portfolios, galleries, blogs, teams, etc.!
List of page templates:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 54Default
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 55Albums – justified grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 56Albums – masonry & grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 57Blog – list
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 58Blog – masonry & grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 59Gallery – justified grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 60Gallery – masonry & grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 61Microsite
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 62Portfolio – justified grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 63Portfolio – list
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 64Portfolio – masonry & grid
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 65Team
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 66Testimonials

230+ Settings for Pages/Posts/Projects/Etc.
In The7 you can individually customize header layout and type, footer, sidebar and numerous other setting for each page/post/project/etc.

Microsite
A unique page template that can be used for landing pages, one-page-sites, blank pages,.. even sites-in-site!
Features:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 67Select custom menu
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 68Enable / disable top bar, header, floating menu, bottom bar
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 69Use custom logos, logo link and favicon
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 70Enable / disable beautiful page loading
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 71Choose wide or boxed layout
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 72Custom CSS field
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 73All regular options like header, slideshow, sidebars, etc. settings are also available

Mega Menu
Features:
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 74Icon-font icons
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 75Subtitles
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 76Multiple menu rows / columns
The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 77Numerous additional styling options

100% WooCommerce 3 Compatibility.
That’s right – no need to mess with WooCommerce styling to fit your site perfectly. The7 will apply all required highly customized styles based on your design automatically! Specially optimised to sell digital, as well as physical, goods.

6 Premium Plugins Included!
The7 offers more value for money. It includes 6 premium plugins: Slider Revolution, The7 Elements, Go – Pricing tables, WPBakery Page Builder, Ultimate Addons and Convert Plus free of charge!
For more info on how our bundled plugins work, check out this article.

Compatible With Most Popular WordPress Plugins
Enjoy the bast in class plugins compatibility. To name a few:
Contact Form 7, WPML, All in One Calendar, Events manager Pro, Gravity Forms, WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, All in One Seo Pack, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, JetPack, Luv Comments, Disqus, Geo Post, Ultimate Maintenance Mode, NextGEN Gallery, etc.

Optimised for Search Engines (SEO)
The7’s HTML5 code meets best SEO practices. It is officially mobile friendly (confirmed by google). Theme is 100% compatible with industry-leading SEO plugins like “All in One SEO Pack” and “Yoast SEO”.

Optimised for SPEEED!
Correctly set up sites build on The7 will have better loading time and scores in tests like GTMetrix and Pingdom then standard WordPress themes!

100% Translation Ready and WPML Compatible
The7 is 100% translation ready and fully compatible with WPML.

Extensive documentation. Premium Class Support for free.
Faced a problem? No worries – we have the knowledge-base, the interactive troubleshooter and our premium-class customer support service is always there to help you.

Unlimited Design Styles
Due to The7’s versatility you can create almost any design style you like. To name a few: flat, minimal, clean, iOS, macOS, OS X, material and metro design, etc.

This list is incomplete. Please visit The7 demos to see everything by yourself!

Need some help?

Support PortalThe7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 78KnowledgebaseThe7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress - 79Support Policy

Faced a problem? No worries – our premium class customer support is always there to help you.

Support requests are being processed on business days from 8:00 to 17:00 (GMT 0.0) [normally] within 24h in the order they were received.

Please note that the fastest way to obtain support is to submit a request via our Support Portal: support.dream-theme.com. Requests received via ThemeForest comments and personal messages, email, Twitter or FaceBook will take much longer time to process or can be not addressed at all!

What’s new

v.10.5.0 (Mar 16, 2022)

No apparent "new" features were added. 
But this update lays the groundwork for further improvements.

Updates to demos:
All Elementor demos were updated and improved with the new Theme Builder, Theme Styles, widgets, etc.

Improved:
1. UA translation file added (work in progress).
2. Box Shadow settings added for carousel widgets. 
3. Visual improvements to Horizontal Menu widget responsive transitions.
4. Masonry & Grid widgets. Responsive spacing settings between rows/columns were added. 
5. Bullets settings in carousel widgets were reworked.
6. Paragraph spacings setting (in Theme Styles) behavior was improved. 

Bugs Fixed: 
1. Non-translatable strings in the admin area.
2. Mobile view of Horizontal Menu is visible when it should not be. 

Other minor improvements and under-the-hood changes. 

v.10.4.3 (Feb 19, 2022)

Improved:
1. URLs autocorrect when importing a pre-made website. 
2. The7 will prompt to disable Elementor "experimental features" that can break websites. 
3. "Spacing" settings are now responsive in "Simple Grid" and "Simple Carousel" widgets.
4. General pre-made websites import process improvements. 

Bugs Fixed:
1. WP 5.9 breaks labels on the Checkout page.
2. Issues with Vertical Menu visibility.
3. Mega-menu appearance settings are not visible in preview when DOM optimization feature is disabled.
4. Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'WC_Tax' not found..

v.10.4.2 (Feb 14, 2022)

Bugs Fixed:
1. Sticky sections do not work correctly when the "Improved Asset Loading" Elementor feature is enabled.
2. Fatal Error when creating a header when mega-menu is enabled.
3. Issues with buttons in WooCommerce user account.
4. Irrelevant entries in a category filter in Archive mode.

v.10.4.1 (Feb 12, 2022)

Improved: 
1. Elementor Settings import during a pre-made website installation. 
2. Default number of posts in carousel-style widgets changed from "all" to "12". This will not affect existing websites. 
3. The7 + newest version of FVM integration.

Bugs fixed: 
1. Issues with input fields on the WooCommerce checkout page on mobile devices. 

v.10.4.0 (Feb 10, 2022)

New Features:
Mega Menu Builder. Now you can create a mega menu as you do with any other Elementor template!

Demos:
Main Elementor Demo https://the7.io/elementor-main/ was completely overhauled. 
Note that the older version is still available at https://the7.io/elementor-main-v9

Improved:
1. "Target Width" option added to Auto-Width setting of columns. 
2. "Settings" block in The7 > My The7 visual overhaul.
3. "The7 Posts Masonry & Grid" widget. The filter is now responsive.
4. "The7 Breadcrumbs" widget complete overhaul. 
5. "Recently Viewed" mode added to "The7 Products" and "The7 Products Carousel" widgets.

Bugs Fixed: 
1. "The7 Button" widget. URL is not available for WPML translation.
2. Elementor editor. "Posts Masonry & Grid" widget. Hover icon visibility works incorrectly.
3. "Posts Masonry & Grid" widget. "Number Of Posts On One Page" doesn't work.
4. Elementor Popup. Images with Lazy Loading remain transparent.

v.10.3.0 (Jan 12, 2022)

Improvements:
1. Option to enable/disable "Deprecated Elementor Widgets" added to The7 dashboard (The7 > My The7, Settings).
2. Option to enable/disable "Unused Mega-menu Settings" added to The7 dashboard.
3. Breadcrumbs Text setting is added to The7 dashboard.
4. Min Height setting added to the Prоduct Sorting widget.
5. Custom Fonts for Price styling in Products and Products Carousel widgets.
6. Styling for Sale and Zoom labels in the Product Images widgets.
7. Button Size setting added in the Product Review widget.
8. "Nothing found" message now displays only for the "Current Query" source in the posts-feed-based widgets.

Bugs Fixed:
1. Issue with SVG icon size on hover in the Simple Posts and Carousel widget.
2. Problem with image width (in px) in Simple Posts widget.
3. Simple Product Categories Carousel. Item border is cut.
4. Issue with animation speed when using Load More pagination mode.
5. Changing category title font-size attribute in Simple Product Categories widget not working correctly.
6. Recently Viewed source does not track current products.
7. Issue with the height of The7 Icon widget when using Inline positioning on mobile devices.
8. Shifted number of products in the Menu Cart widget.
9. 'isInner not defined' notice in templates in Elementor editor.

v.10.2.1 (Dec 29, 2021)

Bugs Fixed:
1. Horizontal Menu widget. Box paddings are not working in the 3rd level.
2. Copy of Horizontal Menu is visible in Sticky Section, behind the original Horizontal Menu.
3. Sticky Section does not work in the popups. 
4. Margins and paddings settings are not working (due to JavaScript error).
5. Responsiveness settings of the Sticky option influencing other style changes incorrectly. 
6. Fancy Title + Background (legacy feature) doesn't use selected font size.

v.10.2.0 (Dec 24, 2021)

New Features:
The7 Taxonomy Filter Widget.

Updates to demos:
https://the7.io/elementor-business-one-page/

Improvements: 
1. General improvements in The7 Horizontal Menu widget (most notable on mobile devices). 
2. Logo and favicon are now being imported during the pre-made website installation. 
3. Opacity setting when the widget is being used in a sticky section added to Image widget. 
4. Improved WPML compatibility for The7 Elements.
5. Google Fonts list updated. 
6. "Empty result" notification added to all The7 Elements that output post types. 
7. "Posts Per Page" setting now works in search results. 
8. Default buttons font added to Theme Style settings.
9. Hooks added to "The7 Products" widget.
10. Option to hide/show section when parent section is sticky was added to the Inner Section widget.
11. Dummy content added to filter-type widgets (for ease of editing in the back-end).
12. Search Elementor widget now works correctly when being used in headers. 
13. "Overlap" option added to The7 Sticky Section.

Bugs Fixed:
1. The sticky section is not working when the "Improved Asset Loading" feature is enabled in Elementor. 
2. Issue when clicking/tapping on the submenu indicator in the Vertical Menu widget while the "parent menu item clickable" option is enabled.
3. Issue with toggle animation in Filter widget.
4. "Improved Assets Loading" feature is breaking The7 accordion. 
5. Minor appearance issues Product Reviews widget. 
6. PHP Warnings in Filter widget. 
7. Category Filter (Posts Masonry & Grid) was given a bigger z-index.

Other minor improvements and under-the-hood changes.

v.10.1.0 (Dec 3, 2021)

New features:
1. "The7 Sticky Row" settings block in the Advanced settings tab of the Row widget. It allows the creation of advanced headers in Elementor Theme Builder without custom CSS code!
2. "The7 Icon" widget. This widget allows a much greater level of control over the icon appearance than its Elementor counterpart.
3. "The7 Horizontal Menu" multifeatured widget. 

Updates to Demos: 
the7.io/elementor-starter/
the7.io/winery/
the7.io/business-advisors/
the7.io/consulting/
the7.io/elementor-minimal-creative-light/
the7.io/elementor-minimal-creative-dark/
These demos were converted to The7 Theme Styles. They also feature the use of new The7 Sticky Row settings, The7 Horizontal Menu widget, and other improvements. 

Improvements:
1. Products Carousel widget. Posts per page setting added.
2. Reduced the occurrence of "PHP max_execution_time errors" while importing the demo content shared hostings.
3. Fade animation when closing submenu list added to The7 Mertical Menu widget.
4. "Image" Elementor widget enhanced with options to change its size when used in a sticky row.
5. Improved styling for the "Search Form" Elementor widget.
6. Ability to exclude the current posts from the posts feed was added to The7 posts widgets.
7. Option to add a custom cart icon was added to The7 Products and The7 Products Carousel widgets. 

Bugs Fixes:
1. Product Sorting widget. Icon alignment setting causes CSS classes conflict.
2. The7 Product Review widget displays the name and email fields for the logged-in users.
3. Simple Posts. Pagination keeps showing posts from the first page.
4. Simple Posts. If "Source" is set to "Related Posts", the "Total Number Of Posts" setting doesn't work.
5. Some color settings cannot be cleared in previously added widgets.
6. Problem with buttons height in Elementor "Slides" widget.
7. Posts Masonry &Grid. Pagination does not work in Archive templates.
8. Brocken "above the line" layout for price filter.
9. Typography responsive settings (WPB) do not work.

Other minor improvements and under-the-hood changes.

v.10.0.0 (Nov 3, 2021)

New Features:
1. New "Product Counter" widget.
2. New "Price Filter" widget.
3. We have switched from using the LESS variables (and phpless library) to the CSS variable. It's a massive chunk of groundwork that, in the future, will enable live editing of Theme Options via Elementor Site Settings.
4. An experimental option to disable Theme Options and enable the Elementor Theme Style was added to The7 > My The7, "Settings" screen.

Demos:
1. New "Business Advisors" demo showcasing the use of Elementor Theme Style. Note that this is an experimental demo that relies on bits of custom CSS code to build the header (this is how custom headers are presently being built with Elementor). 
2. "Consulting" demo was converted to using Elementor Theme Style.

Improvements:
1. Simple Grid and Icon Box Grig widget: spacing between columns and rows is not responsive. 
2. Vertical Menu widget: 
2.1. Optional title and spacing settings added.
2.2. When copying widget styles, the menu itself is not being copied. 
3. Numerous improvements to "Simple _" widgets.
4. The7 Products widgets now have a dedicated "number of products" setting (instead of setting this number in the WordPress customizer).

Bug fixes:
1. Elementor "Search" widget. Unnecessary bottom margin.
2. Warning: Undefined array key "description" when saving a shortcode as an Element in WPBakery.
3. "Products" widget. The product title is not clickable.
4. Remove references to SVG files in FontAwesome all.min.css
5. "Order by Rating" is broken in the "Simple Products" widget.
6. Broken inline and lazy loading options in the "Image" widget in the new version of Elementor.
7. Icon Box Grid. Widget title Style settings are missing.
8. .SVG icons are not changing colors on hover in buttons, Multipurpose Posts Carousel, and Grid widgets. 
9. Clicking on pagination makes a page scroll to the top.
10. Applying a link to the whole box breaks the layout of "Simple _" widgets.
11. "Number of Posts" setting works incorrectly on "desktop" and "wide desktop" in "Testimonials Carousel" and "Multipurpose Carousel" widgets.

Other minor improvements, bug fixes, and under-the-hood changes.

The changelog for v.9 can be found here.

 

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