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date: 2024-11-21T12:48:03+00:00
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# On November 21, 2024 at 14:48

Did you know that all WP ZIPs have a directory inside them matching the plugin/theme slug? They are used for the respective plugin or theme directories during install and update. With distributed update servers, I propose we prefix them with "vendor-name." (including the dot).