/*
Theme Name: RankChief Editorial
Theme URI: https://rankchief.in/blog/
Author: RankChief
Description: Custom editorial theme for the RankChief blog, matched to the main RankChief website.
Version: 1.0.9
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 8.1
Text Domain: rankchief
*/

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