/*
Theme Name: Startnivo Sticky Sidebar Journal
Theme URI: https://startnivo.com/
Author: Startnivo
Author URI: https://startnivo.com/
Description: Premium fixed-sidebar editorial authority theme for business and startup publishing, with built-in SEO, AEO, GEO, schema, contextual internal linking and llms.txt support.
Version: 1.0.2
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
Text Domain: startnivo
Tags: news, business, two-columns, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready
*/
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