/*
Theme Name: Smart Pick Daily Launch Ready Launch Theme
Theme URI: https://smartpickdaily.com/
Author: Smart Pick Daily
Author URI: https://smartpickdaily.com/
Description: A fast, responsive, affiliate-ready editorial buying guide theme built for Smart Pick Daily. Includes launch content seeding, menus, categories, article layouts, SEO metadata, and a lightweight contact form.
Version: 1.1.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: smart-pick-daily
*/
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