How to Set Up WordHero for Small Teams

If you manage one to five websites, you can have WordHero running and ready for your whole team in under an hour. This guide covers account creation, seat configuration, workspace organization, and the key settings that actually matter for small-team use — so everyone writes from the same setup from day one.

What You Need Before You Start

Don't skip this part. Missing one item mid-setup is surprisingly disruptive, and most of these take two minutes to sort out beforehand.

One thing worth noting: WordHero's team features are tied to specific plan tiers. If you're on a solo plan and want to add seats, you'll need to upgrade before inviting anyone. Sorting that out now saves you a false start later.

What You'll Have Working When You're Done

By the end of this setup, your WordHero account will be fully configured for small-team use. Specifically:

• Every team member will have their own login with appropriate access
• Your workspaces will be organized by website or project, not dumped into one cluttered default folder
• Shared tone and brand settings will be in place so output stays consistent across writers
• Your most-used tools and templates will be accessible without digging through menus
• The account will be ready to produce content immediately — no one will need to reconfigure anything on their own device

That's the target state. Everything in this guide is pointed at getting you there without unnecessary detours.

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Steps 1–3: Getting WordHero Running for Your Team

Before anything else, know this: the setup process for WordHero is genuinely straightforward. That said, small teams managing multiple sites have a few extra decisions to make upfront that solo users can skip. Getting those right from the start saves you a lot of reorganizing later.

Step 1: Create Your Account and Choose the Right Plan

Go to WordHero's site and sign up. The process itself is quick — email, password, done. The real decision happens when you're picking a plan.

For small teams running 1–5 websites, the key question isn't "what's cheapest?" It's "does this plan support multiple users without making us share one login?" Sharing credentials across a team is messy and creates accountability problems when content goes sideways.

Check what each plan offers in terms of:

• Seat count or user access
• Word or generation limits per month
• Access to long-form content tools (not just short copy)
• Template variety for different content types across your sites

If you're managing sites across different niches — say, a local services site and an e-commerce blog — you'll want enough template flexibility to cover both without hitting a wall mid-month.

Why this matters: A plan mismatch at setup creates friction fast. One teammate hits their limit two weeks in, another never uses their allocation, and you end up either upgrading reactively or paying for capacity you don't need.

How to verify you've done this correctly: After signing up, check that each person on your team can log in independently with their own credentials. If the plan only allows one seat and you need more, deal with that now rather than after you've built your workflow around the tool.

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Step 2: Set Up Your Workspaces or Projects Around Your Sites

Once you're in the dashboard, don't start generating content immediately. That's the tempting move, but it leads to a disorganized mess within a week.

WordHero's interface gives you ways to organize your outputs. Before your team touches a single template, map out how you want to structure your workspace. The cleanest approach for a small multi-site team is to align your organization with your websites — one clear space or folder per site.

Here's what to do:

• Identify each website your team manages (name them clearly, not just "Site 1")
• Decide which team member owns each site's content output
• Create a naming convention for saved outputs before anyone starts saving anything
• Note which sites need recurring content (weekly blog posts) vs. occasional copy (landing pages, product descriptions)

This step is less about clicking buttons and more about making a decision as a team before the tool becomes a free-for-all.

Why it matters: Without structure, WordHero becomes a content dumping ground. Three people saving outputs under vague names makes it nearly impossible to track what's been used, what's a draft, and what's been approved. Small teams especially feel this pain because there's rarely a dedicated content manager policing the chaos.

You might also want to think about tone consistency here. If two people are generating blog content for the same site, they need to be working from the same voice guidelines — otherwise your site ends up reading like it was written by strangers. WordHero lets you input context and tone direction in many of its templates, so establishing those inputs as a team standard now is worth a few minutes of conversation.

How to verify: Open the dashboard with a teammate and walk through where a finished piece of content would be saved, labeled, and handed off. If you can't explain that in under a minute, your structure isn't clear enough yet.

For a broader look at how WordHero fits into a repeatable content system, the WordHero automation strategy guide is worth reading alongside this setup process.

Step 3: Run Each Template Once Before Assigning It to a Site

This is the step most teams skip, and it's the one that causes the most problems downstream.

Every website your team manages has different content needs. A service business site needs persuasive copy that converts. A niche blog needs informational articles with a specific voice. An e-commerce site needs product descriptions that are both scannable and SEO-aware. WordHero has templates for all of these, but not every template will fit every site equally well.

Before you assign any template to a regular workflow, each team member responsible for a site should run a test generation using that template — using real inputs from their actual site.

Here's how to do it properly:

• Pick a template relevant to one of your sites (blog intro, product description, FAQ section — whatever you'll use most)
• Enter inputs that reflect your real site: actual topic, actual target audience, actual tone
• Generate 2–3 variations
• Read them out loud or have a teammate read them
• Note what's working and what consistently needs editing

That last point matters. You're not looking for perfection on the first pass. You're looking for patterns — if every output needs the same type of fix, that's a signal to adjust your prompt inputs, not to blame the tool.

Why it matters: Teams that skip this step end up frustrated within the first two weeks. Someone generates 10 blog intros, realizes half of them don't match the site's voice, and then either edits everything manually (defeating the purpose) or publishes content that feels off-brand. A short test run per site per template type takes maybe 20 minutes total and prevents that outcome.

One more thing: if you're evaluating whether WordHero is the right fit at all before committing to this setup, our WordHero review covers what it actually does well and where it has limitations — useful context for this decision.

How to verify: After running your test generations, each team member should be able to answer two questions without hesitation:

• Which 2–3 templates will I use most for my site?
• What inputs produce the best output for my specific content type?

If they can't answer both, run more tests. This isn't about mastering the tool — it's about knowing your own workflow well enough to use it consistently.

These first three steps are all setup and decision-making. You're not producing finished content yet, and that's intentional. The teams that get the most out of WordHero are the ones who took 30–45 minutes to configure their approach before generating anything. The teams that struggle are usually the ones who jumped straight to output and had to reverse-engineer their process later.

Step 4: Set Up Your Brand Voice Profile

Most teams skip this and wonder why their AI content sounds generic. Don't.

WordHero lets you define a brand voice that shapes how every piece of output reads — the tone, the personality, the level of formality. For a small team running one to five sites, this matters more than it might seem. Each site probably has a slightly different audience, and a home improvement blog shouldn't sound identical to a fintech resource hub.

Go to your account settings and look for the Brand Voice or Tone configuration area. Depending on which plan you're on, you may see a dedicated profile builder or a simpler dropdown approach.

What to fill in:

• Write two to three sentences describing how your brand speaks (casual and direct? technical but accessible? warm and encouraging?)
• Add words or phrases your brand uses often — and equally important, words you want to avoid
• Note the reading level you're targeting if you know it (a DIY crafts site and a B2B SaaS blog are very different)
• If you're managing multiple sites, create a separate voice note for each one — even a short paragraph per site helps

Why this step changes the output quality:

Without a voice profile, every writer on your team is prompting WordHero differently. One person writes "casual blog intro," another writes "professional explainer." The results come out inconsistent, and editing time goes up. A shared voice profile anchors everyone to the same standard.

How to verify it's working:

Generate a short test piece — a 150-word intro for a topic you know well — using the voice settings you just saved. Read it out loud. Does it sound like your site, or does it sound like every other AI blog on the internet? If it feels off, go back and sharpen the voice description. Be more specific. "Friendly but credible" is vague. "Sounds like a knowledgeable friend who's done the research so you don't have to" gives the tool something to work with.

Run this test for each site profile if you're managing more than one domain. It's worth the fifteen minutes upfront.

Step 5: Configure Your Keyword and SEO Inputs

WordHero isn't a dedicated SEO platform, but it does accept keyword inputs that guide content structure and help you stay on-topic. Small teams especially benefit from this because you rarely have a separate SEO person reviewing every draft.

Where to find this:

When you open a long-form or blog post template, look for the keyword or topic input field near the top of the editor. Some templates also ask for a working title and a target audience — fill all of these in before you generate anything.

What to enter:

• Your primary keyword exactly as you'd want it to appear (don't paraphrase it)
• A one-line description of who the content is for
• Optional secondary keywords if the template supports them — add two or three, not ten
• A working title that reflects the actual angle you want, not a vague placeholder

Why the inputs matter this much:

The quality of what WordHero produces is directly proportional to the clarity of your inputs. A vague prompt returns vague content. "Write a blog about gardening" gives you something you'll throw away. "Write a beginner's guide to container gardening for apartment dwellers who have never grown anything before" gives you something you can actually use with light editing.

For small teams, this is the step that determines whether WordHero saves you time or creates more work. Get precise here. It also helps when multiple team members are creating content — if everyone uses the same input format, the drafts come out more consistent and easier to review.

How to verify:

After generating, check whether your primary keyword appears naturally in the intro, at least one subheading, and the conclusion. It won't always land perfectly, but if it's missing entirely, your input probably wasn't specific enough. Refine the prompt and regenerate a section rather than editing the whole draft by hand.

If you want a fuller picture of how WordHero fits into a broader content workflow — including how to pair keyword inputs with a distribution strategy — the WordHero automation strategy guide breaks that down in practical terms.

Step 6: Assign Roles and Establish a Review Workflow

This is the step that determines whether WordHero actually gets used consistently — or sits in your browser tabs as a tool "everyone has access to" but nobody really uses well.

Small teams don't need complicated workflows. But you do need clarity about who does what.

Decide on roles before you invite teammates:

• Who is the primary content creator using WordHero to generate drafts?
• Who reviews and edits before anything gets published?
• Is there one person managing the account settings, or does everyone have admin access?

For a team of two to four people managing a handful of sites, a simple split works: one person generates and does the first pass, one person edits and approves. If you're solo, you're both — but you still benefit from establishing a personal review habit rather than publishing directly from the tool.

Setting up access:

Check WordHero's current plan to understand how many seats or users your subscription supports. Add team members through the account or workspace settings using their email addresses. Be deliberate about admin permissions — not everyone needs to change account-level settings, and keeping that access limited avoids accidental changes to shared voice profiles or billing details.

Build a lightweight review checklist:

You don't need a project management tool for this. A shared document works fine. The checklist should cover:

• Does the content match the intended brand voice?
• Is the primary keyword present and used naturally?
• Are any facts or statistics in the draft verified against a reliable source?
• Has anything been cut that the AI added but your brand would never say?
• Is the CTA or next step clear for the reader?

That last point deserves emphasis. WordHero generates content — it doesn't know your business goals the way you do. Every piece that goes out should have a human decision about what the reader should do next.

Why this workflow step matters for small teams specifically:

Larger organizations have editorial layers built in. Small teams often don't, which means one unchecked draft can go live with incorrect information or an off-brand tone. A quick checklist shared across the team takes five minutes to create and prevents problems that take much longer to fix.

How to verify the workflow is set up correctly:

Run one piece of content through the full process from generation to review before you use WordHero for anything high-stakes. Pick a low-pressure post, have the designated reviewer go through the checklist, and note where the process got sticky. Adjust from there.

If access and permissions look right but you're unsure whether WordHero is the right long-term fit for your team's needs, the WordHero vs. alternatives comparison lays out where it stands against other tools in honest terms.

A Note on Getting the Setup Decision Right

These three steps — brand voice, keyword inputs, and team workflow — are where most small teams either get WordHero working for them or stall out. The tool itself isn't complicated. The setup decisions are what determine whether it fits your actual process.

If you set up the brand voice loosely, you'll edit more. If you skip the keyword inputs, you'll get content that requires more SEO work downstream. And if you skip the workflow step entirely, the tool stays useful only to whoever set it up — which defeats the point for a team.

Take these steps seriously and you'll have WordHero producing usable first drafts within a day or two of getting started.

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Troubleshooting WordHero: Common Failures and How to Fix Them

Even a clean setup hits snags. Most WordHero issues for small teams fall into a handful of repeatable patterns — and almost all of them have a fast fix once you know what to look for.

Output Sounds Generic or Off-Brand

This is the most frequent complaint, and it's almost never WordHero's fault. It's a prompt problem.

If the output feels like it could belong to anyone, the input was too vague. WordHero's templates respond directly to what you give them. A one-line description with no tone guidance produces exactly that: one-line thinking dressed up in paragraphs.

Fix it:

• Add a tone descriptor before your main prompt ("Write in a conversational but authoritative tone for a B2B audience managing e-commerce stores")
• Include one concrete example of voice — a sentence from your best-performing content works well
• Specify what to avoid, not just what to include ("no corporate jargon, no passive voice")

Run the same template twice: once with your original prompt, once with the revised version. The difference is usually immediate. If your team is still getting inconsistent results across different members, build a shared prompt template document and pin it somewhere everyone can access.

The Long-Form Editor Loses Context Mid-Article

WordHero's long-form editor — Aria — is paragraph-by-paragraph by nature. It doesn't hold memory across the entire piece the way a human writer would. Teams often discover this when a 1,200-word draft starts repeating points or shifts tone halfway through.

Fix it:

• Before each new section, paste a brief 1-2 sentence context recap into the editor prompt ("This article is about migrating WordPress sites. The previous section covered plugin backup steps.")
• Break the article into distinct sections before you start generating — treat each heading as its own mini-prompt
• Don't generate everything in one sitting without reviewing; a quick read after each section catches drift before it compounds

This isn't a bug. It's just how the tool works. Teams that understand this write faster because they stop fighting it and start structuring prompts accordingly.

Hitting the Daily Word Limit Unexpectedly

WordHero's standard plan includes a daily word generation cap. Small teams sometimes burn through it quickly when multiple members are running bulk content tasks simultaneously — or when someone regenerates the same output repeatedly trying to get it perfect.

Fix it:

• Assign content types by person, not by project. One person handles product descriptions; another handles blog intros. This prevents overlap and duplication.
• Use the regenerate button selectively. Generate once, edit manually, then move on. Chasing the perfect AI draft is the fastest way to burn words on diminishing returns.
• Schedule heavier generation tasks earlier in the day when the limit resets, so work doesn't get blocked mid-afternoon

If your team is consistently hitting the cap, that's a signal about workflow, not necessarily a reason to upgrade immediately. Track which templates consume the most before making any plan decisions.

Templates Producing Repetitive Structures

Some templates — especially listicles and "Top X" formats — can start to feel like copies of each other after a few runs. Same opener structure, same transition phrases, similar conclusions.

Fix it:

• Rotate the entry point of your prompt. Instead of starting with the topic, start with the audience problem: "A small business owner is struggling to get consistent website traffic. Write a list of..."
• Manually rewrite the first and last sentence of every piece before publishing — these anchor points shape how the rest reads
• Alternate between templates for the same content type. WordHero has multiple ways to generate similar content; using different entry points breaks the pattern

The underlying models have tendencies. Recognizing them early means you're editing with intention rather than wondering why everything sounds the same.

One Team Member's Output Quality Differs From Others

Two people, same tool, noticeably different results. This happens constantly in small teams and usually comes down to prompt habit, not skill level.

Fix it:

• Do a prompt audit. Have both people generate output for the same brief and compare the inputs side by side. The gap in quality almost always traces back to specificity in the prompt.
• Create a shared prompt library — even just a Google Doc — with the 10-15 prompts your team uses most. Consistency in inputs produces consistency in outputs.
• Have the person getting better results document their approach once. Not a long training session, just a short walkthrough of how they structure a typical prompt

This is actually one of the underrated benefits of using a tool like WordHero on a small team: it forces a real conversation about what good content looks like before it's generated, not after.

Generated Content Failing Readability or SEO Checks

If you're running content through a readability tool (Hemingway, for example) or an SEO checker and it's flagging issues consistently, the draft is coming out too dense or too thin on target phrases.

Fix it:

• For readability: ask WordHero explicitly for short sentences and active voice in the prompt. The tool responds to that instruction better than most people expect.
• For SEO: don't rely on WordHero to naturally place your primary keyword at the right density. Generate the draft, then do a quick find-and-replace review. Add the keyword manually where it fits naturally — usually in the intro, one subheading, and the conclusion.
• For both: treat the WordHero draft as a strong first pass, not a final product. A five-minute edit pass after generation closes most of the gap.

The goal isn't to automate publishing. It's to automate the blank page problem.

Integration or Export Issues

If you're copying output into a CMS and formatting breaks — or if you're trying to use WordHero alongside other tools in your workflow and hitting friction — a few things are worth checking.

Fix it:

• Copy from WordHero into a plain text editor first (Notepad, TextEdit in plain text mode), then paste into your CMS. This strips any hidden formatting that causes layout problems in WordPress or similar platforms.
• If you're using WordHero alongside a grammar tool like Grammarly, run the grammar check after exporting, not inside the WordHero editor. Layering tools in the same window sometimes creates conflict.
• For teams using project management tools: don't try to integrate WordHero at the generation stage. Generate, export, then hand off. Keeping it sequential prevents version confusion.

Validation Checks Before You Publish

Once setup is complete and your team has a working rhythm, run through these before any piece goes live:

• Does the output match the tone guidelines your team agreed on?
• Is the primary keyword present in the intro and at least one subheading?
• Has a human read the full draft, not just skimmed it?
• Are any factual claims — statistics, dates, product specifics — verified against a primary source?
• Does the piece actually answer the question or serve the purpose it was created for?

WordHero accelerates production. It doesn't replace judgment. Those five checks take under three minutes and will catch the majority of issues before they become published problems.

When to Question the Setup Itself

If your team has been using WordHero for two or three weeks and output quality still feels inconsistent despite fixing prompts and workflows, it's worth stepping back and asking whether the setup matches how your team actually works — not how you assumed you'd work.

Small teams managing multiple websites often discover that their initial tool configuration made sense on paper but didn't survive contact with real deadlines. That's not failure; it's information.

Revisit the WordHero review if you want a grounded look at where the tool genuinely excels versus where it needs human support. And if you're questioning whether WordHero is the right fit at all, the comparison page lays out realistic alternatives without pushing a particular answer.

For teams that want to go further than basic setup — using WordHero as part of a broader content system — the automation strategy guide covers how to connect it to a repeatable workflow rather than treating each piece as a one-off task.

If the setup is working but you're still unsure you've configured it optimally for your team's specific sites, starting a fresh session with the official tool directly is the fastest way to test a new configuration without commitment.

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Did It Work? Run These Checks Before You Touch a Single Website

Setup feels done. But "feels done" isn't the same as actually ready. Run through these before you publish anything generated from WordHero on a live site.

Objective Binary Checks

These are pass/fail. No judgment calls required — either the output is there or it isn't.

Account and access

• ✅ You can log into WordHero without errors
• ✅ Your plan shows the correct seat count for your team
• ✅ Every team member who needs access has received and accepted their invite
• ✅ No one is sharing a single login (that causes session conflicts and inconsistent output history)

Tool functionality

• ✅ The Long-Form Editor opens and loads without a blank screen or timeout
• ✅ You ran at least one blog post draft through the editor and it generated content
• ✅ Short-form tools (meta descriptions, headline variants, intro hooks) produced output on the first attempt
• ✅ Language settings match the primary language of each website you manage
• ✅ You tested tone settings and got noticeably different output between "professional" and "casual" — if both outputs sound identical, your settings didn't save correctly

Workflow integration

• ✅ You have a shared folder or document where drafted content waits before it goes to editing
• ✅ At least one team member knows how to export or copy output cleanly into your CMS
• ✅ You've assigned who reviews AI drafts before publishing — this can't be assumed, it has to be decided

If anything in that list returned a no, stop here. Fix it first. Going live with a broken workflow just means discovering the problem when it's already causing damage.

Ready to Go Live? The Subjective Readiness Check

Binary checks confirm the tool works. This part confirms your team is ready to use it well. These questions don't have right or wrong answers — they're about honest self-assessment.

Does your team understand what WordHero is actually for?

It speeds up first drafts. It doesn't replace the person who knows your audience, your brand voice, or your clients' industries. If anyone on your team thinks WordHero output goes straight to publish without review, that's a readiness gap worth closing before you scale up.

Have you agreed on a quality bar?

Generated content varies. Some outputs are genuinely strong; others need significant rewriting. Decide in advance what "good enough to work with" looks like for your team, so editors aren't making that judgment call fresh every single time.

Do you know which sites get WordHero content first?

Managing 1–5 websites means you probably have one or two sites where the stakes are lower — a newer blog, a service page that barely gets traffic yet. Start there. Learn the workflow on content that won't cost you if it needs three revision rounds.

Are you tracking output quality over time?

You don't need a complicated system. A shared spreadsheet with the date, the tool used, the content type, and a simple 1–3 quality rating is enough. Without any tracking, you won't notice if output quality shifts — and you won't know whether WordHero is saving time or quietly creating rework.

If you answered yes to most of these, you're genuinely ready. If two or more gave you pause, spend another day on setup. That's not a delay — it's the setup.

Toolvoro Pro Tips

Pro Tip 1: Set a "tone brief" document before your first real project

Before your team runs a single client-facing piece through WordHero, write down three to five sentences describing how each website should sound. Formal or relaxed? Technical or plain-English? First person or third? Paste that brief into the context or instructions field every time you start a new Long-Form document. It takes 30 seconds and dramatically reduces how much editing the draft needs afterward.

Pro Tip 2: Use the short-form tools as a pre-writing layer, not just a finishing layer

Most people reach for WordHero's headline and hook tools after the draft is done. Flip that. Generate five headline options before you write anything — the strongest one usually shapes what the whole piece should actually argue. For small teams managing multiple sites, this saves time in the planning stage, which is where most content projects stall anyway.

Pro Tip 3: Build a "rejection log" from the first week

Every time an output gets rejected or heavily rewritten, note the prompt you used and why it missed. After a week, you'll see patterns — maybe a specific template consistently undershoots for a particular industry, or a certain tone setting doesn't match one of your sites. That log becomes a team-owned prompt library in reverse: it tells you what not to do faster than any tutorial can.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can multiple team members use WordHero at the same time?

Yes, as long as your plan includes the right number of seats. Concurrent use is supported. Just make sure everyone is logged into their own account — shared logins cause output history to get mixed across users, which gets confusing quickly.

How many websites can we manage content for under one WordHero account?

WordHero doesn't restrict content by website count. You can create content for all five of your sites from a single account. The practical limit is team capacity and how well your internal workflow handles content routing between sites.

Does WordHero support multiple languages?

It does. Language and tone settings can be adjusted per session. For teams managing sites in more than one language, the smart approach is to create separate workflow templates for each language rather than switching settings mid-session — it reduces errors and keeps output consistent.

What happens if an output is completely off-base?

Regenerate with a more specific prompt. WordHero's output quality is directly tied to how much context you give it. A vague prompt returns a generic draft; a prompt with a defined angle, audience, and objective returns something much closer to usable. If repeated attempts on the same topic keep missing, the issue is usually the brief, not the tool.

Is there a meaningful difference between WordHero's short-form and long-form tools for small teams?

Yes, and it matters for how you plan your workflow. Short-form tools are fast and great for generating options — headlines, CTAs, meta descriptions, product descriptions. The Long-Form Editor requires more setup but produces content you can actually develop into a full post. Most small teams use both: short-form for iteration and testing, long-form for content that needs depth.

What should we do if output quality feels inconsistent across team members?

Compare prompts first. Inconsistency in output is almost always inconsistency in prompting. If two team members are getting different quality results from the same tool, look at what context each person provides before generating. Standardizing prompts — even loosely — is the fastest fix.

Go Deeper: Related Toolvoro Resources

If you're confident in the setup but want to get more from WordHero over time, these pages cover the next decisions your team will face.

For a detailed breakdown of features, limitations, and who WordHero actually suits, the WordHero review covers it honestly — including where the tool falls short for certain content types.

If your team is starting to think about whether WordHero fits into a broader content system, the WordHero automation strategy guide walks through how to build repeatable workflows rather than one-off usage.

Not sure WordHero is the right fit for every site you manage? The WordHero vs. alternatives comparison lays out where competing tools win and where they don't — useful if you're managing sites with very different content needs.

And if you hit a point where WordHero genuinely doesn't cover what one of your sites needs, best WordHero alternatives gives you a practical shortlist without the usual filler recommendations.

Ready to Start?

If the checks passed and the readiness questions made sense, you don't need more research. The next useful thing you can do is open WordHero and run your first real draft.

If you're still deciding whether the tool fits your specific content volume, the special offer page is worth a look before you commit to a plan.

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And if you want to revisit the full setup process from the beginning — whether to onboard a new team member or audit your current configuration — the complete tutorial is available in one place.

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