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<li>Blocksy<\/li>\n  <li>Kadence<\/li>\n  <li>Generatepress<\/li>\n  <li>Neve<\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/author\/afthemes\/\">And all themes from AF Themes<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h3>\ud83e\udde9 Other Plugins by AF themes<\/h3>\n\n<p>If you find WP Post Author useful, you may also like:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <ul>\n  <li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/templatespare\/\"><strong>TemplateSpare:<\/strong><\/a> 1000+ starter templates and full site import\/export solution.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-post-author\/\"><strong>EleSpare:<\/strong><\/a> News, magazine, and blog addons for Elementor.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/blockspare\/\"><strong>BlockSpare:<\/strong><\/a> News, magazine, and blog addons for Gutenberg (Block Editor).<\/p><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h3>License<\/h3>\n\n<p>GPLv2 or 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