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            {
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        "scope": "WordPress.com hosted plans (Automattic) for security and plan fields; self-hosted WordPress.org software depends on your host. Enterprise WordPress VIP not covered.",
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                "q": "Recommend PHP 8.3 or greater and MySQL version 8.0 or MariaDB version 10.11 or greater."
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                "src": "https://wordpress.com/support/apps/",
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                "src": "https://wordpress.com/forums/topic/requesting-for-a-copy-of-wordpress-soc-2-report/",
                "q": "while we do take security very seriously here, we do not have SOC 2 reports."
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                "text": "Activity log retention depends on plan: Free shows only the last 20 events, paid plans show full activity for their retention period.",
                "src": "https://wordpress.com/support/activity/",
                "q": "Free plans are limited to viewing only the past 20 events, whereas WordPress.com paid plans have access to their complete site activity"
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                "topic": "offline",
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                "src": "https://wordpress.com/support/offline-editing/",
                "q": "create and edit posts and pages for your WordPress.com site at any time from the apps"
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