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+<!--
+Hi there! Thanks for contributing to WordPress!
+
+Pull Requests in this GitHub repository **must** be linked to a ticket in the WordPress Core Trac instance (https://core.trac.wordpress.org), and are only used for code review. **No pull requests will be merged on GitHub.**
+
+See the WordPress Handbook page on using PRs for Code Review more information: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/git/github-pull-requests-for-code-review/
+
+If this is your first time contributing, you may also find reviewing these guides first to be helpful:
+- FAQs for New Contributors: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/faq-for-new-contributors/
+- Contributing with Code Guide: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/
+- WordPress Coding Standards: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/
+- Inline Documentation Standards: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/inline-documentation-standards/
+- Browser Support Policies: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/browser-support/
+- Proper spelling and grammar related best practices: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/spelling/
+-->
+
+<!-- Insert a description of your changes here -->
+
+Trac ticket: <!-- insert a link to the WordPress Trac ticket here -->
+
+---
+**This Pull Request is for code review only. Please keep all other discussion in the Trac ticket. Do not merge this Pull Request. See [GitHub Pull Requests for Code Review](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/contribute/git/github-pull-requests-for-code-review/) in the Core Handbook for more details.**