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 # WMR
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> WMR is unfortunately no longer maintained. In its place, we'd recommend [Vite](https://vitejs.dev) with [`@preactjs/preset-vite`](https://github.com/preactjs/preset-vite). It offers many of the same features (like the prerendering API) but is much more robust and up to date. Thanks to all contributors and users over the years!
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 <img src="./docs/public/assets/wmr.svg" alt="wmr logo" width="400">
 
 [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/wmr.svg)](http://npm.im/wmr)