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+CDN Rewrite
+===========
+Contributors: voceplatforms
+Tags: cdn, rewrite
+Requires at least: 3.3
+Tested up to: 3.5
+Stable tag: 0.1.0
+License: GPLv2 or later
+License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+
+## Description
+This plugin allows you to rewrite the root url of assets, css, and JavaScript files. This allows you to load these resources from an external URL improving the page load time by taking advantage of parallel browser requests.
+
+## Installation
+
+### As standard plugin:
+> See [Installing Plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins).
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+=== CDN Rewrite ===
+Contributors: voceplatforms
+Tags: cdn, rewrite
+Requires at least: 3.3
+Tested up to: 3.5
+Stable tag: 0.1.0
+License: GPLv2 or later
+License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+
+Rewrite the root url of assets, css, and JavaScript files.
+
+== Description ==
+
+This plugin allows you to rewrite the root url of assets, css, and JavaScript files. This allows you to load these resources from an external URL improving the page load time by taking advantage of parallel browser requests.
+
+== Installation ==
+
+1. Upload `cdn-rewrite` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
+1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
+1. Once the plugin has been activated, navigate to the CDN Rewrite settings page and set the appropriate settings. 
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