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title: Welcome to the Apache Struts project
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    <h1>Apache Struts</h1>
    <p>Apache Struts is a free, open-source, MVC framework for creating elegant,
      modern Java web applications. It favors convention over configuration, is
      extensible using a plugin architecture, and ships with plugins to support
      REST, AJAX and JSON.
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    <a href="download.cgi#struts{{ site.current_version_short }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">
      <img src="img/download-icon.svg" alt="Download"> Download
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    <a href="primer.html" class="btn btn-info btn-large">
      <img src="img/primer-icon.svg" alt="Technology Primer"> Technology Primer
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        <h2>Apache Struts 7.0.0-M6</h2>
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          Apache Struts 7.0.0-M6 test build is available as from 20 April 2024.
        </p>
        Read more in <a href="announce-2024#a20240420">Announcement</a> or in
        <a href="{{ site.wiki_url }}/Version+Notes+7.0.0-M6">Version notes</a>
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        <h2>Google's Patch Reward program</h2>
        <p>During <a href="http://www.meetup.com/sfhtml5/">SFHTML5</a> Google announced that
          they extend their program to cover the Apache Struts project as well. Now you can earn
          money preparing patches for us!
          <a href="submitting-patches.html#googles-patch-reward-program">read more</a>
        </p>
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        <h2>Apache Struts 2.5.x EOL</h2>
        <p>
          The Apache Struts Team informs about discontinuing support for Struts 2.5.x branch, we recommend migration
          to the latest version of Struts, read more in
          <a href="announce-2023#a20231030">Announcement</a>
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    <h5>Keep in touch: </h5>
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        <a href="https://twitter.com/TheApacheStruts" data-show-count="false" data-lang="en" data-width="240px" data-align="left" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow @TheApacheStruts</a>
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