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 [![Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl)
+[![Plots Downloads](https://shields.io/endpoint?url=https://pkgs.genieframework.com/api/v1/badge/Plots)](https://pkgs.genieframework.com?packages=Plots)
 
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