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by Thomas Griffin 3 (3 reviews)

Edit Howdy

This plugin allows you to change the "Howdy" message to whatever text message you would like.

Edit Howdy ranks #16,286 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,766 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 3/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Dec 14, 2014. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.3 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 14 Dec, 2014
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,766 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
7.1K
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Rating
60%
Review 3 out of 5
3 (3 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

3.0
3 reviews
Overall 60%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Edit Howdy. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners using WordPress as a CMS rather than a casual blog. It solves the problem of the default "Howdy" greeting not fitting professional or non-blog projects by letting users change it to custom text.

  • Changes Howdy message text
  • Custom text replacement
  • Lightweight plugin
  • Secure plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Edit Howdy

Edit Howdy has 100+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Edit Howdy holds a 3 out of 5 star rating based on 3 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Edit Howdy is developed by Thomas Griffin and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Edit Howdy requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.3.
Edit Howdy has been downloaded 7,113+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Edit Howdy is trunk. It was last updated on December 14, 2014.
Yes. Edit Howdy is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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