MC Good-bye Howdy
by Mike Hickcox 5 (1 reviews)

MC Good-bye Howdy

Seven ways to replace Howdy: Random Lists, Day/Date, Daypart, or Remove.

MC Good-bye Howdy ranks #15,806 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Sep 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4
v2.7.2 Current Version v2.7.2
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 09 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
4.2K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (1 reviews)

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Plugin Details

Version
2.7.2
Last Updated
Sep 09, 2026
Requires WP
0+
Tested Up To
7.1.4
PHP Version
7.1 or higher
Author
Mike Hickcox

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to customize or remove the "Howdy" greeting shown to logged-in users. It solves the problem of the default "Howdy" text being fixed by offering multiple replacement options like custom greetings, daypart messages, or the date.

  • Write your own greeting
  • Create custom random greeting list
  • Remove "Howdy" entirely
  • Greet by daypart
  • Show today's day and date
  • Pre-filled international greetings list
  • Pre-filled positive feel-good phrases

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MC Good-bye Howdy

Sure, make that choice and save your selection. Done.
Anytime. Choose "My Own Personal Greeting" and type in what you want as the admin greeting.
Yep. Choose "My Own Random Greeting List" and type in the words or phrases you want to randomly appear.
Greet users with "Good Morning," or "Good Afternoon," or "Good Evening," acccording to the time of day, aligned with the timezone set for the website.
This will always display today's date and date, aligned with the timezone set for the website.
Randomly display a greeting in many different languages. Greetings include: Ahlan, Aloha, Anyoung, Bonjour, Ciao, Chow, Greetings, God dag, Guten Tag, Habari, Hej, Hola, Hello, Konnichiwa, Olá, Privet, ¿Qué tal?, Salut, Selam, Shalom, Watij, and Yassou.
Greet the user in a positive way. Greetings include: Attaway, Do your thing, Keep it up, Love your work, Today is your day, We appreciate you, We believe in you, You can do it, You're the best, You're a superhero, and You rock.
It should. You are the admin. You and your website colleagues deserve special attention.

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