TM Replace Howdy
Banish the "Howdy" greeting from the WordPress admin area with this simple to use plugin!
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 3
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 20 Nov 2015
- Added
- Aug 2010
- Requires WP
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- WP 4.4.34
- Downloads
- 13,120
Our analysis
AI-assistedTM Replace Howdy is a WordPress plugin that changes the default greeting 'Howdy' in the admin area to a word or phrase of your choice. It offers a selection of greetings, including professional options and humorous alternatives, which can be customised to suit your preferences.
You can limit the greetings to more formal options, set a static phrase, or add your own custom list. This plugin is suitable for users who want to personalise their WordPress admin experience, whether for themselves or their team.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to personalise their admin interface.
What it does well
- ✓Replaces the default 'Howdy' greeting
- ✓Offers a variety of replacement phrases
- ✓Allows for custom greetings and phrases
- ✓Includes professional-sounding options
Where it falls short
- •Limited updates and support from the author
- •Last updated in November 2015
- •Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34
Verdict
TM Replace Howdy provides a simple way to customise greetings in the WordPress admin area, though its lack of recent updates may limit compatibility with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
David Wood's own description of TM Replace Howdy, lightly tidied.
The Replace Howdy Plugin is designed to replace the word “Howdy” in the WordPress admin area/admin bar with something else. By default it randomly pulls from a list of several replacement words and phrases such as “Hello”, “Welcome”, and “Get to the choppa”. The plugin also comes with a menu where you can limit it to professional sounding greetings, set a static word or phrase, or add your own list (which can be by itself or added into the default list for even more variety)!
List of replacement words/phrases
Professional greetings, also part of the default list
- Chow,
- Hello,
- Aloha,
- Bonjour,
- Welcome,
- Greetings,
- Konnichiwa,
Default list
- Get to the choppa,
- Live long and prosper,
- We require a shrubbery,
- May the force be with you,
- Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,
- Wassap,
- Don’t mind me,
- Looking good today,
- Eat all your vegetables,
- I can see you right now,
- I can hear you breathing,
- Have you showered recently,
- There is a ninja behind you,
- Do you know what time it is,
- Wipe that grin off your face,
- Don’t make me come down there,
- You just gained +5 WordPress skills,
- I know you are sitting at a computer,
- Did you remember to brush your teeth,
- Did you put on clean underwear this morning,
- Don’t read this directly or you will get a lazy eye,
A word on support and additional features
Due to time constraints, I am not able to keep up with this plugin as much as I would like. If you want to help keep it up do date, feel free to create a pull request on the GitHub repo!