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Download and use at your own risk.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the “Howdy” message is suitable for bloggers and casual users of WordPress, it does not fit the bill for many projects requiring WordPress to be used as a true CMS. This simple, lightweight and secure plugin allows you to change “Howdy” to whatever text you would like it to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plugin was created by \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fthomasgriffin.io\" title=\"WordPress Developer - Thomas Griffin\" rel=\"me nofollow ugc\">Thomas Griffin\u003C\u002Fa>. Check out some of my other products, including \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fsoliloquywp.com\u002F\" title=\"Soliloquy - the best responsive WordPress slider plugin\" rel=\"friend nofollow ugc\">Soliloquy – the best responsive WordPress slider plugin\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fenviragallery.com\u002F\" title=\"Envira Gallery - the best responsive WordPress gallery plugin\" rel=\"friend nofollow ugc\">Envira Gallery – the best responsive WordPress gallery plugin\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Foptinmonster.com\u002F\" title=\"OptinMonster\" rel=\"friend nofollow ugc\">OptinMonster\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","This plugin allows you to change the \"Howdy\" message to whatever text message you would like.",100,7091,60,3,"2014-12-14T20:34:00.000Z","3.3.2","3.0","",[20,4,21,22,23],"admin-screen","howdy","profile","remove-howdy","http:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fextend\u002Fplugins\u002Fedit-howdy\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fedit-howdy.zip",85,0,null,"2026-03-15T15:16:48.613Z",[],{"slug":32,"display_name":7,"profile_url":8,"plugin_count":33,"total_installs":34,"avg_security_score":26,"avg_patch_time_days":35,"trust_score":36,"computed_at":37},"griffinjt",5,610,30,84,"2026-04-04T06:04:54.428Z",[39,56,79,95,115],{"slug":40,"name":41,"version":42,"author":43,"author_profile":44,"description":45,"short_description":46,"active_installs":47,"downloaded":48,"rating":11,"num_ratings":49,"last_updated":50,"tested_up_to":51,"requires_at_least":52,"requires_php":18,"tags":53,"homepage":18,"download_link":55,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"custom-howdy","Custom Howdy","1.0","csheridan","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fcsheridan\u002F","\u003Cp>Not everyone wants to see ‘Howdy, ‘ on their WordPress admin screen. This allows you to customize it to whatever you choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Requires PHP 5\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Not everyone wants to see 'Howdy, ' on their WordPress admin screen. This allows you to customize it to whatever you choose.",10,1884,1,"2017-01-04T06:26:00.000Z","4.7.32","4.6.1",[20,54,40,21,23],"change-howdy","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fcustom-howdy.zip",{"slug":57,"name":58,"version":59,"author":60,"author_profile":61,"description":62,"short_description":63,"active_installs":64,"downloaded":65,"rating":66,"num_ratings":67,"last_updated":68,"tested_up_to":69,"requires_at_least":70,"requires_php":71,"tags":72,"homepage":77,"download_link":78,"security_score":11,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"no-nonsense","No Nonsense","3.6.5","Room 34 Creative Services, LLC","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Froom34\u002F","\u003Cp>For professional developers working with WordPress, the first steps in any new build frequently involve deleting default content and turning off built-in settings. This plugin encapsulates many of those tasks on a single, clean configuration screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","The fastest, cleanest way to get rid of the parts of WordPress you don't need.",1000,40253,90,6,"2026-01-06T19:06:00.000Z","6.9.4","4.9","7.0",[73,74,23,75,76],"remove-comments","remove-emoji","remove-wordpress-logo","remove-xml-rpc","https:\u002F\u002Fnononsensewp.com","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fno-nonsense.3.6.5.zip",{"slug":23,"name":80,"version":42,"author":81,"author_profile":82,"description":83,"short_description":84,"active_installs":85,"downloaded":86,"rating":11,"num_ratings":87,"last_updated":88,"tested_up_to":89,"requires_at_least":17,"requires_php":18,"tags":90,"homepage":93,"download_link":94,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"Remove Howdy","Revault Media","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Frevaultmedia\u002F","\u003Cp>This plugin will remove the “Howdy” text in the top right corner of your dashboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Remove the \"Howdy\" text in the top right corner of your dashboard.",900,13618,4,"2018-12-09T22:16:00.000Z","5.0.25",[54,91,21,23,92],"customize-dashboard","replace-howdy","http:\u002F\u002Fnickadams.tv\u002Fremove-howdy","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fremove-howdy.zip",{"slug":96,"name":97,"version":98,"author":99,"author_profile":100,"description":101,"short_description":102,"active_installs":103,"downloaded":104,"rating":11,"num_ratings":14,"last_updated":105,"tested_up_to":106,"requires_at_least":107,"requires_php":18,"tags":108,"homepage":111,"download_link":112,"security_score":113,"vuln_count":49,"unpatched_count":49,"last_vuln_date":114,"fetched_at":29},"tm-replace-howdy","TM Replace Howdy","1.4.2","David Wood","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Ftechnical_mastermind\u002F","\u003Cp>The Replace Howdy Plugin is designed to replace the word “Howdy” in the WordPress admin area\u002Fadmin 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)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>List of replacement words\u002Fphrases\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Professional greetings, also part of the default list\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Chow,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hello,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Aloha,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Bonjour,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Welcome,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Greetings,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Konnichiwa,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Default list\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Get to the choppa,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Live long and prosper,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>We require a shrubbery,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>May the force be with you,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Wassap,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Don’t mind me,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Looking good today,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Eat all your vegetables,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>I can see you right now,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>I can hear you breathing,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Have you showered recently,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>There is a ninja behind you,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Do you know what time it is,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Wipe that grin off your face,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Don’t make me come down there,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>You just gained +5 WordPress skills,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>I know you are sitting at a computer,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Did you remember to brush your teeth,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Did you put on clean underwear this morning,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Don’t read this directly or you will get a lazy eye,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>A word on support and additional features\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>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 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdfwood90\u002Ftm-replace-howdy\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">GitHub repo\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Banish the \"Howdy\" greeting from the WordPress admin area with this simple to use plugin!",200,12774,"2015-11-20T16:01:00.000Z","4.4.34","3.8",[21,23,109,92,110],"replace","technical-mastermind","http:\u002F\u002Ftechnicalmastermind.com\u002Fplugins\u002Ftm-replace-howdy\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Ftm-replace-howdy.1.4.2.zip",63,"2025-06-19 00:00:00",{"slug":116,"name":117,"version":118,"author":119,"author_profile":120,"description":121,"short_description":122,"active_installs":11,"downloaded":123,"rating":11,"num_ratings":49,"last_updated":124,"tested_up_to":125,"requires_at_least":18,"requires_php":126,"tags":127,"homepage":129,"download_link":130,"security_score":11,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"mc-good-bye-howdy","MC Good-bye Howdy","2.6.5","Mike Hickcox","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fmike-hickcox\u002F","\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>So many choices, seven of them! 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The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events significantly limits the potential attack surface. Furthermore, the code shows no use of dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests, which are common vectors for exploitation. The fact that all SQL queries, though few, use prepared statements is a positive sign of secure database interaction.\n\nHowever, there are areas that warrant attention. The output escaping is only 50% effective, meaning half of the output generated by the plugin is not properly escaped. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is displayed without proper sanitization. The lack of nonce checks and capability checks, while not directly exploitable due to the limited attack surface, represents a missed opportunity to implement fundamental WordPress security practices. The vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs, which is excellent, but this may also be a reflection of the plugin's limited functionality and attack surface.\n\nIn conclusion, 'edit-howdy' v1.0.3 benefits from a very small attack surface and the absence of high-risk coding practices like raw SQL queries or dangerous functions. The lack of a vulnerability history is a positive indicator. The primary concern is the incomplete output escaping, which poses a potential XSS risk. 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