WP-Safety

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/rs-change-howdy-verbiage

Change the "Howdy" text in the top right corner to anything else you'd. Extremely easy to use, light weight and simple plugin.

20 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 2.3+ Updated Unknown
change-howdyhowdy-texthowdy-verbiageremove-howdy
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The 'rs-change-howdy-verbiage' plugin, version 1.0, exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface (AJAX, REST API, shortcodes, cron events) is a significant positive, meaning there are no immediately obvious entry points for attackers. Furthermore, the code signals indicate a responsible approach to data handling, with no dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The presence of capability checks is also encouraging.

Key Concerns

  • 50% of output not properly escaped
  • No nonce checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
2
2 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

50% escaped4 total outputs
Attack Surface

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
filtergettextfunctions.php:2
actionadmin_initmenu.php:3
actionadmin_menumenu.php:46
actionadmin_menurs-menu.php:12
Maintenance & Trust

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.8.28
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings1
Active installs20
Alternatives

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Alternatives

Remove Howdy

Remove Howdy

remove-howdy

A
85

Remove the "Howdy" text in the top right corner of your dashboard.

900 No CVEs
MC Good-bye Howdy

MC Good-bye Howdy

mc-good-bye-howdy

A
100

Easily remove Howdy, replace with your own words or random list, today's day and date, or daypart greeting.

100 No CVEs
WP Easy Replace Howdy

WP Easy Replace Howdy

replace-howdy

A
85

Description: This plugin will Replace "Howdy" in the top right corner with "Welcome" of your WordPress dashboard.

100 No CVEs
Custom Howdy

Custom Howdy

custom-howdy

A
85

Not everyone wants to see 'Howdy, ' on their WordPress admin screen. This allows you to customize it to whatever you choose.

10 No CVEs
Disable/Remove Howdy

Disable/Remove Howdy

disableremove-howdy

A
85

Easly Disable or Remove "Howdy" from the the Upper Right corner of your dashboard.

10 No CVEs
Developer Profile

Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC Developer Profile

zacharyraineri

1 plugin · 20 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Change Howdy Verbiage – Raineri Software, LLC