In the WordPress hackers mailing list, there has been a (quite pointless, if you ask me) debate about the word “Howdy” you should read in the upper right corner of your WordPress admin area (if you’re not using a translated version of it). Some people are not liking this word, complaining that it sounds too American, or too something, for their liking.
To put an end to this thread, I wrote a very simple plugin which purpose is simply to replace this word, “Howdy”, with anything you like better: Hola, Hello, Bonjour, What’s Up, whatever. Yes, a plugin, to replace one word. Go figure :)
Download
- no_howdy_plugin.txt (plain text, save as .php)
- no_howdy_plugin.php (highlighted code, select all, copy & paste in a blank file then save as .php)
Usage
Edit the beginning of the script, and replace the value of $nohowdy with what makes you happy. Activate. Sit back and never see this oh-so-horrible “Howdy” again. Well, if you really find it horrible, anyway.
Disclaimer
This plugin is obviously a total overkill, as it is designed, and loads the jQuery library, just to change one word. I really wanted to cut those whiners whining :)
Needless to say, I won’t support anything about this plugin :)
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replied, on 07/Apr/09 at 1:36 pm # :
Thanks..
I really hate the word “Howdy”
Cheers,
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pingback on 11/Oct/08 at 7:21 am # :
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said, on 07/Oct/08 at 12:41 pm # :
There is, as I have argued before, a slightly more serious side to this. I have witnessed at least once, someone contemplating WP for their business CMS taking one look at ‘Howdy’ and gaining the immediate impression they are dealing with some unprofessional ‘kiddie’ system. ‘Blogroll’ used to have the same effect.
All they really needed to do was put a span around it after all. So yes – this is overkill but could be popular with those trying to make a living out of WP in business circles.
pingback on 01/Oct/08 at 9:13 am # :
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commented, on 30/Jul/08 at 11:45 pm # :
The reason the word “Howdy” is used is probably just a small bit of humour from Matthew Mullenweg born and raised in Houston, Texas and the founding developer of WordPress. It’s his native tongue…
wrote, on 22/Jul/08 at 6:19 am # :
It’s very nice to have a plugin for this. I’ve edited the admin template to change it before, but changes are lost with upgrades. I now have a more pleasant, professional “Welcome”, which will hopefully remain for many upgrades to come.
pingback on 09/Jul/08 at 12:10 pm # :
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replied, on 26/Jun/08 at 3:10 pm # :
This is sensational – it works with any HTML.
Can’t say I was bothered one way or t’other about Howdy, but I love being able to change it to some useful code. Mine’s showing the beginnings of a little custom menubar. The possibilities are endless.
Overkill? Never
wrote, on 17/May/08 at 1:04 am # :
You gotta be kidding? LOL
People have been annoyed about THAT? I really had to look for the word to find it and I’ve used Wordpress for several years now.
I can’t even imagine how anyone can read that greeting. The font can’t be more than max 10 pixel :p
Funnies plugin I’ve seen in some time :D
commented, on 12/May/08 at 8:09 am # :
Hi, hello, g’day, bonjour, hej, hola,
It didn’t work for me.
I know you aren’t supporting it, so I don’t expect any.