Best change howdy plugins for WordPress
The most popular change howdy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Remove Howdy leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of WP Easy Replace Howdy (100+) and MC Good-bye Howdy (100+). All 7 plugins tagged “change howdy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 change howdy plugins
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Remove HowdyThe most installed change howdy plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 2.WP Easy Replace Howdy
100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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MC Good-bye Howdy100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
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Change Howdy Verbiage20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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Custom Howdy10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Remove Howdy10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
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Disable/Remove Howdy10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 7 plugins tagged “change howdy”

Remove Howdy
Up in the last 7 days:13#7,775by Revault Media8 years ago
Remove the "Howdy" text in the top right corner of your dashboard.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Easy Replace Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:110#14,909by Asif Ali7 months ago
Description: This plugin will Replace "Howdy" in the top right corner with "Welcome" of your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MC Good-bye Howdy
#15,700by Mike Hickcox2 months ago
Seven ways to replace Howdy: Random Lists, Day/Date, Daypart, or Remove.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Change Howdy Verbiage
Down in the last 7 days:235#26,048by zacharyraineri9 years ago
Change the "Howdy" text in the top right corner to anything else you'd. Extremely easy to use, light weight and simple plugin.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Custom Howdy
#32,917by csheridan9 years ago
Not everyone wants to see 'Howdy, ' on their WordPress admin screen. This allows you to customize it to whatever you choose.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Remove Howdy
#44,882by swadeshswain11 years ago
This plugin will Replace the "Howdy" with your custom text in the top right corner of your dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Disable/Remove Howdy
#45,005by Hybrid Webs6 years ago
Easly Disable or Remove "Howdy" from the the Upper Right corner of your dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day