Best howdy plugins for WordPress
The most popular 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 TM Replace Howdy (200+) and SM Replace Howdy (100+). All 17 plugins tagged “howdy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 howdy plugins
- 1.
Remove HowdyThe most installed howdy plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
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TM Replace Howdy200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 3.
SM Replace Howdy100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
WP Easy Replace Howdy100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
MC Good-bye Howdy100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Edit Howdy100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Change Howdy60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
Howdy Tweaks50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 9.
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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Disable/Remove Howdy10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 17 plugins tagged “howdy”
Remove Howdy
Up in the last 7 days:9#7,783by 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
TM Replace Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:102#12,749by David Wood11 years ago
Banish the "Howdy" greeting from the WordPress admin area with this simple to use plugin!
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SM Replace Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:117#13,463by Mahabubur Rahman10 years ago
A wordpress plugin for replace Replace Howdy with another word.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Easy Replace Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:65#14,894by 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
Edit Howdy
Down in the last 7 days:56#16,315by Thomas Griffin12 years ago
This plugin allows you to change the "Howdy" message to whatever text message you would like.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Change Howdy
#19,521by Pankaj Anupam3 months ago
Replace the "Howdy" greeting in the WordPress admin bar with a welcome message of your own.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Howdy Tweaks
Down in the last 7 days:247#20,470by Kailey (trepmal)10 years ago
Change "Howdy" and add more links to the Favorites drop-down
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- 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
Disable/Remove Howdy
#36,017by Hybrid Webs6 years ago
Easly Disable or Remove "Howdy" from the the Upper Right corner of your dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Greetings byGosh
#38,288by Kenny Moore5 years ago
Supplements the standard greeting "Howdy" in the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Howdy
#41,530by Matt Martz15 years ago
Remove and restructure the 'Howdy' line by changing 'Howdy' to 'Logged in as'.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kill Howdy
#42,144by Pat Hawks14 years ago
Changes the text Howdy in the admin interface to a different greeting.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Howdy Against Humanity
Up in the last 7 days:3,167#45,001by Mitch Canter12 years ago
This plugin changes the "Howdy" in the top right corner to something much more fun (and sometimes irreverent).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove Howdy
#45,004by 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
Remove Profile Dropdown in Admin Bar
Down in the last 7 days:435#47,780by WPZOOM2 months ago
Simple plugin to hide the annoying profile dropdown that opens when you accidentally hover the "Howdy" item in the admin bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Howdy
#72,033by Brad Parbs5 years ago
A WordPress plugin to remove "Howdy" from the admin bar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day