Greetings byGosh
Supplements the standard greeting "Howdy" in the WordPress admin dashboard.
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Greetings byGosh stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin dashboard | >100 |
| greetings | >100 |
| howdy | #43 |
Version adoption
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About Greetings byGosh
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
Greetings byGosh is a simple, free plugin that supplements the standard greeting “Howdy” in the WordPress admin dashboard. It displays a random greeting from around the world – the equivalent of “Hello” in 16 different languages. “Howdy” is also included in the rotation because I am fond of it, it just gets a little monotonous on its own.
Greetings byGosh has only been tested with the English language version of WordPress.
This update: (1) Tested with WordPress 5.6.1; (2) Added two new greetings in honor of Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President of the United States: ‘Wah Gwaan’ (Jamaican), and ‘Vanakkam’ (Tamil).
If you enjoy Greetings byGosh, please leave a review. If this plugin gives you any grief, please post on the support page. I’ll do my best to fix any problems.
The greetings …
American slang: Howdy
Arabic: Marhabaan
Bengali: Hyālō
English: Hello
French: Bonjour
Hausa: Sannu
Hawaiian: Aloha
Hindi: Namaste
Jamaican: Wah Gwaan
Japanese: Kon’nichiwa
Malaysian: Helo
Mandarin Chinese: Nǐ hǎo
Portuguese: Olá
Punjabi: Sata srī akāla
Russian: Privet
Spanish: Hola
Tamil: Vanakkam
Greetings byGosh was developed and is maintained by Kenny Moore. It is inspired by TM Replace Howdy, which I enjoyed but is no longer maintained.
License
Greetings byGosh is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or any later version.
Greetings byGosh is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Installation
Install and activate Greetings byGosh through the Plugins screen in the WordPress admin dashboard
Changelog
1.0.0
Original version
1.0.1
Tested with WordPress 5.6.1; Added greetings in Jamaican and Tamil
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FAQ
Greetings byGosh: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Greetings byGosh free?
Yes. Greetings byGosh is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Greetings byGosh safe to use in 2026?
Greetings byGosh shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Greetings byGosh?
Greetings byGosh is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,426 times since it launched in October 2019. It was downloaded 55 times in the last 30 days.
Does Greetings byGosh work with WordPress 7.1?
Greetings byGosh is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.22, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Greetings byGosh last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on February 6, 2021 (6 years ago).
Who makes Greetings byGosh?
Greetings byGosh is developed and maintained by Kenny Moore.
What are the best alternatives to Greetings byGosh?
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