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Hello Dolly

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By Matt Mullenweg Version 1.7.2 Updated 4 months ago
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Key Metrics

Active Installs

600K

Total Downloads

2K

Avg Rating

4.4/5.0

Support Resolution

60%

WP.org Rank

#95

Trends

Active Installs

600K

No change

Daily Downloads

217/day avg

Trending up

Rankings & Growth

Install Health Score

5 signals from your last 30 days of install data

-12

out of ±100

Stable R² = 1.00

WP.org rounds install counts to tiers — no tier change detected yet. Only Recency reflects real data; the score will update once installs cross a tier boundary.

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+0
Direction
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Weekly
+0
Recency
-82
Consistency
+0

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Rating Breakdown

4.4 / 5.0 (176 ratings)
5 stars
136
4 stars
13
3 stars
5
2 stars
8
1 star
14

Recent Reviews

A tribute to the plugin that started it all

mikelane · 2/11/2026

This standalone PHP script delivers the classic Hello Dolly lyrics.It’s the classic Hello Dolly, one file, no plugin, pu…

A Classic Piece of WordPress History

shadowheezy · 10/21/2025

Hello Dolly might be simple, but it’s iconic. Every time I open my WordPress dashboard and see a lyric from Louis Armstr…

“Easy to install, worked perfectly. Helped me learn WordPress plugin structur

manideep makkina · 7/22/2025

“Easy to install, worked perfectly. Helped me learn WordPress plugin structure ]]>

Re-added this plugin

TapSuccess · 5/13/2025

In the past, I have deleted this plugin. Now I am learning how to make plugins…. I like it! Thanks, Matt ]]>

Nice Biolerplate code plugin

dimkiriakos · 8/18/2024

Even many people give a lot of hate to this plugin, they should not! This plugin is not something that it’s useful…

Compatibility

Tested up to WordPress

6.9.1

Requires PHP

false

Version Updates (12 mo)

0 updates

FAQ

Is Hello Dolly still maintained?

Hello Dolly was last updated 4 months ago. It receives occasional updates but may not be actively maintained.

How many active installs does Hello Dolly have?

Hello Dolly currently has 600K active installs on WordPress.org.

What is the support resolution rate for Hello Dolly?

60% of support threads have been resolved for Hello Dolly. It currently has 5 support threads with 3 resolved.

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