Title: Hello Dolly Author: Matt Mullenweg Published: July 6, 2008 Last modified: October 24, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hello-dolly/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2052855) ![](https://ps.w.org/hello-dolly/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2052855) # Hello Dolly By [Matt Mullenweg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hello-dolly.1.7.2.zip) * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#reviews) * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/) ## Description This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation summed up in two words sung most famously by Louis Armstrong: Hello, Dolly. When activated you will randomly see a lyric from Hello, Dolly in the upper right of your admin screen on every page. Thanks to Sanjib Ahmad for the artwork. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/12b344431ce56cd51aaf1e930aa73adae153106bbd66b1a9ad1adb1483c45581? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A tribute to the plugin that started it all](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-tribute-to-the-plugin-that-started-it-all/)󠁿 [mikelane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikelane/) February 11, 2026 This standalone PHP script delivers the classic Hello Dolly lyrics.It’s the classic Hello Dolly, one file, no plugin, pure tribute to the legend. <?php /** * Hello Dolly – Minimalist Standalone with Fade-in */ function hello_dolly_get_lyric() { $lyrics = “Hello, Dolly Well, hello, Dolly It’s so nice to have you back where you belong You’re lookin’ swell, Dolly I can tell, Dolly You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’ You’re still goin’ strong We feel the room swayin’ While the band’s playin’ One of your old favourite songs from way back when So, take her wrap, fellas Find her an empty lap, fella Dolly’ll never go away again Hello, Dolly Well, hello, Dolly It’s so nice to have you back where you belong You’re lookin’ swell, Dolly I can tell, Dolly You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’ You’re still goin’ strong We feel the room swayin’ While the band’s playin’ One of your old favourite songs from way back when Golly, gee, fellas Find her a vacant knee, fellas Dolly’ll never go away Dolly’ll never go away Dolly’ll never go away again”; $lyrics = explode(“\ n”, $lyrics); return htmlspecialchars(trim($lyrics[mt_rand(0, count($lyrics) – 1)]));} $chosen = hello_dolly_get_lyric(); ?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang=”en”& gt; <head> <meta charset=”UTF-8″> <meta name=”viewport” content=” width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0″> <title>Hello Dolly</title>& lt;style> body { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 100vh; margin: 0; background-color: #fafafa; font-family: serif; color: # 333; } #dolly { font-size: 2rem; text-align: center; padding: 0 20px; opacity: 0; animation: fadeIn 2s ease-in forwards; } @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } } .refresh- hint { position: fixed; bottom: 20px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #999; text-decoration: none; } </style> </head> <body> & lt;div id=”dolly”> <?php echo $chosen; ?> </div> <a href=”?” class =”refresh-hint”>Refresh for more lyrics</a> </body> </html> ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c585e659ec4be268be7babb4979b5c25a726a68bf8a92ba39300a61bfb4375b9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A Classic Piece of WordPress History](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-classic-piece-of-wordpress-history/)󠁿 [shadowheezy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shadowheezy/) October 21, 2025 Hello Dolly might be simple, but it’s iconic. Every time I open my WordPress dashboard and see a lyric from Louis Armstrong’s “Hello, Dolly!” it’s a small reminder of WordPress’s roots — creativity, simplicity, and a touch of joy. It doesn’t do much, and that’s the beauty of it. It’s a little piece of nostalgia that connects every WordPress user to the spirit of open-source community and fun. Thanks for keeping this classic alive! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/811fc71a630aad20e4f71307c7d21a1ef6ab8a019af98124aa620c1879c2c08c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[“Easy to install, worked perfectly. Helped me learn WordPress plugin structur](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-install-worked-perfectly-helped-me-learn-wordpress-plugin-structur/)󠁿 [manideep makkina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manideep42/) July 22, 2025 “Easy to install, worked perfectly. Helped me learn WordPress plugin structure ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/12104b2fcea48203f81b208578cb845b352f546e10d6e04461e51e4656702ee2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Re-added this plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-added-this-plugin/)󠁿 [TapSuccess](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tapsuccess/) May 13, 2025 In the past, I have deleted this plugin. Now I am learning how to make plugins…. I like it! Thanks, Matt ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6da6f89369a1f097aa8203709258756c3c345d6c475172cf2ec656e7e4d7390d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice Biolerplate code plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-biolerplate-code-plugin/)󠁿 [dimkiriakos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimkiriakos/) August 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 your site operations, but it’s a nice boilerplate for people that they want to start building plugins for WordPress. It shows that you don’t need to write so much code to customize something in your WordPress app. It introduces the wptexturize function the get_user_locale, the admin_notices action hook and the admin_head action hook too. Yes it’s not the mode elegant thing that comes. But it can be educational for beginners ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb8077d5aa053789a796da1631cfa9d0ddde65aca409fa262cead2a2d3a9a2c7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[My site was hacked. Found this was added](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-site-was-hacked-found-this-was-added/)󠁿 [foreverozone](https://profiles.wordpress.org/foreverozone/) October 12, 2025 3 replies My WP account was hacked. Deleted. Found this was added to my website. Not funny to me. [ Read all 176 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Hello Dolly” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Matt Mullenweg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) “Hello Dolly” has been translated into 55 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-dolly/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Hello Dolly” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-dolly) ### Interested in development? 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Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 136 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 13 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 5 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 8 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 14 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Matt Mullenweg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) ## Support Got something to say? 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