Title: Hello Dolly Author: Matt Mullenweg Published: 6 juli 2008 Last modified: 24 oktober 2025 --- Plugins zoeken ![](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 Door [Matt Mullenweg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hello-dolly.1.7.2.zip) * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#description) * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#reviews) * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/#developers) [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/) ## Beschrijving Dit is niet zomaar een plugin. Het symboliseert de hoop en het enthousiasme van een hele generatie, opgesomd in 2 woorden en gezongen door Louis Armstrong: Hello Dolly. Na activatie van deze plugin zie je rechtsboven op je beheerpagina’s telkens 1 zin uit dit liedje Hello, Dolly. Dank aan Sanjib Ahmad voor de artistieke bijdrage. ## Beoordelingen ![](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/) 11 februari 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/) 21 oktober 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/) 22 juli 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/) 13 mei 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/) 18 augustus 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/) 12 oktober 2025 3 reacties My WP account was hacked. Deleted. Found this was added to my website. Not funny to me. [ Lees alle 176 beoordelingen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-dolly/reviews/) ## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars “Hello Dolly” is open source software. De volgende personen hebben bijgedragen aan deze plugin. Bijdragers * [ Matt Mullenweg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) “Hello Dolly” is vertaald in 55 localen. Dank voor [de vertalers](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-dolly/contributors) voor hun bijdragen. [Vertaal “Hello Dolly” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-dolly) ### Interesse in ontwikkeling? 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