Title: Hello World
Author: Bernhard Kau
Published: <strong>February 18, 2015</strong>
Last modified: October 26, 2025

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# Hello World

 By [Bernhard Kau](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kau-boy/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hello-world.2.2.0.zip)

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 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-world/)

## Description

In tribute to the famous “Hello Dolly” plugin by Matt Mullenweg comes this new plugin.
And how could someone possible name a new default plugin other than “Hello World”,
as it’s THE definition for a default example 🙂

## FAQ

### Can I add my own lyrics?

Yes, you can! Just create a folder `wp-content/uploads/hello-world-lyrics` and save
your lyric file there, with one “quote” per line.

### Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Hello World plugin through
the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/6c798e4f-cc8b-44f3-9140-6d74f065bc2a).
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify
the developers of this plugin.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Hello World” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Bernhard Kau ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kau-boy/)

“Hello World” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-world/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Hello World” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-world)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hello-world/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hello-world/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hello-world/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hello-world/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

### 2.2.1

 * Fix wrong escape function
 * Time invested for this release: 15min

### 2.2.0

 * **SECURITY:** Fix issue with arbitrary paths
 * Time invested for this release: 120min

### 2.1.1

 * Add blueprint.json file for live demo
 * Time invested for this release: 30min

### 2.1.0

 * Update CSS from Hello Dolly
 * Make the output more accessible
 * Time invested for this release: 30min

### 2.0.1

 * Make plugin fully translatable

### 2.0.0

 * New major release enabling custom lyrics saved to `wp-content/uploads/hello-world-
   lyrics`
 * Time invested for this release: 90min

### 1.0.0

 * First stable release with lyrics for “Hello World”, “Yoda quotes” and the original“
   Hello Dolly” lyrics
 * Time invested for this release: 120min

## Meta

 *  Version **2.2.0**
 *  Last updated **5 months ago**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/),
   [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hello-world)
 * Tags
 * [dolly](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dolly/)[hello](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hello/)
   [lyrics](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lyrics/)[world](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/world/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/hello-world/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Bernhard Kau ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kau-boy/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hello-world/)

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