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jazzsequence/hello-ziggy
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Instead of "Hello Dolly", this plugin will display a random lyric from David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust".

2.1.2(1y ago)02GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

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[![ziggy stardust](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/111bcaf152e7eb132e43e43e42c7d31be332fd3183f11d13fa6099be2d13975e/68747470733a2f2f70732e772e6f72672f68656c6c6f2d7a696767792f6173736574732f62616e6e65722d373732783235302e706e673f7265763d363630313738)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/111bcaf152e7eb132e43e43e42c7d31be332fd3183f11d13fa6099be2d13975e/68747470733a2f2f70732e772e6f72672f68656c6c6f2d7a696767792f6173736574732f62616e6e65722d373732783235302e706e673f7265763d363630313738)

Hello Ziggy
===========

[](#hello-ziggy)

Contributors: [jazzsequence](https://github.com/jazzsequence)
Donate link:
Tags: hello dolly, hello, david bowie, music, ziggy stardust, ziggy
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 5.9
Stable tag: 2.1.2

Instead of "Hello Dolly", this plugin will display a random lyric from David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust".

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation-- okay, yeah, it's just a plugin. When activated you will randomly see a lyric from Ziggy Stardust in the upper right of your admin screen on every page. All thanks goes to [Matt](http://ma.tt) for actually writing the plugin, and [David Bowie](http://www.davidbowie.com) for being Ziggy Stardust. Yes, this is just a fork of [Hello Dolly](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hello-dolly/).

### Installation

[](#installation)

#### Via Composer

[](#via-composer)

Hello Ziggy can be installed on Composer-based WordPress sites by using the following command:

```
composer require jazzsequence/hello-ziggy
```

#### Via Git Updater

[](#via-git-updater)

Hello Ziggy supports [Andy Fragen's Git Updater](https://git-updater.com) method of managing plugins.

1. Download and install [Git Updater](https://git-updater.com/git-updater/) on your WordPress site.
2. From the Git Updater admin pages, navigate to **Install Plugin** and use the following values:

**Plugin URI:** `jazzsequence/hello-ziggy`
**Repository Branch:** `main`
**Remote Repository Host:** `GitHub`
**GitHub Access Token:** (optional, leave blank)

#### Via WordPress Plugin Repository

[](#via-wordpress-plugin-repository)

The plugin can be installed via the WordPress plugin repository, however, the version in the repository may not be the most current version. Use the standard methods of searching for and installing the plugin from the Plugins page in your WordPress dashboard.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

### Version 2.1.2

[](#version-212)

- made installable via Composer

### Version 2.1.1

[](#version-211)

- tested on WordPress 5.9

### Version 2.1

[](#version-21)

- tested on WordPress 5.0
- moved css to separate file & enqueued normally.
- refactored the main `hello_ziggy` function to use sanitization and better coding standards.

### Version 2.0

[](#version-20)

- finally fixed the positioning for new admin & posted on wp.org

### Version 1.5.2

[](#version-152)

- fork of Hello Dolly

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

493d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/af6c0ce1d250a8a8edc57b4759dabc3d5f7956fc105450bba7fc5d2eb5b74362?d=identicon)[jazzsequence](/maintainers/jazzsequence)

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Top Contributors

[![jazzsequence](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/991511?v=4)](https://github.com/jazzsequence "jazzsequence (8 commits)")

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