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This is the versatile way to replace \"Howdy\" as the greeting to those who log in as users of your website.<\/li>\n<li>Your choices include:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Write your own greeting<\/li>\n<li>Create your own random list of greetings<\/li>\n<li>Just remove \"Howdy\"<\/li>\n<li>Greet by daypart (Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening)<\/li>\n<li>Show today's day and date<\/li>\n<li>Use the pre-filled list of random international greetings<\/li>\n<li>Use the pre-filled list of random positive, feel-good phrases<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Download and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings -&gt; MC Good-bye Howdy, or, find the Settings link on the active plugins list page under the plugin name.<\/li>\n<li>If you choose, type in your own personal greeting or list of greetings to randomly appear on the top-right of each admin\/user page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose to remove Howdy, or select an automatic mode: show day and date, greet by day-part, international greetings, or positive phrases.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='can%20i%20just%20remove%20%22howdy%22%3F'><h3>Can I just remove \"Howdy\"?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Sure, make that choice and save your selection. Done.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20write%20my%20own%20greeting%3F'><h3>Can I write my own greeting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Anytime. Choose \"My Own Personal Greeting\" and type in what you want as the admin greeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20make%20my%20own%20list%20of%20random%20greetings%3F'><h3>Can I make my own list of random greetings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Yep. Choose \"My Own Random Greeting List\" and type in the words or phrases you want to randomly appear.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='what%20is%20the%20%22greet%20by%20daypart%22%20setting%3F'><h3>What is the \"Greet by Daypart\" setting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Greet users with \"Good Morning,\" or \"Good Afternoon,\" or \"Good Evening,\" acccording to the time of day, aligned with the timezone set for the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='what%20is%20the%20%22today%27s%20day%20and%20date%22%20setting%3F'><h3>What is the \"Today's Day and Date\" setting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>This will always display today's date and date, aligned with the timezone set for the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='what%20is%20the%20%22random%20international%20greeting%22%20setting%3F'><h3>What is the \"Random International Greeting\" setting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Randomly display a greeting in many different languages. 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