Hello Dolly is installed by default without consent
A default-installed sample plugin is unwanted by site owners who find it pointless and never chose to install it.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 16 March 2021 · last reported 27 July 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners report that this sample plugin appears on new WordPress installs, including those set up by hosting companies, even though they never asked for it.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 6 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.