=== Greetings byGosh ===
Contributors: byGosh
Plugin URI: https://wp.bygosh.com/plugins/greetings-bygosh/
Tags: howdy, greetings, admin dashboard
Author URI: https://wp.bygosh.com
Author: Kenny Moore
Donate link: https://wp.bygosh.com/donate/
Requires at least: 5.0 
Tested up to: 5.6.1
Stable tag: 1.0.1
Requires PHP: 5.6 or later
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Supplements the standard greeting "Howdy" in the WordPress admin dashboard.

== Description ==

Greetings byGosh is a simple, free plugin that supplements the standard greeting "Howdy" in the WordPress admin dashboard. It displays a random greeting from around the world - the equivalent of "Hello" in 16 different languages. "Howdy" is also included in the rotation because I am fond of it, it just gets a little monotonous on its own.

Greetings byGosh has only been tested with the English language version of WordPress. 

This update: (1) Tested with WordPress 5.6.1; (2) Added two new greetings in honor of Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President of the United States: 'Wah Gwaan' (Jamaican), and 'Vanakkam' (Tamil).

If you enjoy Greetings byGosh, please leave a review. If this plugin gives you any grief, please post on the support page. I'll do my best to fix any problems.

The greetings ...
    American slang: Howdy
	Arabic: Marhabaan
	Bengali: Hyālō
	English: Hello
	French: Bonjour
	Hausa: Sannu
	Hawaiian: Aloha
	Hindi: Namaste
	Jamaican: Wah Gwaan
	Japanese: Kon'nichiwa
	Malaysian: Helo
	Mandarin Chinese: Nǐ hǎo
	Portuguese: Olá
	Punjabi: Sata srī akāla
	Russian: Privet
	Spanish: Hola
    Tamil: Vanakkam

Greetings byGosh was developed and is maintained by Kenny Moore. It is inspired by TM Replace Howdy, which I enjoyed but is no longer maintained.

== Installation ==

Install and activate Greetings byGosh through the Plugins screen in the WordPress admin dashboard

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

1. That's it? That's all it does?

Yes. In a planned future version the list of greetings will be editable - you will be able to add to it, subtract from it, or change it out completely. For example you might prefer funny or inspirational sayings instead of greetings.

== Screenshots ==

1. Wordpress admin dashboard, showing "Howdy, Kenny" changed to "Kon'nichiwa, Kenny".

== License ==

Greetings byGosh is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or any later version.
 
Greetings byGosh is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
Original version
= 1.0.1 =
Tested with WordPress 5.6.1; Added greetings in Jamaican and Tamil