Title: HDEV Dummy Blog Generator
Author: Hendridev
Published: <strong>May 26, 2026</strong>
Last modified: May 26, 2026

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# HDEV Dummy Blog Generator

 By [Hendridev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hendridev/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hdev-dummy-blog-generator.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/)

## Description

HDEV Dummy Blog Generator is a lightweight developer tool that lets you quickly 
generate dummy blog posts for testing and development purposes.

Features include:

 * Generate up to 20 dummy posts per batch with random titles, content, and categories.
 * Optionally attach a featured image (remote placeholder via picsum.photos, with
   a local GD-generated fallback).
 * Remove ALL posts created by this plugin in one click. Only posts, images, and
   categories created by this plugin are deleted; your real content is never touched.
 * Safe removal system — every generated item is tagged with post meta, so cleanup
   is precise.

All CSS classes, JS functions, PHP functions/constants, and post meta use the `hdbg_`/`
HDBG_` prefix to avoid conflicts.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The main dashboard where you generate and remove dummy posts.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator` 
    directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to **Dummy Blog Gen** in your WordPress admin sidebar to start generating
    posts.

## FAQ

### Will this affect my existing posts?

No. The plugin only manages posts, images, and categories that it creates. All generated
items are tracked with a unique meta key. The removal tool only deletes items with
that meta key.

### Is there a limit on how many posts I can generate?

Each batch is limited to 20 posts to prevent server timeouts. You can run multiple
batches.

### Where do the featured images come from?

The plugin first tries to download a random image from picsum.photos. If that fails(
e.g., no internet), it generates a local placeholder image using PHP’s GD library.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“HDEV Dummy Blog Generator” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Hendridev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hendridev/)

[Translate “HDEV Dummy Blog Generator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [blog](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blog/)[dummy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dummy/)
   [generator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/generator/)[posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)
   [testing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/testing/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdev-dummy-blog-generator/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Hendridev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hendridev/)

## Support

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