Title: Stop WordPress Creating Hello World etc Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Stop WordPress Creating Hello World etc * [turncoat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/turncoat/) * (@turncoat) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/) * When people join my network and create their blog. I don’t want wordpress to create the about page and hello world post. Is there a way to override this so it no longer does this? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638252) * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpmu-new-blog-defaults/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpmu-new-blog-defaults/) * does all that and more. * [sunrise3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrise3/) * (@sunrise3) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638255) * . . . wouldn’t have started a topic about that since it doesn’t matter much but could I just change the “Hello world!” title of the sample post to “Hola”? without a plugin * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638256) * Yes, you can change the text from the admin area. Won’t let you remove things tho. * [sunrise3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrise3/) * (@sunrise3) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638258) * I already have customized the text but there seems to be no option to change the title of that sample post in my super admin 3.0.1 * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638260) * Check out the plugin I mentioned above. * Thread Starter [turncoat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/turncoat/) * (@turncoat) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638265) * THAT PLUGIN DOES NOT DO WHAT I WISH! * When people create a site. I do not want any defaults created whatsoever. I do not want the About page created nor do I want the Hello World post created. * How do I stop wordpress creating them? * [sunrise3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrise3/) * (@sunrise3) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638266) * at this time don’t want to risk installing a plugin just to change a petty little thing and am too lazy to search php files for where that wording is defined so I guess “Hello world!” it shall stay to be after all it’s a legendary title for a first sample post at least 🙂 * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638267) * **turncoat** – You have to create SOMETHING to give the site content. * A sample page/post lets people know ‘Ah, this is what I need to do.’ * Even most ISPs do that, putting up a placeholder HTML. It lets everyone know what’s going on. 🙂 * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638269) * > When people create a site. I do not want any defaults created whatsoever. I > do not want the About page created nor do I want the Hello World post created. > How do I stop wordpress creating them? * If you don’t create any content, then as soon as a user creates a site, they’ll get a big “Sorry, you’re looking for something that’s not here” error message. 🙂 * Also – the plugin *does* have the option to put the hello world post on draft. * Thread Starter [turncoat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/turncoat/) * (@turncoat) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638328) * Ok. Well I need to remove the about page… * And I want to rename the hello world page. * How do I do that? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638350) * Either use [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpmu-new-blog-defaults/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpmu-new-blog-defaults/) * OR go into Super Admin -> Options and change what shows up in Hello World. * I would keep an About page, but have it be a draft via the plugin, personally. Or an example page. ‘This is how you make a page!’ * [raskull](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raskull/) * (@raskull) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638581) * How can I change the default title of a new blog’s default page? In previous versions of WordPress it was “About.” In the current version (3.1), it is “Sample Page.” I have been using the New Blog Defaults plugin for some time, but it doesn’t address this issue. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638582) * try this * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/default-blog-options/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/default-blog-options/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Stop WordPress Creating Hello World etc’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 13 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-wordpress-creating-hello-world-etc/#post-1638582) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics