WordPress plugin comparison

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar vs Hide Admin Bar

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar

by sumitbansal054

10+ installs5.0

Hide Admin Bar

by David Vongries

20K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar about 2.
Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Feb 29, 2020 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.

Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar	Hide Admin Bar
Popular rank	#37,214	#1,186
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	1.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(30)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.90
Last release	6 years ago	today
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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