WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar Color vs Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

Admin Bar Color

by Eduardo Zulian

40+ installs4.7

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has more active installs: 3K+, against 40+ for Admin Bar Color.
On a typical day, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is downloaded about 18 times, Admin Bar Color about 2.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control was updated more recently: Dec 4, 2025, against Oct 27, 2015 for Admin Bar Color.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.3.34 for Admin Bar Color.
Admin Bar Color has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Bar Color	Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control
Popular rank	#22,753	#4,083
Active installs	40+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	378
Rating	4.7(7)	4.7(18)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.47
Last release	11 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4

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