WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar Color vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Admin Bar Color

by Eduardo Zulian

40+ installs4.7

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

20K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has more active installs: 20K+, against 40+ for Admin Bar Color.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 198 times, Admin Bar Color about 2.
Admin Bar Color is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Oct 27, 2015 for Admin Bar Color.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Admin Bar Color.
Admin Bar Color has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Bar Color	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#22,713	#1,169
Active installs	40+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	16K
Rating	4.7(7)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	11 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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