WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control vs Disable Toolbar

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

Disable Toolbar

by Michael Dance

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has more active installs: 3K+, against 1K+ for Disable Toolbar.
On a typical day, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is downloaded about 18 times, Disable Toolbar about 12.
Disable Toolbar is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.7 from 18 reviews.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control was updated more recently: Dec 4, 2025, against Nov 9, 2017 for Disable Toolbar.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Disable Toolbar.
Disable Toolbar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control	Disable Toolbar
Popular rank	#4,083	#5,364
Active installs	3K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	378	242
Rating	4.7(18)	4.9(17)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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