WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control vs Floating Admin Button

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

Floating Admin Button

by cageehv

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Floating Admin Button.
On a typical day, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is downloaded about 18 times, Floating Admin Button about 2.
Floating Admin Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 18 reviews.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control was updated more recently: Dec 4, 2025, against Jul 10, 2021 for Floating Admin Button.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.8.19 for Floating Admin Button.
Floating Admin Button has been around longer: since 2015, 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	Floating Admin Button
Popular rank	#4,086	#30,831
Active installs	3K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	390	37
Rating	4.7(18)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.8.19
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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