WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control vs Hide Admin Bar

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

Hide Admin Bar

by David Vongries

20K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control about 18.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 4, 2025 for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.
Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.
Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.

Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control	Hide Admin Bar
Popular rank	#4,083	#1,186
Active installs	3K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	378	1.7K
Rating	4.7(18)	4.5(30)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.90
Last release	11 months ago	today
Requires PHP	5.4	5.6

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