WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control vs Hide Admin Bar Search

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

Hide Admin Bar Search

by Helen Hou-Sandi

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has more active installs: 3K+, against 30+ for Hide Admin Bar Search.
On a typical day, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is downloaded about 18 times, Hide Admin Bar Search about 6.
Hide Admin Bar Search is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 18 reviews.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control was updated more recently: Dec 4, 2025, against Dec 14, 2012 for Hide Admin Bar Search.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.5.2 for Hide Admin Bar Search.
Hide Admin Bar Search has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Hide Admin Bar Search
Popular rank	#4,083	#24,532
Active installs	3K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	378	155
Rating	4.7(18)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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