WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control vs Hide Admin Top Bar

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by Collins Agbonghama

3K+ installs4.7

Hide Admin Top Bar

by Deepak Kaushik

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has more active installs: 3K+, against fewer than 10 for Hide Admin Top Bar.
On a typical day, Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is downloaded about 18 times, Hide Admin Top Bar about 1.
Hide Admin Top Bar 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 May 12, 2019 for Hide Admin Top Bar.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.1.28 for Hide Admin Top Bar.
Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Hide Admin Top Bar.

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

Metric	Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control	Hide Admin Top Bar
Popular rank	#4,083	#58,330
Active installs	3K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	378	33
Rating	4.7(18)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	5.1

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