WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar Menu Packer vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Admin Bar Menu Packer

by kazuyk

70+ installs5.0

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

20K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has more active installs: 20K+, against 70+ for Admin Bar Menu Packer.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Admin Bar Menu Packer about 3.
Admin Bar Menu Packer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Nov 14, 2017 for Admin Bar Menu Packer.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Admin Bar Menu Packer.
Admin Bar Menu Packer has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Bar Menu Packer	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#18,621	#1,169
Active installs	70+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	15.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	9 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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