WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Bar Plugin Switcher vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Admin Bar Plugin Switcher

by Milan Dinić

10+ 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 10+ for Admin Bar Plugin Switcher.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Admin Bar Plugin Switcher about 2.
Admin Bar Plugin Switcher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Feb 24, 2019 for Admin Bar Plugin Switcher.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Admin Bar Plugin Switcher.
Admin Bar Plugin Switcher has been around longer: since 2015, 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 Plugin Switcher	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#47,596	#1,168
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	16.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	7 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.6

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