WordPress plugin comparison
Admin Menu in Frontend vs Hide Admin Bar
Admin Menu in Frontend
by Kostya Tereshchuk
10+ installs4.7
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Admin Menu in Frontend.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Admin Menu in Frontend about 4.
- Admin Menu in Frontend is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Admin Menu in Frontend.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Admin Menu in Frontend.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Admin Menu in Frontend | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,486 | #1,186 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 120 | 1.9K |
| Rating | 4.7(3) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.18 | ×0.90 |
| Last release | 26 days ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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