WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Menu in Frontend vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Admin Menu in Frontend

by Kostya Tereshchuk

10+ installs4.7

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 Menu in Frontend.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 198 times, Admin Menu in Frontend about 4.
Admin Menu in Frontend is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Admin Menu in Frontend was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Admin Menu in Frontend 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 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Menu in Frontend	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#29,420	#1,169
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	120	16K
Rating	4.7(3)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×0.84
Last release	27 days ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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