WordPress plugin comparison
Always Allow Admin Comments vs Hide Admin Bar
Always Allow Admin Comments
by Scott Reilly
10+ installs
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Always Allow Admin Comments.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Always Allow Admin Comments about 2.
- Always Allow Admin Comments has no reviews yet.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Oct 15, 2021 for Always Allow Admin Comments.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.8.19 for Always Allow Admin Comments.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Always Allow Admin Comments.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Always Allow Admin Comments | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,308 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 1.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.8.19 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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