WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Hide Admin Bar vs Development Environment Notification

Auto Hide Admin Bar

by Marcel Bootsman

3K+ installs4.8

Development Environment Notification

by Alex Phelps

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Auto Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Development Environment Notification.
On a typical day, Auto Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 31 times, Development Environment Notification about 1.
Development Environment Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 32 reviews.
Auto Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Aug 15, 2015 for Development Environment Notification.
Auto Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.9.40 for Development Environment Notification.
Auto Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Development Environment Notification.

Auto Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Hide Admin Bar	Development Environment Notification
Popular rank	#3,712	#38,270
Active installs	3K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	511	24
Rating	4.8(32)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.73	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	8.4	–

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