WordPress plugin comparison
Better Admin Bar vs Restricted Site Notifier
Better Admin Bar
by David Vongries
3K+ installs4.8
Restricted Site Notifier
by Fidgety Lizard
70+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Better Admin Bar has more active installs: 3K+, against 70+ for Restricted Site Notifier.
- On a typical day, Better Admin Bar is downloaded about 35 times, Restricted Site Notifier about 4.
- Restricted Site Notifier is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 19 reviews.
- Restricted Site Notifier was updated more recently: Jun 3, 2026, against Nov 17, 2025 for Better Admin Bar.
- Restricted Site Notifier is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Better Admin Bar.
- Better Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Restricted Site Notifier.
Line by line
Better Admin Bar leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Better Admin Bar | Restricted Site Notifier |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,720 | #18,340 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 882 | 97 |
| Rating | 4.8(19) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.40 | ×0.35 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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