WordPress plugin comparison

Clean Admin Bar Removal vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Clean Admin Bar Removal

by Christiann

50+ installs5.0

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 50+ for Clean Admin Bar Removal.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 198 times, Clean Admin Bar Removal about 2.
Clean Admin Bar Removal is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jan 9, 2012 for Clean Admin Bar Removal.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Clean Admin Bar Removal.
Clean Admin Bar Removal has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Clean Admin Bar Removal	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#21,115	#1,169
Active installs	50+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	16K
Rating	5.0(2)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	15 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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