WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Admin Update vs Hide Admin Bar
Custom Admin Update
by Nishita Joshi
Fewer than 10 installs
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Custom Admin Update.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Custom Admin Update about 1.
- Custom Admin Update has no reviews yet.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Mar 21, 2024 for Custom Admin Update.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.4.14 for Custom Admin Update.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2024 for Custom Admin Update.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Admin Update | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #69,579 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 1.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 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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