WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Meta Widget vs Hide Admin Bar
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 7K+ for Custom Meta Widget.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Custom Meta Widget about 16.
- Custom Meta Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Feb 9, 2018 for Custom Meta Widget.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Custom Meta Widget.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Meta Widget |  Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,622 | #1,186 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 314 | 1.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(23) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.90 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | today |
| 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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