WordPress plugin comparison
Default Admin Color Scheme vs Hide Admin Bar
Default Admin Color Scheme
by Plugin Pizza
800+ installs4.7
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 800+ for Default Admin Color Scheme.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Default Admin Color Scheme about 9.
- Default Admin Color Scheme is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jun 6, 2026 for Default Admin Color Scheme.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Default Admin Color Scheme.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Default Admin Color Scheme.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Default Admin Color Scheme | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,278 | #1,186 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 192 | 1.9K |
| Rating | 4.7(9) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.90 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 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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