WordPress plugin comparison

Development Environment Notification vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Development Environment Notification

by Alex Phelps

10+ 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 10+ for Development Environment Notification.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Development Environment Notification about 1.
Development Environment Notification is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Aug 15, 2015 for Development Environment Notification.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Development Environment Notification.
Development Environment Notification has been around longer: since 2014, 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	Development Environment Notification	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#38,270	#1,168
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	16.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	11 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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