WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Toolbar vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

Disable Toolbar

by Michael Dance

1K+ installs4.9

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 1K+ for Disable Toolbar.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Disable Toolbar about 12.
Disable Toolbar is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Nov 9, 2017 for Disable Toolbar.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Disable Toolbar.
Disable Toolbar 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	Disable Toolbar	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Popular rank	#5,358	#1,169
Active installs	1K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	237	15.8K
Rating	4.9(17)	3.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	9 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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