WordPress plugin comparison
Email Encoder vs Hide Admin Bar
At a glance
- Email Encoder has more active installs: 90K+, against 20K+ for Hide Admin Bar.
- On a typical day, Email Encoder is downloaded about 411 times, Hide Admin Bar about 62.
- Email Encoder is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 94 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Email Encoder was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Email Encoder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Email Encoder has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Hide Admin Bar.
Line by line
Email Encoder leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Email Encoder |  Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #464 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14.3K | 1.8K |
| Rating | 4.9(94) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.32 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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