WordPress plugin comparison

Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments vs Hide Admin Bar

Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments

by Scott Reilly

30+ installs5.0

Hide Admin Bar

by David Vongries

20K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments about 3.
Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Apr 16, 2025 for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Hide Admin Bar.

Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments	Hide Admin Bar
Popular rank	#23,496	#1,186
Active installs	30+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	103	1.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(30)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.10	×0.90
Last release	1 year ago	today
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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