WordPress plugin comparison
Explorer Soft Admin Shell vs Hide Admin Bar
Explorer Soft Admin Shell
by explorersoft
Fewer than 10 installs
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Explorer Soft Admin Shell.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Explorer Soft Admin Shell about 2.
- Explorer Soft Admin Shell has no reviews yet.
- Explorer Soft Admin Shell was updated more recently: May 25, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Explorer Soft Admin Shell is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Explorer Soft Admin Shell.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Explorer Soft Admin Shell | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #69,488 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48 | 1.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 5 months 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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