WordPress plugin comparison
Filter Admin Published Default vs Hide Admin Bar
Filter Admin Published Default
by Chuck Reynolds
400+ installs4.4
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for Filter Admin Published Default.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Filter Admin Published Default about 6.
- Hide Admin Bar is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
- Filter Admin Published Default was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Filter Admin Published Default is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Filter Admin Published Default.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Filter Admin Published Default | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,569 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 122 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 4.4(7) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 2 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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