WordPress plugin comparison
Hello Phil vs Hide Admin Bar
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Hello Phil.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Hello Phil about 1.
- Hello Phil is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Sep 26, 2017 for Hello Phil.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.8.34 for Hello Phil.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Hello Phil.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hello Phil |  Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #70,870 | #1,188 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 5.6 |
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