WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles vs Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

20K+ installs3.9

Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar

by Purrly Digital

500+ installs4.9

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 198 times, Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar about 7.
Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jul 7, 2022 for Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar.
Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles	Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar
Popular rank	#1,169	#8,618
Active installs	20K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	16K	139
Rating	3.9(21)	4.9(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.01
Last release	29 days ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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