WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles vs Remove Admin Toolbar

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

20K+ installs3.9

Remove Admin Toolbar

by netdesignr

500+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Remove Admin Toolbar.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Remove Admin Toolbar about 7.
Remove Admin Toolbar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.9 from 21 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Dec 22, 2021 for Remove Admin Toolbar.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Remove Admin Toolbar.
Remove Admin Toolbar has been around longer: since 2017, 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 Admin Toolbar
Popular rank	#1,168	#8,845
Active installs	20K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	16.7K	163
Rating	3.9(21)	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.8.19
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.01
Last release	29 days ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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