WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles vs Simple Footnotes Editor Button

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

20K+ installs3.9

Simple Footnotes Editor Button

by acusti

10+ installs3.0

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is downloaded about 202 times, Simple Footnotes Editor Button about 1.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jul 15, 2013 for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Simple Footnotes Editor Button.
Simple Footnotes Editor Button has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles.

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

Metric	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles	Simple Footnotes Editor Button
Popular rank	#1,168	#30,800
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	16.7K	33
Rating	3.9(21)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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