WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins vs Simplify Admin Menus

Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins

by Andrew Lima

10K+ installs4.3

Simplify Admin Menus

by Adam Alexandersson

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for Simplify Admin Menus.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins is downloaded about 43 times, Simplify Admin Menus about 11.
Simplify Admin Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 30 reviews.
Simplify Admin Menus was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins.
Simplify Admin Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins.
Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Simplify Admin Menus.

Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins	Simplify Admin Menus
Popular rank	#1,773	#17,362
Active installs	10K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2K	309
Rating	4.3(30)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.81	×0.37
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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