WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Hide WP Admin Notifications
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Hide WP Admin Notifications
by yodaofwp
3K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Hide WP Admin Notifications.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Hide WP Admin Notifications about 19.
- Hide WP Admin Notifications is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide WP Admin Notifications was updated more recently: May 31, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Hide WP Admin Notifications is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Hide WP Admin Notifications.
Line by line
Hide WP Admin Notifications leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Hide WP Admin Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #3,689 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 511 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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