WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Bar vs My WP Customize Admin/Frontend

Hide Admin Bar

by David Vongries

20K+ installs4.5

My WP Customize Admin/Frontend

by gqevu6bsiz

8K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 8K+ for My WP Customize Admin/Frontend.
On a typical day, My WP Customize Admin/Frontend is downloaded about 106 times, Hide Admin Bar about 62.
Hide Admin Bar is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Bar.
Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for My WP Customize Admin/Frontend.

My WP Customize Admin/Frontend leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide Admin Bar	My WP Customize Admin/Frontend
Popular rank	#1,188	#2,312
Active installs	20K+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	4.3K
Rating	4.5(30)	4.3(16)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.49	×0.79
Last release	1 year ago	17 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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