WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Simple Exclude Categories
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Simple Exclude Categories
by Hung Trang Si
100+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Simple Exclude Categories.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Simple Exclude Categories about 3.
- Hide Admin Bar is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Feb 26, 2018 for Simple Exclude Categories.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.9.35 for Simple Exclude Categories.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Simple Exclude Categories.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Simple Exclude Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #13,516 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 77 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 4.2(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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