WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Simplify Admin Menus
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Simplify Admin Menus
by Adam Alexandersson
90+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 90+ for Simplify Admin Menus.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Simplify Admin Menus about 11.
- Simplify Admin Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Simplify Admin Menus was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Simplify Admin Menus 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 2025 for Simplify Admin Menus.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Simplify Admin Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #17,362 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 310 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.38 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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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