WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Simplify Dashboard
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Simplify Dashboard
by Mytchall Bransgrove
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Simplify Dashboard.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Simplify Dashboard about 1.
- Simplify Dashboard has no reviews yet.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Oct 6, 2024 for Simplify Dashboard.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.6.11 for Simplify Dashboard.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2024 for Simplify Dashboard.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Simplify Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #50,685 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 28 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 years 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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