WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Smart Dashboard Extras
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Smart Dashboard Extras
by Nilanchala Panigrahy
10+ installs
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Smart Dashboard Extras.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Smart Dashboard Extras about 1.
- Smart Dashboard Extras has no reviews yet.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jul 30, 2016 for Smart Dashboard Extras.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Smart Dashboard Extras.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Smart Dashboard Extras.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Smart Dashboard Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,186 | #43,573 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 23 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.90 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 10 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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