WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Switcher
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Switcher.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Switcher about 6.
- Switcher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Switcher 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 Switcher.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Admin Bar |  Switcher |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #24,373 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 118 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.3 |
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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