WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs VG Block REST API
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
VG Block REST API
by Vishal Gupta
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for VG Block REST API.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, VG Block REST API about 1.
- VG Block REST API has no reviews yet.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Apr 30, 2018 for VG Block REST API.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.9.35 for VG Block REST API.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for VG Block REST API.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | VG Block REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #71,708 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 29 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | No ratings |
| 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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