WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Visual Admin Customizer
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Visual Admin Customizer
by Janis Elsts
500+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Visual Admin Customizer.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Visual Admin Customizer about 7.
- Visual Admin Customizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2025, against Mar 8, 2021 for Visual Admin Customizer.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.7.21 for Visual Admin Customizer.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Visual Admin Customizer.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Visual Admin Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #8,915 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 168 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 5 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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