WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs Simple Client Dashboard
Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries
20K+ installs4.5
Simple Client Dashboard
by TylerDigital
2K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Simple Client Dashboard.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, Simple Client Dashboard about 29.
- Both are rated 4.5 out of 5.
- Simple Client Dashboard was updated more recently: Sep 3, 2026, against Nov 4, 2025 for Hide Admin Bar.
- Simple Client Dashboard 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 2013 for Simple Client Dashboard.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Simple Client Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,188 | #4,551 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 642 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 4.5(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months 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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