WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs WP Dashboard Messages
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for WP Dashboard Messages.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, WP Dashboard Messages about 7.
- WP Dashboard Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 30 reviews.
- Hide Admin Bar was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 5, 2025 for WP Dashboard Messages.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for WP Dashboard Messages.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for WP Dashboard Messages.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Admin Bar |  WP Dashboard Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,186 | #9,853 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 186 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.90 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | today | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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