WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Admin Bar vs WPShapere Lite
At a glance
- Hide Admin Bar has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for WPShapere Lite.
- On a typical day, Hide Admin Bar is downloaded about 62 times, WPShapere Lite about 6.
- WPShapere Lite 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 Jun 29, 2025 for WPShapere Lite.
- Hide Admin Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for WPShapere Lite.
- Hide Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for WPShapere Lite.
Line by line
Hide Admin Bar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Admin Bar |  WPShapere Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,186 | #11,972 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 114 |
| Rating | 4.5(30) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.90 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | today | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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