WordPress plugin comparison
Hide WP Front Admin Bar vs Simplify Admin Menus
Hide WP Front Admin Bar
by pradeepsinghweb
10+ installs5.0
Simplify Admin Menus
by Adam Alexandersson
80+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Simplify Admin Menus has more active installs: 80+, against 10+ for Hide WP Front Admin Bar.
- On a typical day, Simplify Admin Menus is downloaded about 11 times, Hide WP Front Admin Bar about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simplify Admin Menus was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jun 18, 2021 for Hide WP Front Admin Bar.
- Simplify Admin Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Hide WP Front Admin Bar.
- Hide WP Front Admin Bar has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Simplify Admin Menus.
Line by line
Simplify Admin Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide WP Front Admin Bar | Simplify Admin Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,757 | #17,362 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 309 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.7.21 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.37 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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