WordPress plugin comparison
Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu vs Simplify Admin Menus
Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu
by Mark McKibben
10+ installs
Simplify Admin Menus
by Adam Alexandersson
80+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Simplify Admin Menus has more active installs: 80+, against 10+ for Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu.
- On a typical day, Simplify Admin Menus is downloaded about 11 times, Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu about 1.
- Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu has no reviews yet.
- Simplify Admin Menus was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Dec 28, 2017 for Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu.
- Simplify Admin Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu.
- Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Simplify Admin Menus.
Line by line
Simplify Admin Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Now-Reading Admin Bar Menu | Simplify Admin Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,803 | #17,362 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 309 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.37 |
| Last release | 8 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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