Best custom admin bar plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom admin bar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin Bar Editor leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of WP Extend Toolbar (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “custom admin bar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 custom admin bar plugins
- 1.Admin Bar Editor
The most installed custom admin bar plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.WP Extend Toolbar
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “custom admin bar”
Admin Bar Editor
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,876by Pixar Labs25 days ago
Take full control of your WordPress admin bar: hide items, reorder menus, and design a cleaner toolbar for every user.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 66/day
WP Extend Toolbar
Down in the last 7 days:146#14,477by michouse8 months ago
WP Extend Toolbar is display the following page information to the admin bar.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day