Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles vs Admin Bar Editor

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

Health B82

Admin Bar Editor

by Pixar Labs

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles Admin Bar Editor

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles	Admin Bar Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+50% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.87★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	20	20
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	16.5K ✓	2.4K
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles Admin Bar Editor

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.