Hide Admin Bar For User Roles vs Hide Admin Top Bar

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

Hide Admin Bar For User Roles

by Subodh Ghulaxe

Health D52

Hide Admin Top Bar

by Deepak Kaushik

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Hide Admin Bar For User Roles	Hide Admin Top Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 52 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	3.98★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100 ✓	35/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.2y ago ✓	7.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	103 ✓	46
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 For User Roles Hide Admin Top Bar

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.