Remove WP Logo from Admin Bar vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

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

Remove WP Logo from Admin Bar

by Touhidul Sadeek

Health D53

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

by Ankit Panchal

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Remove WP Logo from Admin Bar Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

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	Remove WP Logo from Admin Bar	Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 53	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	20/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★ ✓	3.87★
Reviews	3	20 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.3y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	78	16.5K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Remove WP Logo from Admin Bar Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

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.