WP Custom Admin Bar vs Hide Admin Bar

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

Health D45

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

WP Custom Admin Bar moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Custom Admin Bar	Hide Admin Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	62/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	5	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.7y ago	1.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	114	1.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	2.4% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Custom Admin BarHide Admin 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.