WP Hide Admin Bar vs Hide Admin Bar For User Roles

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

Health D45

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

WP Hide Admin Bar moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Hide Admin Bar For User Roles moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Hide Admin Bar	Hide Admin Bar For User Roles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	19/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	6.7y ago	2.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	88	195 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7%	7.5% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Hide Admin BarHide Admin Bar For 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.