Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus
by Pixar Labs · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 41.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Take full control of your WordPress admin bar: hide items, reorder menus, and design a cleaner toolbar for every user.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.7K estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “user roles” for “custom menus”. “user roles” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom menus” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 88.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 12 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
34%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable admin toolbar | #1 | #2 | up 2 |
| custom admin bar your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| admin bar your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress admin bar hide | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| admin bar hide | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| admin bar customization | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| ui customization | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| toggle admin menus | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| role based access | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| toolbar your tag | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| hidden admin bar | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| wordpress admin bar | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| hide admin bar from front end | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| customization | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| custom menus | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| role based | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| admin customization | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| hide admin bar your tag | #5 | #8 | up 1 |
| admin toolbar | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| custom tool bar | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| user roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
265 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 148 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “user roles” for “custom menus”. “user roles” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom menus” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Jun 2023 · 1,229 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
12
releases in the last 12 months
16d ago
latest release · v1.1.12 · 15 Oct 2026
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 3 May 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.8 Fixed: Editor not loading or saving on some sites, including multisite with multiple domains. The REST URL is now built correctly so it works on every setup. 1.1.8
- — Version 1.1.7 Fixed: Admin menu (sidebar) submenu flyout mispositioned after customizing admin bar items. Restored WordPress’s responsive menu toggle node so submenu margins calculate correctly. Fixed: Admin bar submenu markup now kee 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Fixed: Recommended menu not showing issue fixed. 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Fixed: Admin Bar items Frontend & Backed mismatch issue fixed. Fixed: Frontend Admin Bar Session wise username text show issue fixed. 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Performance: Optimized Users & Roles database queries for enhanced performance and faster loading times. Fixed: Custom Icons style issue fixed. 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Fixed: LiteSpeed Cache plugin options not updated issue fixed. Added: Save Settings button loading text added. 1.1.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.12). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Take full control of your WordPress admin bar: hide items, reorder menus, and design a cleaner toolbar for..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,724 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide admin bar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 355 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 618 days in tier
- 2023-06-20 9K+ → 1K+ down after 2572 days in tier
- 2016-06-04 10K+ → 9K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A - D Disable Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Daisy Admin Bar – Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Roles, Disable Admin Bar from Non-Admins 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Role Based Hide Adminbar 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Hide Admin Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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