Admin Bar Toggle
by James Kemp · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
Hides the admin bar on the front-end by default, and adds a toggle to activate it.
50 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4030 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
143
now · peak 186
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.4.1
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,426 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2018-08-10Reviewers keep calling it a simple, handy way to preview a site without the admin bar, with a few noting quirks on some themes, a missing responsive admin bar option, and one report that it stopped working after an update.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wp.kytten8.1y ago
Thanks for the plugin! Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jomo8.7y ago
If your theme has a top menu bar, this plugin is very useful to stop the wordpress Admin bar interfering with your review of the design but keep it handy to use when needed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gavsiu9.6y ago
Exactly what I’m looking for while I develop my theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ haimuoiba9.8y ago
Very neat solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suebphatt9.9y ago
loved this plugin, but it’s not working with the latest update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ellice90910.6y ago
It’s great for client’s to review their website that is only view-able while logged in. Works as described and is pretty fool-proof.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mirz12311.4y ago
Being able to see the site as a regular user would is invaluable. Very easy to toggle. Is quirky on some themes, but overall amazing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcrock11.6y ago
Thanks too much, James! A perfect solution…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-17 500+ → 400+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 400+ → 500+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 500+ → 400+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-02 500+ → 600+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 600+ → 500+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 700+ → 600+ down after 234 days in tier
- 2024-11-04 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
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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- W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - D Disable Admin Bar 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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