Hide Admin Bar
by David Vongries · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 96.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide the Admin Bar in WordPress 3.1+.
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Health
B 72/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈26K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “hidden” and “hide” for “hide admin”, “wordpress admin bar” and “admin area”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide admin” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hidden” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress admin bar” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “admin area” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 820.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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 1 release 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 361 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 30 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hide admin bar your tag | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| admin bar your tag | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| hide admin | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| customize admin bar | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| admin bar hide | #9 | #11 | down 2 |
| replace admin bar | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| hidden admin bar | #6 | #6 | up 1 |
| hide bar | #7 | #8 | up 1 |
| hide your tag | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| wordpress admin bar | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress admin bar hide | #10 | #14 | down 2 |
| wordpress hide admin bar | #10 | #14 | down 2 |
| hide admin bar by roles | #10 | #14 | down 2 |
| wp admin bar hide | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| wp hide admin bar | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| admin area | #23 | #16 | down 5 |
| wp admin bar | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| website hide | #17 | #13 | up 1 |
| hide website | #19 | #15 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hidden your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “hidden” and “hide” for “hide admin”, “wordpress admin bar” and “admin area”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide admin” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hidden” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress admin bar” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “admin area” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 33.5K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 4 Nov 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wilm397mo ago
Excellent travail pour cette extension légère et fort pratique.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oberstlynild1.1y ago
Pff, someone left a 1 star review just because you easily can fix it with CSS. Cmon. The plugin does what it says without hassle. Clean 5 star from me. I would like to add a feedback here too: In the settings you can hide the admin panel for specific user roles – would it be possible to implement hiding the admin panel for specific usernames?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yesnotes2.3y ago
My problem was me – after installing BuddyPress – that I had two login options – the wp-one and the BBpress one. In order not to confuse my new visitors – with that plugin I was able to disable the WordPress-plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 12 months ago by yesnotes. This topic was modified 1 year, 12 months ago by yesnotes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chris1alba4.8y ago
Solo lo instalas y listo. 10/10
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hari5.6y ago
So many plugins want to do a million different functions. Not this one. It just does one thing, but it does it well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Revillini5.8y ago
install and you’re good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gtswhitt5.9y ago
#wpadminbar {display:none} works just as well using CSS. I can’t believe someone would actually use a plugin for this! LOL This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by gtswhitt.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stevomigas7.8y ago
handy plugin, working well
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.1 Tested up to WordPress 6.5 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0 New: You can now hide the admin bar for specific user roles 1.0
- — Version 0.5 Thank you for using Hide Admin Bar and welcome to a new chapter! We have taken over the Hide Admin Bar plugin from Shelby and are going to introduce some great new features to the plugin in the near future. Stay tuned! 0.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 37 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 606 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hidden" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-04 30K+ → 20K+ down after 887 days in tier
- 2023-05-01 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1334 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 10K+ → 40K+ up
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).
- W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Hide Plugins 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Meta Widget 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Auto Hide Admin Bar 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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