Hide WP Toolbar
by Jeremy Saxey · Uncategorized
Easily hide or show the front-end WordPress Admin Toolbar with a click of a button.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “adminbar”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
64 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 57K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 568 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 568 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toolbar your tag | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| adminbar your tag | #13 | #9 | 0 |
| hide toolbar | #9 | #12 | 0 |
| hide admin toolbar | #16 | #17 | 0 |
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| minimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toggle your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “adminbar”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “toolbar”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “hide”, “minimize” and “toggle” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v2.7 · 11 Apr 2025
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 days ago and the previous band took 4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 7 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ diegoamorin1.1y ago
I always had this problem, and while searching I came across your plugin. It’s great that you can open and close the admin so easily
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ofihsdfoi2.2y ago
the restore button is supposed to be an arrow but it’s showing as a magnifying glass which does not work to slide it back out. it’s broken or something but it’s not usable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raoulunger2.5y ago
Thank you – excellent and useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ianstudio3.9y ago
How did I not find this one before. Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric4.4y ago
WordPress transients are not working. I tested it with a clean install of WordPress 6.0 and the toolbar state is not saved. I have to click the button every time I refresh the page. This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by Eric.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais5.3y ago
I got to say that as simple as it is …. it is so useful in my case. Excellent plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pexle Chris5.8y ago
I had tried several plugins that this was the one that has the toogle feature that I love
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ntronet5.8y ago
With half a dozen similar plugins out there, this one serves its purpose flawlessly – every single install.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.7). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 6.6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
2 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 "Easily hide or show the front-end WordPress Admin Toolbar with a click of a button."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,323 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adminbar", "minimize", "toggle" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 1472 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1024 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 500+ → 2K+ 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).
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Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-ShowHide 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
which template file 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Auto Hide Admin Bar 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bottom Admin Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - D Disable Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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