Remove Admin Toolbar
by netdesignr · Admin & Utilities
Remove Admin Toolbar helps you hide the admin toolbar completely or partially within seconds.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “admin toolbar” and “hide toolbar” 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.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 22K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1774 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1774 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| admin toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “admin toolbar” and “hide toolbar” 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 621 · 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
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
4.9y ago
latest release · v0.2.6 · 22 Dec 2021
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 2 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bradley Smith1.6y ago
Great for those sites that have users logging into the site, but they don’t need the admin bar as everything is done via the menus
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alinaalinuta5.8y ago
It is easy to use and it works great. It can’t be better 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ museumtrade6.8y ago
A.) I didn’t need one of those huge plugins with all its options, this simply and perfectly does the job. It removed the toolbar for all users except the admin. B.) Why the heel does WordPress have this as a default and unchangeable option?! Who’s this for? Who wants to allow users into the toolbar?! OK OK, before you rant back on me I know it must be for some of you out there, but c’mon it should have a main toggle somewhere to turn it on and off right? Cmon wordpress (Automattic)!C.) C.) Get this, you’ll be in heaven.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phenn7.6y ago
Does precisely what it says, super lightweight and simple. Thanks a bunch to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdrblair8.6y ago
Very handy to have this. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ domingobishop9.2y ago
Simple and does the job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ punalsc9.3y ago
Simple and easy way to remove the admin tool bar, with simple custom settings panel.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove Admin Toolbar helps you hide the admin toolbar completely or partially within seconds."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 317 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide toolbar", "remove toolbar" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 600+ → 500+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 600+ → 500+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 700+ → 600+ 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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My WP Customize Admin/Frontend 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 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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Remove Admin Bar logo 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Admin Toolbar Menus 900+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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