Role Based Hide Adminbar
by Yasar Khalifa · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin to hide the WordPress admin bar based on user roles. Clean, fast, and easy to use.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈64 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “role based”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
82 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 3.1K 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 2 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 151 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adminbar | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| role based your tag | #12 | #19 | down 1 |
| ui customization your tag | #23 | #23 | — |
| hide admin bar based on user roles | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| hide role | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| role based menu | #21 | #22 | up 2 |
| admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 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 “role based”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “admin bar”, “hide admin bar” and “user roles” 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.
- Already on top for “adminbar”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 243 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 2 Jun 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 39% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 1117 days.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kirtikumar Solanki1.2y ago
It’s a great solution for site owners who want to provide a clean, distraction-free experience for users without backend access. Simple, effective, and reliable! Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meetpatel67013.9y ago
a plugin is very easy to use work nicely
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ surbhivaidya4.3y ago
great userability, good support when needs, great community, just great! This topic was modified 4 years ago by surbhivaidya.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kamendra4324.7y ago
Great Work! saves lots of time and energy. Keep going, man. Thank you for the plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 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 "A simple plugin to hide the WordPress admin bar based on user roles. Clean, fast, and easy to use."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); 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 559 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ui customization" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-11 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 60+ → 50+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 60+ → 50+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 50+ → 60+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 60+ → 50+ down after 61 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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Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide Admin Bar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - D Disable Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hide Admin Bar For User Roles 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Daisy Admin Bar – Hide Admin Toolbar Based on User Roles, Disable Admin Bar from Non-Admins 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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