Better Admin Bar vs Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,168, ahead of Better Admin Bar at #3,730. Over the last 7 days Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability slipped 1 place and Better Admin Bar slipped 13 places. Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability has the largest install base, roughly 6.7× the next: 20K+ active installs against 3K+ for Better Admin Bar. Downloads this week: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 9,765 and Better Admin Bar 105. Ratings: Better Admin Bar 4.8★ from 19 and Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 3.9★ from 20 reviews.
| Metric | Better Admin Bar | Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,730 ▼ 13 | #1,168 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 105 | 9,765 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (19) | 3.9★ (20) |
| Last updated | Nov 17, 2025 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.1.4 | 7.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #3,693 | #1,154 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | Jul 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Admin Bar or Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability?
By active installs, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability: 20K+ sites run it against 3K+ for Better Admin Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Admin Bar or Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability?
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, at #1,168 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Better Admin Bar at #3,730. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Admin Bar or Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.