Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Hide Admin Bar
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
Cryout Serious Theme Settings leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #899, ahead of Hide Admin Bar at #64,823. Over the last 7 days Cryout Serious Theme Settings climbed 1 place and Hide Admin Bar climbed 5,512 places. Downloads this week: Cryout Serious Theme Settings 457 and Hide Admin Bar 19.
| Metric | Cryout Serious Theme Settings | Hide Admin Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #899 ▲ 1 | #64,823 ▲ 5512 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 457 | 19 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (16) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Jan 26, 2026 | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Current version | 0.5.17 | 0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #883 | #46,915 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2015 | Jan 2019 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Cryout Serious Theme Settings or Hide Admin Bar?
Cryout Serious Theme Settings, at #899 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Hide Admin Bar at #64,823. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Cryout Serious Theme Settings or Hide Admin Bar 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.