Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability vs Hide Admin Bar Search
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 #1,170, ahead of Hide Admin Bar Search at #24,041. Over the last 7 days Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability slipped 2 places and Hide Admin Bar Search climbed 41 places. Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability has the largest install base, roughly 667× the next: 20K+ active installs against 30+ for Hide Admin Bar Search. Downloads this week: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 2,631 and Hide Admin Bar Search 34. Ratings: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 3.9★ from 20 and Hide Admin Bar Search 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability | Hide Admin Bar Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,170 ▼ 2 | #24,041 ▲ 41 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,631 | 34 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (20) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 12, 2026 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Current version | 7.5.0 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,154 | #23,324 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2018 | Jan 2011 |
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, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability or Hide Admin Bar Search?
By active installs, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability: 20K+ sites run it against 30+ for Hide Admin Bar Search, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability or Hide Admin Bar Search?
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, at #1,170 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Hide Admin Bar Search at #24,041. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability or Hide Admin Bar Search 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.