Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability vs Hide Admin Toolbar
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 #1,169, ahead of Hide Admin Toolbar at #2,431. Over the last 7 days Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability slipped 1 place and Hide Admin Toolbar slipped 21 places. Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 20K+ active installs against 8K+ for Hide Admin Toolbar. Downloads this week: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 9,528 and Hide Admin Toolbar 90. Ratings: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 3.9★ from 20 and Hide Admin Toolbar 5★ from 4 reviews.
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability | Hide Admin Toolbar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,169 ▼ 1 | #2,431 ▼ 21 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 9,528 | 90 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (20) | 5★ (4) |
| Last updated | Oct 12, 2026 | Nov 26, 2023 |
| Current version | 7.5.0 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,154 | #2,289 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2018 | Nov 2016 |
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 Toolbar?
By active installs, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability: 20K+ sites run it against 8K+ for Hide Admin Toolbar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 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 Toolbar?
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, at #1,169 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Hide Admin Toolbar at #2,431. 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 Toolbar 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.