Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles vs My WP Customize Admin/Frontend (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
20K+ active installs
Free
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, My WP Customize Admin/Frontend has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 16 reviews) while Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles leads in active installations (20K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has accumulated 776K+ total downloads while My WP Customize Admin/Frontend has 114K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles | My WP Customize Admin/Frontend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9/5 | ► | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 20 | ◄ | 16 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 776K+ | ◄ | 114K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Age | 8 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.2.0 | 1.27.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles averaged approximately 575 daily downloads while My WP Customize Admin/Frontend averaged 20.
Recent Reviews
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles Reviews
BEST OF THE BEST
I LOVE IT
Hides the admin bar even when I’m an administrator
Hides the admin bar for Administrator role, even though I’ve told it to allow Administrators to see the bar.
hide admin bar even though I’m admin
hide admin bar even though I’m admin
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend Reviews
Posts with very long titles
Very useful for posts with very long titles. I love it!
Great Plugin – 6 von 5 stars
Thanks, great plugin. Helps a lot. Addon for user roles also.Super Plugin. Macht hervorragend was es soll, insbesondere mit dem ebenfalls kostenlosen Addon für user roles.
Perfect
Great plug in. Light weight, simple, easy to use, does a lot but doesn’t try to do too much. It knows what it’s for and it does it’s job extremely well. After trying a bunch of these, I settled on th
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