Hide Admin Bar vs Hide Plugins (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Hide Plugins has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 9 reviews) while Hide Admin Bar leads in active installations (20K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Admin Bar has accumulated 809K+ total downloads while Hide Plugins has 19K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide Admin Bar | Hide Plugins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 30 | ◄ | 9 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 809K+ | ◄ | 19K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 months ago | ◄ | 9 years ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Age | 15 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.1+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.2 | 1.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide Admin Bar averaged approximately 69 daily downloads while Hide Plugins averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Hide Admin Bar Reviews
Très bonne extension
Excellent travail pour cette extension légère et fort pratique.
Lovely plugin
Pff, someone left a 1 star review just because you easily can fix it with CSS. Cmon. The plugin does what it says without hassle. Clean 5 star from me. I would like to add a feedback here too: I
Good to go with BuddyPress
My problem was me – after installing BuddyPress – that I had two login options – the wp-one and the BBpress one. In order not to confuse my new visitors – with that plugin I was able to disable th
Hide Plugins Reviews
Works great But missing something!
Can this be made to only hide plugins from specific sites instead of all. I use multisite and all plugins as you know are installed from super-admin but I don’t need every plugin on every site. I know
Works great!
Works great, even hides plugins from other admin users.
Super Useful and Simple
Incredibly useful. Works wonderfully and simple to use. No more clients messing with vital plugins. 🙂 Saves me so much work and time. Thank you!
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