Hide/Remove Metadata vs Remove admin menus by role (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Remove admin menus by role
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove admin menus by role has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 14 reviews) while Hide/Remove Metadata leads in active installations (20K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide/Remove Metadata has accumulated 292K+ total downloads while Remove admin menus by role has 65K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Remove admin menus by role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6/5 | ► | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 14 | 14 | |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 292K+ | ◄ | 65K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2016 | |
| Age | 7 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0 | 1.37 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide/Remove Metadata
Remove admin menus by role
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide/Remove Metadata averaged approximately 510 daily downloads while Remove admin menus by role averaged 15.
Recent Reviews
Hide/Remove Metadata Reviews
Doesn’t do anything at all
Does nothing in css or php. Useless.
Did not work using the CSS options, but the PHP option worked well
The CSS option didn’t do anything for my site, but when I selected the PHP option, it removed the date as it was supposed to. It has an option to remove the author too, but I didn’t try that as I d
Working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
PHP option remove the icon as well, working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
Remove admin menus by role Reviews
Works flawlessly
Thank you developer! its free and works as expected
Don’t work
Simply don’t work, sadly
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS PLUGIN
Why? Because it doesn’t work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You can easily check this: – create a new role with the User Role Editor plugin – assign the new role to a user – use this plugin to disable, for instance, the P
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