Auto Hide Admin Bar
Healthy: Auto Hide Admin Bar is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| mbootsman | 3 Mar 2011 to 10 Dec 2025, 98 commits |
|---|---|
| psykro | 11 Feb 2024 to 11 Feb 2024, 1 commits |
| janw.oostendorp | 27 Dec 2025 to 15 Aug 2026, 7 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2023 | Auto Hide Admin Bar <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 5.5 | <= 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.8 from 32 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 30 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 83 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 138 |
| 18 May 2026 | 155 |
| 25 May 2026 | 148 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 126 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 103 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 148 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 101 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 130 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 105 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 109 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 112 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 127 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 152 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 462 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 275 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 194 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 128 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 203 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 238 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 226 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 235 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 126 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 135 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 293 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 208 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 37 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Marcel Bootsman |
| Added | 3 Mar 2011 |
| Last updated | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 8.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Admin Interface Customization |
| Tags | hide, toolbar, autohide, admin bar |
Other plugins by this author: Search Engines Blocked in Header
Questions
Is Auto Hide Admin Bar still maintained?
Auto Hide Admin Bar was last updated on 15 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Auto Hide Admin Bar safe?
Auto Hide Admin Bar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Auto Hide Admin Bar?
The wordpress.org author is Marcel Bootsman. Recent committers: janw.oostendorp, mbootsman, psykro, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Auto Hide Admin Bar?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.