Hide Admin Bar
Watch: no release in 12 months (last release 4 Nov 2025).
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 25 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| sdenike | 24 Feb 2011 to 1 Dec 2023, 54 commits |
|---|---|
| davidvongries | 9 Dec 2023 to 4 Nov 2025, 11 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 49
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 49 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 4 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 26 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Just use CSS · 1 star · 4 Dec 2020
- bad · 1 star · 11 Apr 2018
- NOT WORK!!! · 1 star · 16 Jul 2015
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 248 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 401 |
| 18 May 2026 | 384 |
| 25 May 2026 | 363 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 357 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 370 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 326 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 313 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 302 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 339 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 334 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 377 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 334 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 415 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 325 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 294 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 366 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 315 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 282 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 318 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 308 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 319 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 337 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 425 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 458 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 451 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 61 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | David Vongries |
| Added | 24 Feb 2011 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | hide, admin, hidden, admin bar, hide admin bar |
Other plugins by this author: Ultimate Dashboard - Custom WordPress Dashboard, WP Video Popup - WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo, Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor), Erident Custom Login and Dashboard, Better Admin Bar, Customizer Reset - Export & Import, Media Toolkit, Coupon Counter for EDD
Questions
Is Hide Admin Bar still maintained?
Hide Admin Bar was last updated on 4 Nov 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.
Is Hide Admin Bar safe?
Hide Admin Bar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.
Who owns Hide Admin Bar?
The wordpress.org author is David Vongries. Recent committers: davidvongries, sdenike, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of 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.