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Hide Front End WP Admin Bar

by Arul Prasad J · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Hide Front End WP Admin Bar has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

71/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Hide Front End WP Admin Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Hide Front End WP Admin Bar still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 25 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Hide Front End WP Admin Bar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer arulprasadj since Jul 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Hide Front End WP Admin Bar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Hide Front End WP Admin Bar safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Hide Front End WP Admin Bar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0. No one-star spike after it. 28 Jul 2020 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 25 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master27 Jul 2020 to 27 Jul 2020, 1 commits
arulprasadj28 Jul 2020 to 25 Apr 2025, 17 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Hide Front End WP Admin Bar
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0
AuthorArul Prasad J
Added28 Jul 2020
Last updated25 Apr 2025
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagshide, admin, hidden, adminbar, admin bar

Other plugins by this author: WP PHP Version Display, WP Quick Post Duplicator, Prevent Landscape Rotation, Publish Confirm Message, Redirect Author Pages, WP Version Tag Remover

Questions

Is Hide Front End WP Admin Bar still maintained?

No. Last release 25 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Hide Front End WP Admin Bar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer arulprasadj since Jul 2020.

Was Hide Front End WP Admin Bar removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Hide Front End WP Admin Bar safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Hide Front End WP Admin Bar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue