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WP Hide Admin Bar

by P Roy · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data1 Critical1 Warning

Limited data: WP Hide Admin Bar has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for WP Hide Admin Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Hide Admin Bar still maintained?
No. Last release 7 Mar 2020, over 6 years ago. 7 Mar 2020 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Hide Admin Bar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Hide Admin Bar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Hide Admin Bar safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Hide Admin Bar update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 81 months (last release 7 Mar 2020). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.7 Mar 2021Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25, 17 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master2 Apr 2019 to 2 Apr 2019, 1 commits
raviry3 Apr 2019 to 7 Mar 2020, 5 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
7 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
5.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+

Last release 7 Mar 2020. Tested up to 5.4, 17 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.

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

Version1.0.2
AuthorP Roy
Added3 Apr 2019
Last updated7 Mar 2020
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to5.4.25
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagsadmin bar hide, hide admin bar, wp hide admin bar, hide admin bar based on user roles, hide admin bar based on user capabilities

Other plugins by this author: Fix Another Update In Progress, WP Clean Admin Menu, WP Revisions Manager, bbPress Topic and Reply Author Override, Wp Dashboard Widgets Disable

Questions

Is WP Hide Admin Bar still maintained?

No. Last release 7 Mar 2020, over 6 years ago.

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

No change recorded.

Was WP Hide Admin Bar removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP Hide Admin Bar safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

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

Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.

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