Description

This plugin is very useful to hide the admin bar based on selected user roles and user capabilities.

Key Features (Free):
– Hide Admin Bar for All Users
– Hide for Guest Users / Non-Logged-In
– Hide by User Roles
– Hide by User Capabilities

✨ New in v6.0.0 — Hide Admin Bar Pro is now available!
– Auto-hide toolbar after delay (UX improvement)
– Hide by device: mobile, tablet, desktop
– Page-based targeting: show/hide on specific URLs
– Per-user override: set always show/hide
– Time-based visibility (e.g., hide at night)
– Redirect when hidden
– Import/export settings
– All new logic modules conditionally loaded (no impact on free users)

Simple but great plugin. 🙂
– wptoolsdev

Works flawlessly! 🙂
– thebrazeneye

Features

Hide Admin Bar for All Users — Hides the frontend toolbar for all logged-in users.
Hide Admin Bar for All Guest Users — Hides for non-logged-in visitors.
User Roles — Select specific roles like Editor, Subscriber, etc.
Capabilities Blacklist — Hide admin bar based on capability checks (manage_options, etc.)

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Screenshots

Hide admin bar for all users
Hide by roles or capabilities

Installation

Please follow below instructions to install this plugin to your WordPress website.

Unpack the entire contents of this plugin zip file into your wp-content/plugins/ folder
Upload to your site
Navigate to wp-admin/plugins.php on your site
Activate the plugin

OR
Install it via Plugins Add New Search: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles

FAQ

Is this plugin works with latest WordPress 6+ versions?: Yes, It is compatible with latest WordPress versions 3.9+
Is it compatible with other 3rd party plugins and themes?: Yes, It works fine with any 3rd party WordPress themes and plugins.
Is this plugin hide admin bar for guest users as well?: Yes, This plugin hides admin bar for guest users as well.
Do you offer a Pro version?: Yes! Hide Admin Bar Pro unlocks advanced features like page-level targeting, device rules, per-user overrides, time-based logic, redirect after hide, and more. Learn More

Reviews

Norman Cates December 13, 2023 2 replies

Hides the admin bar for Administrator role, even though I’ve told it to allow Administrators to see the bar.

syyymonsyy December 12, 2023 2 replies

hide admin bar even though I’m admin

mich08 March 9, 2023

It’s working very well after recent update.

upwithit July 6, 2022 4 replies

I had to uninstall this plugin. After a recent update – I’m not sure when – the admin bar appeared for all users on the front end, whether they were logged in or not. Apparently, the update requires you to opt out of that functionality. That is literally the opposite of what the plugin was supposed to do. Since I’m more or less always logged in to the site, I didn’t realize the admin bar was appearing on the front end for over a week.

ceef454 April 5, 2022 1 reply

I usually don’t take time to give reviews, this thing is quick and magic! thank you!

leolivenl January 18, 2022 1 reply

When activated the admin panel is still accessible by typing /wp-admin/ after the site address! How to disable real access?

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Contributors & Developers

“Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Ankit Panchal

“Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

6.0.0 – 20-04-2025

Major release: Pro version launched (optional, upgrade via Freemius)
Added: Auto Hide Admin Bar (Pro)
Added: Page-based, device-based, and time-based visibility modules (Pro)
Added: Per-user override, redirect on hide, import/export
Improved: Settings layout and compatibility with other plugins
Refactored: Modular architecture for clean feature handling

5.2.0 – 02-04-2025

I18N Issues Fixes
Compatibility tested & Tested with the latest WordPress version.