Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles
Hide the WordPress Admin Bar for specific user roles, capabilities, devices, pages, or time windows. The ultimate toolbar control plugin for membershi …
3.9(20 reviews)
·20K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is a WordPress toolbar plugin with 20K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 20 reviews. It has been downloaded 776K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 29% this week. Top alternative: Show Current Template.
3.9/520 reviews
20K+active installs
776K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Hide Admin Bar Based On User Roles gives you complete control over who sees the WordPress toolbar.
Whether you are running a membership site, a WooCommerce store, or simply want a cleaner frontend for your subscribers, this plugin lets you hide the admin bar with precision — by role, capability, device, page, or time. Stop exposing backend links to users who don’t need them.
The plugin is lightweight, developer-friendly, and works immediately upon activation — no configuration required to get started.
Simple but great plugin. 🙂
– wptoolsdevWorks flawlessly! 🙂
– thebrazeneye
🚀 Key Features (Free)
- Hide for All Users: Completely remove the admin bar from the frontend for everyone.
- Hide for Guests: Ensure non-logged-in visitors never see the toolbar.
- Role-Based…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
BEST OF THE BEST
by davidraudales·3 months ago·2 replies
I LOVE IT
Hides the admin bar even when I’m an administrator
by Norman Cates·2 years ago·2 replies
Hides the admin bar for Administrator role, even though I’ve told it to allow Administrators to see the bar.
hide admin bar even though I’m admin
by syyymonsyy·2 years ago·2 replies
hide admin bar even though I’m admin
It’s working very well after update
by mich08·3 years ago
It’s working very well after recent update.
After an update, the admin bar appeared for all users.
by upwithit·3 years ago·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.
Download Trends
Today: 199Yesterday: 200This week: 1KPeriod total: 196K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
Other
31.1%
v7.2
29.6%
v6.0
14.1%
v7.0
13.8%
v7.1
11.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
7.2.0
- Improved: Admin settings UI refresh for better usability.
- Fixed: Minor compatibility issues with the latest WordPress version.
Contributors
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