Removes/hides the admin toolbar from the front end of the site when activated
As of April 2026, Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar is a WordPress hide plugin with 600 active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….
Removing or requiring removal of the admin toolbar from display on the front end of your website is tedious. This plugin uses a built-in WordPress filter (show_admin_bar) to disable it globally.
| WordPress | 5.3+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
= 1.2.4
* Updating readme.md
= 1.2.3
* fixing version issue and retagging
= 1.2.2
* fixing gitlab link
= 1.2.1
* bumping version in readme.txt file
= 1.2.0
* bumping tested up to versions
* Added minimum PHP requirement for future update compatibility and testing footprint reduction
* added filter to allow for additional functionality (purrlydigital_remove_admin_toolbar)
* Changing company name (Maje Media is now Purrly Digital)
= 1.1.5
* Bumping tested up versions
= 1.1.4
* Tested up to WordPress 5.3
= 1.1.3
* Tested up to WordPress 5.2.2
* Changed name of Plugin displayed on WordPress.org repo
* Moved screenshots out of plugin and into /assets directory
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