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Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar

Removes/hides the admin toolbar from the front end of the site when activated

By Purrly Digital·Hide·Free
4.9(10 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 3 years ago
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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….

4.9/510 reviews
600active installs
16K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

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.

Gitlab project

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

4.910 reviews
5 ★
9
4 ★
1
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress5.3+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

= 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

1.1.2

  • Tested up to WordPress 4.9
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Maje Media LLCMaje Media LLCPurrly DigitalPurrly Digital
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.4
Last Updated
Jul 7, 2022
WP Requires
5.3+
Tested Up To
6.0.11
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
600
Downloads
16K+
Added
Sep 2, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

hidetoolbarutilityadmin baradmin toolbar

Developer

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Purrly Digital
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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