A simple plugin to hide the WordPress admin bar based on user roles. Clean, fast, and easy to use.
As of April 2026, Role Based Hide Adminbar is a WordPress admin bar plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Top alternative: Hide Admin Bar.
Role Based Hide Adminbar gives you complete control over the WordPress admin bar. You can easily hide it for any user role — like subscribers, contributors, or custom roles — without writing any code.
This plugin is especially useful for site owners who want to provide a distraction-free frontend experience for users who don’t need backend access or admin features.
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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