WP MiniBar
Hide/show the WordPress toolbar in the front-end.
5(1 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, WP MiniBar is a WordPress hide plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….
5/51 reviews
200active installs
4.1K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This is a very simple plugin to hide/show the WordPress toolbar in the
front-end of the site, while leaving it alone in the admin section.
The toolbar is hidden by default, and clicking ‘Show’ in the top left
makes it appear. It can be hidden again by pressing ‘Hide’.
The plugin was inspired by the originally excellent but now abandoned ‘Admin
Bar Minimiser’ plugin written by
David Gwyer. The javascript
and css styles used by this plugin are based on that code, but aside
from that this plugin is a much more limited (and lightweight)
implementation of the concept. There are no settings, no ability to
minimise in the admin screen, and no other frills. The main reason to use
this plugin instead of ‘Admin Bar Minimiser’ is that this works with s…
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.5
- Just project URIs and compatibility flags changed again.
1.0.4
- Just project URI and compatibility flags changed.
1.0.3
- Adjust sizes to work with WordPress 3.8
1.0.2
- Fix initial gap at top on WordPress 3.6
1.0.1
- Internal administrative update
1.0
- Initial release
Contributors
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