Hide WP Toolbar

By Jeremy Saxey

Site Administration & Utilities / Site Health & Diagnostics

Hide WP Toolbar Review - In-Depth Analysis

Easily hide or show the front-end WordPress Admin Toolbar with a click of a button.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.71/10

User Rating

4.9/5 (based on 13+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Easily hide or show the front-end WordPress Admin Toolbar with a click of a button. The plugin adds a special button to the right side of the WordPress Admin Toolbar that only displays when you are outside the admin area of WordPress on the front-end. Clicking it will make the admin bar slide off the page to the top left corner, leaving only the hide/show button visible.

Clicking the button again will restore the Toolbar to its original position. The shown/hidden position is remembered between page visits so that it can be kept hidden away until you are ready to bring it back.

There are no options or configuration. Just install and activate the plugin. When you exit the admin area, you will see the button to the far right of the Toolbar.

I actually like the WordPress Toolbar. It is a convenient way to go back and forth from the admin area to the public website. However, when I am doing design modifications for a theme, the Toolbar can be visually distracting. I wanted a quick way to hide the WordPress Toolbar when needed, but otherwise keep it around.

This plugin is on Github. Submit a pull request if you would like to contribute.