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Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles — WordPress User Profile Plugin

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role, Device or Page

by Ankit Panchal · WordPress.org page · Website

v7.2.5 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 5.6+

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 843,439 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 23, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
843,439
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
25%
5 of 20 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Hide for All Users: Completely remove the admin bar from the frontend for everyone
  • Hide for Guests: Ensure non-logged-in visitors never see the toolbar
  • Role-Based Hiding: Select specific roles (e.g., Subscriber, Customer, Editor) to hide the bar for
  • Capability-Based Hiding: Hide the bar based on WordPress capabilities (e.g., hide for anyone who cannot manage_options)
  • Lightweight & Fast: Zero bloat — no external requests, no database overhead on the frontend

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles reviews and ratings

20 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.9 out of 5

20 reviews

5★
14
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
5

  • BEST OF THE BEST

    I LOVE IT

    davidraudales

  • Hides the admin bar even when I'm an administrator

    Hides the admin bar for Administrator role, even though I've told it to allow Administrators to see the bar.

    Norman Cates

  • hide admin bar even though I’m admin

    hide admin bar even though I’m admin

    syyymonsyy

  • It's working very well after update

    It's working very well after recent update.

    mich08

  • After an update, the admin bar appeared for all users.

    I had to uninstall this plugin. After a recent update - I'm not sure when - the admin bar appeared for all users on the front end, whether they were logged in or not. Apparently, the update requires you to opt out of that functionality. That is literally the opposite of what the plugin was supposed to do. Since I'm more or less always logged in to the site, I didn't realize the admin bar was appearing on the front end for over a week.

    upwithit

  • AWESOME

    I usually don't take time to give reviews, this thing is quick and magic! thank you!

    ceef454

Where Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best User Profile Plugins #13 by tag, not in search #33 –

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Details

Hide the WordPress admin bar for specific user roles, capabilities, devices or pages. Remove the toolbar for subscribers, customers & guests.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles competes in

Tags

  • admin bar
  • hide admin bar
  • remove admin bar
  • toolbar
  • user roles

More from Ankit Panchal

Version
7.2.5
Last updated
Aug 23, 2026
First published
Jul 16, 2018
Requires WordPress
5.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles FAQ

What does Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles offers Hide for All Users: Completely remove the admin bar from the frontend for everyone, Hide for Guests: Ensure non-logged-in visitors never see the toolbar, Role-Based Hiding: Select specific roles (e.g., Subscriber, Customer, Editor) to hide the bar for, Capability-Based Hiding: Hide the bar based on WordPress capabilities (e.g., hide for anyone who cannot manage_options) and Lightweight & Fast: Zero bloat — no external requests, no database overhead on the frontend.

How many active installs does Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles as of September 7, 2026.

Is Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 23, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles free?

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles rank among User Profile Plugins?

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles is #33 in the WordPress.org User Profile Plugins ranking.