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Role Based Hide Adminbar

by Yasar Khalifa

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Description

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.

Features

  • Hide admin bar by user role
  • Clean and simple settings page
  • No coding required
  • Works with custom user roles
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Frontend-only hiding (backend remains unchanged)
  1. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to ‘Settings > Hide Adminbar’ to configure the visibility for user roles.
  1. Settings screen where you choose which roles can see the admin bar.

    Settings screen where you choose which roles can see the admin bar.

Does this plugin hide the admin bar in the WordPress dashboard?

No. It only hides the admin bar on the frontend of your website. The admin bar still appears in the WordPress dashboard for users with access.

Will it work with custom user roles?

Yes, it detects all registered roles, including custom ones created by other plugins or themes.

Does this plugin slow down my site?

No, it’s lightweight and has no performance impact.

Super easy to use — just select the roles you want to hide the admin bar from.

By Kirtikumar Solanki (solankisoftware) on August 25, 2025

It’s a great solution for site owners who want to provide a clean, distraction-free experience for users without backend access. Simple, effective, and reliable! Highly recommended.

easy to use

By meetpatel6701 on November 28, 2022

a plugin is very easy to use work nicely

flexible

By surbhivaidya on July 21, 2022

great userability, good support when needs, great community, just great!

Great Plugin

By kamendra432 on February 4, 2022

Great Work! saves lots of time and energy. Keep going, man. Thank you for the plugin

1.0.1

  • First version.

1.0.2

  • Minnor css change to remove conflict with another plugin.

1.0.3

  • Minnor css change to remove conflict with another plugin.

1.0.4

  • Minor change for latest wordpress version.

1.0.5

  • Minor change for latest wordpress version.

1.0.6

  • Make Plugin Internationalization.

= 1.1=
* Recommended update for compatibility with WordPress 6.5 and UI improvements.

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