by Ankit Panchal 3.9 (20 reviews)

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability

Name: Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability
Rating: 3.9 (20 reviews)
Author: Ankit Panchal

Hide the WordPress admin bar by user role, block wp-admin access, redirect after login, and tidy the admin menu and notices for each role.

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles ranks #1,170 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, a 3.9/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Oct 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v7.5.0 Current Version v7.5.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 12 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Review 3.9 out of 5

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Jul 18, 2023

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 1.8

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.8
Feb 21, 2022

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 3.1.0

Fixed in v3.1.0
Feb 21, 2022

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 3.0.0

Fixed in v3.0.0
Feb 21, 2022

Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 3.1.0

Fixed in v3.1.0
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 3.1.0

Fixed in v3.1.0
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability [hide-admin-bar-based-on-user-roles] < 3.1.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 7.5.0
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Ankit Panchal

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.9
Reviews: 20
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to hide the admin bar from certain users, such as subscribers, customers, or guests. It solves the problem of the toolbar exposing backend links and cluttering the frontend for non-admin visitors.

Hide for All Users
Hide for Guests
Role-Based Hiding
Capability-Based Hiding
Page-Based Targeting
Device Detection
Per-User Overrides
Time-Based Visibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability

Go to Settings → Hide Admin Bar Settings and turn on “Hide for everyone”. The admin bar disappears from the front end for every logged-in user, administrators included.

Under “Hide for these roles”, select Subscriber or Customer and save. Administrators and any roles you leave unselected keep the admin bar. Custom roles from membership, LMS and other plugins appear in the list too.

Add a capability, such as edit_posts, and anyone who has it won't see the admin bar. This helps when a membership or LMS plugin grants capabilities rather than roles.

Yes — that's exactly what this plugin does. Instead of adding show_admin_bar snippets to functions.php (which are lost when you switch themes), you get a settings page with role, capability and guest rules.

Only if you choose to. Administrators keep the admin bar unless you turn on “Hide for everyone”, select the Administrator role, or add a capability they have.

The main rules control the admin bar on the front end of your site. To hide it inside the dashboard as well, go to the Dashboard & login tab, turn on “Hide it in the dashboard” and pick the roles. On phones and small tablets the admin bar stays, because it holds the button that opens the WordPress menu.

Yes. On the Dashboard & login tab, turn on “Block the dashboard”, pick the roles and, if you like, the page to send them to. Roles that can manage the site, such as Administrator, can't be blocked. You can still let blocked users edit their profile.

Yes. On the Dashboard & login tab, turn on “Redirect after login” and enter a page for each role. It works with the WordPress login form. Login links that ask for a specific page, such as “Log in to comment”, still go to that page.

Some plugins, such as BuddyPress, wpForo or WC Vendors, turn the admin bar back on. Go to the Compatibility tab and turn on Strict mode. It applies your admin bar rules once more, after every other plugin.

Yes. On the Admin cleanup tab, turn on “Hide admin menu items” and tick the items to hide in each role’s column. Hiding a menu tidies it but doesn't lock the screen; to keep a role out of wp-admin altogether, use Dashboard access. The Settings menu always stays, so you can get back to these settings.

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