Disable the Admin bar in WordPress

Posted by Randa in Content Display on 03 21st, 2011 | 10 responses

I hate the new Admin bar in WordPress, and while it’s easy to disable in your User profile, if you have a site with many subscribers and you don’t want them to be annoyed by the bar, or for some design reason you don’t want it to show, here is the code to place in your functions.php file:

/* Disable the Admin Bar for all but admins. */
if(!current_user_can(‘administrator’)):
show_admin_bar(false);
endif;

If you want to disable the admin bar completely, add this to your functions.php file:

/* Disable the Admin Bar for everyone. */
show_admin_bar(false);

10 Responses to “Disable the Admin bar in WordPress”

  1. Jon says:
    April 30, 2011 at 7:07 am

    Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. I also hate the Admin bar.

  2. Tent boy says:
    May 31, 2011 at 6:44 am

    thanks, needed this

  3. The FX Charts says:
    June 13, 2011 at 12:01 am

    well very nice info, but i like the admin panel because it`s easy to navigate when working on the blog all day long. but congrats for the post, it`s nice to know more and it`s even nicer when there are people like you who are sharing the knowledge!

    Cheers!

  4. gugik says:
    July 6, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Thanks, nice information.

  5. DrD@liposuction says:
    July 17, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Maybe I will try this out although the admin bar doesn’t bother me as much as some of the others here. :)

  6. nicomp says:
    September 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    That bar drives me nuts. It actually makes me think I’ve been hacked or something when I glance at the screen and don’t expect to see it. Thanks.

  7. Giulidda says:
    October 6, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Thank you, have long wanted to remove this toolbar, but do not know how

  8. Kate says:
    December 29, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Great tip. Thanks!

  9. lose weight raw food says:
    December 30, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    How nice and informative site it,s , Thanks for sharing .

  10. Mrinal says:
    April 13, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    Wow. Thanks. Anyway; now there is direct option for this. Isn’t it? Is there something I am missing?

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