Disable Toolbar
Control who sees the WP Toolbar when viewing your site.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.9★ from 17
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 9 Nov 2017
- Added
- Jul 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.1
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 27,974
Our analysis
AI-assistedDisable Toolbar is a WordPress plugin that allows you to control the visibility of the WordPress Toolbar on the front end of your site. You can enable or disable the Toolbar for different user roles through the Settings > General menu. The plugin does not affect the Toolbar's visibility in the dashboard, where it remains visible for all users.
This plugin is suitable for site administrators who want to manage the user experience by hiding the Toolbar for certain user roles. It is designed to be simple and straightforward, without unnecessary settings pages.
Best for: Site administrators looking to manage Toolbar visibility for different user roles.
What it does well
- ✓Controls Toolbar visibility per user role
- ✓Simple interface with no extra settings pages
- ✓Hides Toolbar option for users already restricted
Where it falls short
- •Only affects the front-end view of the site
- •Last updated in November 2017
Verdict
Disable Toolbar offers a straightforward solution for controlling Toolbar visibility, but its age may raise concerns about ongoing support.
From the developer
Michael Dance's own description of Disable Toolbar, lightly tidied.
This humble plugin adds an option in Settings > General that controls who sees the WP Toolbar when viewing your site.
You can turn the Toolbar on or off per user role.
Note that this controls the public, front-end version of your site. When viewing the dashboard, the toolbar always appears.
How is this different from other plugins that do similar things? It’s smaller, cleaner, and doesn’t add any unnecesary settings pages. It’s also smart enough to hide the Toolbar option on user profiles if that user is already restricted from seeing the toolbar.