The WordPress Admin bar was introduced in version 3.1. If you are anything like me, you don’t care for it. I’ve become used to seeing it but I never use it. Although, admittedly I do get stuck in my computer ways – for example, I only just stopped using Windows XP a month ago ;-)
There have been a variety of code and plugin solutions for removing it. This week, however, I accidentally discovered a very simple way to remove it.
The Simple Way
- In the WordPress Admin go to Users.
- Select the User and Edit. I only have one User on this site.
- Under Personal Options there are two checkboxes in the Show Admin Bar section; when viewing site and in dashboard.
- Uncheck them and the Admin Bar will no longer be displayed.
Of course, this is on a per user basis. If you have multiple users, this solution doesn’t remove the Admin Bar for everyone – it removes it for the user that you edited. This, however, is a great solution if some users like it and some users don’t.
Maybe this is old news but it was new to me. ;-)
Do you like the Admin Bar? Do you find it useful?
photo credit: twicepix
thanks for that, it’s been annoying the b’jesus out of me since the update. maybe I’m just stuck in my ways, but a tab for the site, and a tab or two for the back end? isn’t it?
Hi Alan – Yep. I didn’t use it and it bothered me visually. Now I don’t have it on this site anymore.
I actually love the admin bar, but I spend most of my time editing content on client sites. I can see how it would get annoying for people though. Thanks for the tip
Hi Angela – I think the admin bar is one of those things that people really like and find useful or they really don’t :-)