Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep calling it the simple tool that actually hides the dashboard when bloated alternatives didn't, with the main gripes being an unwanted sidebar menu item and a long gap between updates.

1. ★★★★★ out4

   4mo ago

   Happy to have found the plugin. Works as described, great! Thank you. This topic was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by out4.

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2. ★★★★★ dreubens81

   4.7y ago

   After trying a few bloated plugins, i tried this and it was wonderfully simple UI. I have multiple custom roles in my site and it instantly recognised them too. Perfect. Only slight concern is the plugin has not been updated in over a year so I hope it will not break in a future version of WP. Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ laerpel

   6.3y ago

   I’ tried several of the “hide admin bar” plugins, but none offered the option to disable dashboard access.

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4. ★★★★★ wasanajones

   7.6y ago

   just what the ‘ol press needed

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5. ★★★★★ robeblue

   7.7y ago

   Really does what it says, so glad that I found this plugin.

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6. ★★★★★ hartmutnz

   7.7y ago

   Thanks, that works, hides dashboard fine. Didn’t disturb other functions, so far so good.

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7. ★★★★★ suvikki

   7.9y ago

   Works well 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Arnaud3d

   7.9y ago

   Light and efficient.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.9 Fixed XSS in admin settings page. 1.2.9
2. — Version 1.2.8 Fixed bug where admin bar showed up for guests. 1.2.8
3. — Version 1.2.7 Improved admin bar disabling. Improved dashboard blocking detection. PHP 8 improvements. 1.2.7
4. — Version 1.2.6 Bumped tested up to readme. 1.2.6
5. — Version 1.2.5 Tuned down admin notices. 1.2.5
6. — Version 1.2.4 Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.0 1.2.4

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Admin Bar & Dashboard Control <= 1.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-10-31 CVE-2023-47184 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.2.9 Patched in 1.2.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.2

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-05-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 739 days in tier
2. 2023-04-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2023-04-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 39 days in tier
4. 2023-03-18 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-03-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-03-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-03-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-03-14 5K+ → 4K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role, Device or Page 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Auto Hide Admin Bar 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• D Disable Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Remove/Hide Admin Toolbar 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D

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Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control: 3K+ active installs, 4.7★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/admin-bar-dashboard-control