Title: Better WP Admin Bar Author: daltonwalsh Published: May 21, 2022 Last modified: May 11, 2023 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/better-wp-admin-bar/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2746480) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/better-wp-admin-bar/assets/icon.svg?rev=2728312) # Better WP Admin Bar By [daltonwalsh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daltonwalsh/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/) ## Description Better WP Admin Bar is a simple plugin to make the admin bar less intrusive when using the front end of a WordPress website whilst logged in. This can be especially annoying when developing a website with a fixed header as the admin bar usually wants to sit at the top of the page in the way. This plugin adds some CSS and JS to help make your life easier by keeping the bar out of the way when not in use. Simply hover or click the tab to show the admin bar. Then click again to hide. You can also drag the “hover tab” into your preferred place, so it only covers the part of the header that you wish. By default it will be positioned in the center of the screen. The position is saved in a cookie and remembered for future sessions. ## Installation Simple upload/install and then activate and you are good to go. ## FAQ Can I force the admin bar to stay if I want to? Yes, you can click on the admin bar to toggle it open. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/826b8bd7a5ddc01b93626d9f0c25890de92e06ca99403944d32914e6d45b7d4e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[We’ve needed this for years!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weve-needed-this-for-years/)󠁿 [louissmullen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/louissmullen/) December 23, 2022 So simple but necessary – Will be adding this to every WP site I work on. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14f94077e0dae831c5e2cff8ad71398d9d5669f5b20817f437d02e72a4477807? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing and totally useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-and-totally-useful/)󠁿 [Pablo Savigne](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harren/) September 27, 2022 1 reply This should be and built-in WordPress feature. Useful hiding option for better admin view. Really good and very small code sized, just 148kb!. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Better WP Admin Bar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ daltonwalsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daltonwalsh/) [Translate “Better WP Admin Bar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/better-wp-admin-bar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/better-wp-admin-bar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/better-wp-admin-bar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-wp-admin-bar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-wp-admin-bar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2 _Release Date 11/05/23_ * Improved – Optimized JavaScript code for efficiency. * New – The position of the hover tab is now saved and remembered for future sessions. * Fixed – Corrected the sequence of function calls to ensure the hover tab is created before being referenced. * Updated – Now compatible with WordPress 6.2. #### 1.1 _Release Date 22/06/22_ * New – Added ability to move the tab that the user can hover/click to bring up the admin bar. * New – Added banner to plugin page on WordPress. #### 1.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.2.9** * PHP version ** 5.2.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/) * Tags * [admin bar](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-bar/)[WP Bar](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-bar/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-admin-bar/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-wp-admin-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ daltonwalsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daltonwalsh/) ## Support Got something to say? 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