Description
Lightweight Admin Toolbar Toggle allows Administrators to toggle the WordPress admin bar on/off from the frontend. The page reserves space while the toolbar is shown and reclaims it when hidden.
Features
- Toggle admin bar visibility with a floating button
- Visible toolbar reserves its measured height; hiding it reclaims the space
- Settings page to choose the toggle button position (8 positions around the screen edge)
- Show or hide the toggle on specific pages with include/exclude URL rules and * wildcards
- Optionally remember the toolbar open/closed state between pages (browser localStorage, no database writes)
- Optionally hide the front-end toolbar completely for non-administrator users
- Only visible to Administrators
- Compatible with popular page builders (Elementor, Divi, Astra, etc.)
- Stays out of the Elementor editor/preview and the Customizer preview
- Shields the toolbar from theme CSS resets that break its layout and icons
- Keyboard accessible toggle button (Enter/Space) with proper ARIA attributes
- Glassmorphism styled toggle button
- Translation ready
- Cleans up its settings on uninstall
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
admin-toolbar-togglefolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Only Administrator users will see the floating toggle button on the frontend
- Configure the button position and page visibility under Settings > Toolbar Toggle
FAQ
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Only users with Administrator role can see and use the toggle button.
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If you are an Administrator and the toggle is not showing, please ensure that you have checked the “Show Toolbar when viewing site” option in your WordPress Dashboard under Users > Profile. Also check Settings > Toolbar Toggle in case the current URL is excluded by your page visibility rules.
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Yes. Go to Settings > Toolbar Toggle and pick one of the 8 positions around the screen edge (top, middle, bottom on either side, or top/bottom center). The default is Middle Right.
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Can I limit the toggle to certain pages?
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Yes. In Settings > Toolbar Toggle you can either show the toggle on every page except a list of URLs, or only on the URLs you list. Relative paths (/contact), full URLs, and the * wildcard (/shop/*) are supported.
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Does this plugin work with page builders?
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Yes! This plugin includes fixes for common sticky header issues with Elementor, Divi, Astra, and other popular themes and page builders. It also automatically disables itself inside the Elementor editor/preview and the Customizer preview.
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Will this affect my website layout?
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The toolbar reserves its actual rendered height while visible. Hiding it removes that space. Responsive WordPress 32px/46px values are startup fallbacks only. Resize and content observers update spacing when the toolbar changes size and notify page builders to recalculate sticky positions. Custom fixed-header implementations may still require their own integration.
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Yes, the admin bar is hidden by default. Click the floating toggle button to show it. With “remember state” enabled (the default), the open/closed state persists between pages in your browser.
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Changelog
2.0.3
- Improved: Measure the native toolbar height instead of forcing desktop/mobile heights.
- Improved: Update spacing on viewport, orientation, font and toolbar content-size changes.
- Guard: Only notify builders when effective state/height changes to avoid resize feedback loops.
- Guard: Fall back to mutation observation when ResizeObserver is unavailable; reclaim space if the toolbar is removed during recalculation.
2.0.2
- Fix: Reserve toolbar space only while visible, with responsive 32px/46px spacing.
- Fix: Hidden toolbar has zero height for builder measurements; notify builders on state changes.
- Fix: Remove toolbar spacing when printing.
2.0.1
- Fix: Corrected Plugin URI in the plugin header to point to the correct wordpress.org listing
- Fix: Removed toggle button slide animation on hover/focus (button no longer moves on interaction)
2.0.0
- New: Settings page under Settings > Toolbar Toggle
- New: Choose the toggle button position from 8 spots around the screen edge
- New: Per-URL visibility rules (include or exclude mode) with * wildcard support
- New: Option to remember the toolbar open/closed state between pages (browser localStorage)
- New: Option to hide the front-end toolbar for non-administrator users (now configurable)
- New: Settings link on the Plugins screen
- Improved: Toolbar is now shielded from theme CSS resets (box-sizing, list bullets, link underlines, image max-widths, font overrides) so it always renders correctly
- Improved: Layout protection is now minimal and server-side (admin-bar body class and core bump removed before render) instead of aggressive CSS overrides
- Improved: Toggle button is keyboard accessible (Enter/Space) with aria-pressed and aria-label
- Improved: Plugin stays inactive inside the Elementor editor/preview and the Customizer preview
- Improved: Capability check now uses manage_options instead of the administrator role name
- Improved: Translation ready with the admin-toolbar-toggle text domain
- Improved: Settings are removed from the database on uninstall
1.0.0
- Initial release