Title: 3.3 admin bar Covers Errors
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# 3.3 admin bar Covers Errors

 *  Resolved [gilgimech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilgimech/)
 * (@gilgimech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/)
 * One issue I’ve found with the new admin bar, is that since it has a fixed position.
   It covers up the first few lines of php errors. Has anyone found a way to deal
   with this other than disabling the admin bar all together?

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 *  Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449499)
 * The admin bar is now called the “Toolbar”, combining the Admin Bar and admin 
   header. You cannot turn off the Toolbar on the backend anymore, however you CAN
   turn it off on the front end in your profile.
 * To turn it off globally (for all users) on the front end you can put this in 
   your theme’s functions.php:
 *     ```
       if(!is_admin()){
       add_filter('show_admin_bar', '__return_false');
       }
       ```
   
 * or
 *     ```
       show_admin_bar( false );
       ```
   
 * I’ve also noticed it covers up the first lines of notices and errors.
 *  Thread Starter [gilgimech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilgimech/)
 * (@gilgimech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449500)
 * You can turn it off in the backend.
 * this worked for me.
 *     ```
       if (!function_exists('disableAdminBar')) {
   
       	function disableAdminBar() { // begin disableAdminBar function
   
       		remove_action( 'admin_footer', 'wp_admin_bar_render', 1000 );
   
       		function remove_admin_bar_style_backend() {
       			echo '<style>body.admin-bar #wpcontent, body.admin-bar #adminmenu { padding-top: 0px !important; }</style>';
       		}
   
       		add_filter('admin_head','remove_admin_bar_style_backend');
   
       	}  
   
       }
   
       add_action('init','disableAdminBar');
       ```
   
 * I know it’s not the best way of doing it, but when your developing themes and
   plugins you need to be able to see those errors. So the toolbar has to go (for
   developing anyway). I don’t recommend doing something like that for a live site.
 * I don’t think they thought about that when the core team designed this new toolbar.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449510)
 * Can yes, should no.
 * And yes, the core team thought about that. They do this instead: [http://nacin.com/tag/wp_debug/](http://nacin.com/tag/wp_debug/)
 *  Thread Starter [gilgimech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilgimech/)
 * (@gilgimech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449516)
 * > And yes, the core team thought about that. They do this instead: [http://nacin.com/tag/wp_debug/](http://nacin.com/tag/wp_debug/)
 * Which part are you referring to? I didn’t see anything that would solve the toolbar
   covering the errors issue.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449524)
 * They use other methods to track errors (like logging them etc).
 *  Thread Starter [gilgimech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilgimech/)
 * (@gilgimech)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449540)
 * This seems to work.
 *     ```
       if ((error_reporting() && is_admin())) {
           echo '<style>body{ padding-top: 28px !important; }</style>';
           return;
       }
       ```
   
 * If there is an error it adds padding to the body pushing everything down except
   the tool bar.

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 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)

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 * Last reply from: [gilgimech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilgimech/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/33-admin-bar-covers-errors/#post-2449540)
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