Title: P2 Theme Anonymous Posting
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# P2 Theme Anonymous Posting

 *  [ecros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ecros/)
 * (@ecros)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/p2-theme-anonymous-posting/)
 * How can I use the P2 theme to let anyone post anonymously? It only shows the 
   input )top) field to a registered user. I would like anyone to be able to see
   it and post without having to register. Thank you.

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/p2-theme-anonymous-posting/#post-5872134)
 * Are you referring to the so called “admin bar”? Black bar with “Howdy, username”
   or similar on the right? The only other input field I see is the search box. 
   FYI, the admin bar is not unique to P2, all WP installations have it available
   to registered users.
 * The key phrase is “available to registered users”. Much of the content is configured
   for a specific user’s capabilities, so it’s not possible to display it for non-
   registered users. About the best you can do is add custom content to the theme’s
   header.php file by creating a child theme. The content can be styled to look 
   exactly like the admin bar. Control its output with `!is_user_logged_in()` so
   that registered users will still get the real admin bar but not the replica version.
 * Do you realize that allowing anyone to post on your site will make it a popular
   target for spammers? You’ll want to at least install safeguards much like we 
   do for comments to keep the spam from getting out of hand. A single automated
   spam-bot can post staggering amounts of spam in a very short period if not somehow
   kept in check. There are thousands of such bots trolling for open sites like 
   you envision.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/p2-theme-anonymous-posting/#post-5872134)
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