Hide Admin Bar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/bury-admin-bar

Hide the Admin Bar in WordPress

0 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Unknown
adminadmin-barhidden
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Hide Admin Bar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Hide Admin Bar has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs
Risk Assessment

The "bury-admin-bar" plugin v1.0 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of any identified attack surface, dangerous functions, unsanitized taint flows, raw SQL queries, or unescaped output suggests that the developers have adhered to best practices for secure WordPress plugin development. The lack of vulnerability history further reinforces this positive assessment, indicating a history of secure code. The plugin's strength lies in its minimalist design and apparent focus on secure coding principles. However, the complete absence of nonce and capability checks across all entry points (though there are no entry points listed) is a notable point. While this is not a direct vulnerability in the current version due to the lack of exposed entry points, it represents a potential area of concern should future development introduce new functionalities that create exposed interfaces.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks on entry points
  • No capability checks on entry points
Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide Admin Bar Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Hide Admin Bar Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0
Attack Surface

Hide Admin Bar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_print_scripts-profile.phpbury_admin_bar.php:11
filtershow_admin_barbury_admin_bar.php:18
Maintenance & Trust

Hide Admin Bar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.9.29
Last updatedUnknown
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Hide Admin Bar Developer Profile

Awais Altaf

4 plugins · 1K total installs

89
trust score
Avg Security Score
93/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hide Admin Bar

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
show-admin-bar
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hide Admin Bar