Clean Admin Bar Removal Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/clean-admin-bar-removal

Allows you to hide the top admin bar in WP 3.2+ on the public site by changing user preferences en masse for both existing and new users.

50 active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.2+ Updated Jan 9, 2012
admin-barpreferencessettingstoolbar
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Clean Admin Bar Removal Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 14yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin 'clean-admin-bar-removal' v1.0 exhibits a generally good security posture based on the provided static analysis. Its attack surface is remarkably small, with no identified entry points that are unprotected. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further contributes to a secure foundation. Furthermore, all SQL queries are correctly prepared, and there are no recorded vulnerabilities in its history, indicating a track record of secure development.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are not properly escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Clean Admin Bar Removal Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Clean Admin Bar Removal Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
1
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Data Flows
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

2 flows
clean_admin_bar_settings_page (clean-admin-bar-removal.php:28)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Clean Admin Bar Removal Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
actionadmin_menuclean-admin-bar-removal.php:16
actionuser_registerclean-admin-bar-removal.php:88
Maintenance & Trust

Clean Admin Bar Removal Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.3.2
Last updatedJan 9, 2012
PHP min version
Downloads8K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs50
Developer Profile

Clean Admin Bar Removal Developer Profile

Christiann

1 plugin · 50 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Clean Admin Bar Removal

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

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
clean_admin_bar_removalexplain
Data Attributes
name='clean_admin_bar_settings'id='clean_admin_bar_settings'name='clean_admin_bar_turn_off[]'name='clean_admin_bar_turn_off_by_default[]'
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Clean Admin Bar Removal