Hide Admin Toolbar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-toolbar

This plugin is used to hide admin toolbar from website. It will hide that bar when you are logged in and viewing the site.

8K active installs v1.0 PHP + WP 3.1+ Updated Nov 26, 2023
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Hide Admin Toolbar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 2yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'hide-admin-toolbar' v1.0 plugin exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no direct SQL queries (all use prepared statements), and all outputs are properly escaped. Crucially, there are no file operations or external HTTP requests, and a significant absence of any identified entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or shortcodes that lack authentication or capability checks. This demonstrates a well-designed plugin with a minimal attack surface and a strong adherence to secure coding practices. The lack of any recorded vulnerabilities in its history further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting a consistent focus on security by the developer. The plugin's strength lies in its simplicity and the absence of complex functionalities that often introduce security risks. The only area for potential minor concern, though not a direct finding in this analysis, is the absence of nonce checks on any entry points. However, given the complete absence of any entry points in the static analysis, this is not a practical concern for this specific version and analysis. Overall, this plugin appears to be highly secure.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Hide Admin Toolbar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Hide Admin Toolbar 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 Toolbar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 2
filtershow_admin_barhide-admin-toolbar.php:28
actionadmin_print_scripts-profile.phphide-admin-toolbar.php:29
Maintenance & Trust

Hide Admin Toolbar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.4.8
Last updatedNov 26, 2023
PHP min version
Downloads55K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings4
Active installs8K
Developer Profile

Hide Admin Toolbar Developer Profile

Aftab Ali Muni

9 plugins · 34K total installs

82
trust score
Avg Security Score
83/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Hide Admin Toolbar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-admin-toolbar/style.css/wp-content/plugins/hide-admin-toolbar/script.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/hide-admin-toolbar/script.js
Version Parameters
hide-admin-toolbar/style.css?ver=hide-admin-toolbar/script.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
show-admin-bar
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Hide Admin Toolbar