Toggle Admin Bar Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/toggle-admin-bar

Toggles the admin bar from view by adding "Hide Me" to the Admin menu.

10 active installs v1.0.2 PHP + WP 3.2+ Updated Mar 15, 2013
admin-barhide-admin-bartoggle
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Toggle Admin Bar Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

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

No known CVEs Updated 13yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "toggle-admin-bar" plugin v1.0.2 presents a generally low-risk security profile based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of known CVEs and a clean vulnerability history are strong indicators of a well-maintained and secure plugin. The code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, no raw SQL queries, no file operations, and no external HTTP requests, all of which are positive security practices. The total absence of entry points like AJAX handlers, REST API routes, and shortcodes further minimizes the plugin's attack surface.

However, a critical concern emerges from the output escaping analysis: 100% of outputs are not properly escaped. This means that any data displayed by the plugin, if it were to ever process or render user-provided or dynamic data, could be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. While the current attack surface is zero, this lack of output escaping is a significant weakness that could be exploited if the plugin's functionality or its interaction with data were to evolve. The absence of nonce and capability checks, although not a direct risk given the zero entry points, would become a critical oversight if new entry points were introduced without these security measures.

Key Concerns

  • All outputs are unescaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Toggle Admin Bar Security Vulnerabilities

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

Toggle Admin Bar Code Analysis

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

Output Escaping

0% escaped1 total outputs
Attack Surface

Toggle Admin Bar Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsjustscroll.php:20
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsjustscroll.php:21
actionadmin_bar_menujustscroll.php:26
actionwp_footerjustscroll.php:27
actionadmin_footerjustscroll.php:28
actionwp_footerjustscroll.php:77
actionadmin_footerjustscroll.php:78
Maintenance & Trust

Toggle Admin Bar Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested3.5.2
Last updatedMar 15, 2013
PHP min version
Downloads3K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Toggle Admin Bar Developer Profile

wycks

5 plugins · 530 total installs

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

How We Detect Toggle Admin Bar

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

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/toggle-admin-bar/slide-arrow.png/wp-content/plugins/toggle-admin-bar/jquery.cookie.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
hello
Data Attributes
id='wpadminbar'id='hello'id='wp-admin-bar-hide'id='contextual-help-link-wrap'
JS Globals
jQuery$
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Toggle Admin Bar