It can be really annoying to have the WordPress top “admin” bar showing when trying to preview/edit a site – especially in mobile view.

Fortunately, it’s very easy to hide the top toolbar in your browser.

How to hide Wprdpress top admin toolbar

If the top toolbar is showing, simply click the icon in the top right, where it says Howdy, (yourname), and select Profile.

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This brings you to the same location as Users > Profile which can be accessed from the left-hand pane of your wordpress dashboard.

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Next to the Toolbar entry, simply uncheck the box that says “Show Toolbar when viewing site”, then click Update Profile at the bottom of the page.

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How to Show top toolbar admin

If the wordpress admin toolbar is not showing at the top of your browser when you view your site (and you really want it to), you can simply go to your wordpress dashboard (at “yoursite/wp-admin”) and click the Users > Profile link in the left hand pane,

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Next to the Toolbar entry, simply uncheck the box that says “Show Toolbar when viewing site”, then click Update Profile at the bottom of the page.

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