The “admin bar” is actually more correctly called the WordPress Toolbar. Likewise, the “back end” is also referred to as simply “the dashboard.” But you’ll see it referred to both ways around the Internet.
WP-Members does not arbitrarily remove the toolbar because in some cases you may want it and in some cases, it may be necessary since it does get used by various plugins.
It’s important to note that the “admin bar” and the so-called “back end” actually have nothing to do with giving users the ability to access administrative areas of WordPress. The dashboard area for a subscriber is actually WP’s default area of managing user profiles – yes, even for subscribers. Certainly, there are reasons for changing these settings, but none of them really have anything to do with security.
Restrict access with a plugin
The WP-Members Advanced Options extension has several settings for changing WP defaults, including restricting access to the dashboard and turning off the toolbar. These are just a few of the plugin’s available options. See the plugin description and documentation for a list of available features.
Restrict access with a code snippet
If you wish to disable the toolbar, here’s how to do it with a code snippet.
Here are some code snippets to restrict user access to the dashboard:
- Block dashboard access (basic)
- Block dashboard access, redirect user to home screen instead (support subscriber access required)