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.
Here’s how to disable the toolbar, should you wish to do so.
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)
The Advanced Options extension has several settings for changing these WP defaults, such as directing the wp-login.php page to the WP-Members login, turning off the toolbar, redirecting dashboard access by user capability, and more. See the plugin description and documentation for a list of available features.