If you have updated your WordPress to version you may have noticed that there is an admin bar that appears across the top of your screen. This admin bar is set to appear in the version 3.1 default settings. It is only visible to the admin when logged in so don’t worry, you visitors can’t see it. The purpose of having the admin bar there is to quickly be able to move to different parts of your dashboard with fewer clicks. For example if you want to add a new post or a new page, you can click on “new page” and be taken directly to the new page section of your dashboard.

Some may find this beneficial however most feedback I have seen it has caused some confusion and let’s face it, when we are viewing our site we want to see a nice clean view of what our visitors are seeing. So, to turn off the admin bar go into your Dashboard. Goto “Users” and select the admin the user and look for “Show Admin Bar.” Simply uncheck “when viewing site” and save and now it won’t appear.

If you haven’t updated to 3.1, you should because there are some important security updates.