Title: Hide Admin Bar Search
Author: Helen Hou-Sandi
Published: <strong>2011-01-18</strong>
Last modified: 2012-12-14

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Search plugins

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Hide Admin Bar Search

 By [Helen Hou-Sandi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/helen/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hide-admin-bar-search.zip)

 * [Details](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-admin-bar-search/)

## Description

Hide Admin Bar Search is a small plugin that hides the search box in the 3.1 admin
bar in both the dashboard and front-end site views. Useful for those who are not
using the built-in WordPress search in the usual way or anybody who wants a more
minimal admin bar.

## Installation

Hide Admin Bar Search is most easily installed automatically via the Plugins tab
in your blog administration panel. Activate to hide the search box – no settings
required.

#### Manual Installation

 1. Upload the `hide-admin-bar-search` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Enjoy your cleaner admin bar

## FAQ

  Why would I want to do this?

The admin bar search uses the default WordPress search. If you are not using that
search, or if you just want the admin bar to be more minimal, this is for you.

  Can I choose to show the search box in the dashboard or site view?

Not at this time – this plugin is meant to be as simple as possible.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-3599/)󠁿

 [Matthew](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kidsguide/) 2017-02-07

I have been looking for this for a while.

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-admin-bar-search/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Hide Admin Bar Search” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Helen Hou-Sandi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/helen/)

[Translate “Hide Admin Bar Search” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hide-admin-bar-search)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-admin-bar-search/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hide-admin-bar-search/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-admin-bar-search/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-admin-bar-search/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * First version

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **13 ел ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.5.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/)
 * Tag
 * [admin bar](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-bar/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-admin-bar-search/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Helen Hou-Sandi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/helen/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-admin-bar-search/)