XMK Admin Orb

Get the black bar off your site without losing a single shortcut

When you’re logged in, WordPress pins a black toolbar across the top of every page. It covers your header, pushes fixed menus down, and makes the site you’re editing look different from the one your visitors see. Switching it off means losing Edit Page, New, updates, your page builder button and your cache button.

XMK Admin Orb keeps all of it and gets it out of the way. The whole top bar folds into one small round button that floats in a corner. Click it and every item opens in a clean menu, including the ones other plugins add. Need the normal bar back for a minute? One click.

Features

• One floating button instead of the top bar. Your site looks the way visitors see it.
• The full admin menu in one click, including page builder, cache and shop items from other plugins. They work exactly as before.
• Drag it anywhere. It snaps to the nearest side and remembers each person’s spot.
• On your site and in the dashboard. In the dashboard it stays clear of the side menu.
• Classic bar whenever you want it, and one click to fold it away again.
• Your colors and icon, or your Site Icon automatically.
• Works on phones: the menu opens as a sheet from the bottom.
• Keyboard friendly: Alt + Shift + A, arrow keys, Esc.
• Fixes the gap some themes leave above the header.
• No tracking, no outside requests. Visitors never see it.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.2 or newer (tested up to 7.1)
• PHP 7.4 or newer
• Any theme. WooCommerce optional.

Install

1. Download xmk-admin-orb-1.0.1.zip (don’t unzip it).
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, choose the zip, then Install Now and Activate.
3. Open Settings > XMK Admin Orb to pick where it shows, the corner, the accent color and the icon.

Using XMK White Label? It has the same floating button built in. While that one is on, XMK Admin Orb pauses and tells you, so you never get two buttons.