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title: Turning On and Off the Popups Admin Bar
description: "Turning on the **Popups Admin Bar** gives you [tools for testing your popups](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/problem-solving/popups-admin-bar-cheat-sheet/) while you're logged into your [WP Admin area](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#admin). The **Popups Admin Bar** appears on your top toolbar as you're viewing posts and pages from the [front end of your…"
url: "https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/problem-solving/turning-on-the-popups-admin-bar/"
updated: "2025-03-27"
category: "Common Questions & Issues / Problem Solving"
---

# Turning On and Off the Popups Admin Bar

Turning on the **Popups Admin Bar** gives you [tools for testing your popups](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/problem-solving/popups-admin-bar-cheat-sheet/) while you're logged into your [WP Admin area](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#admin).

The **Popups Admin Bar** appears on your top toolbar as you're viewing posts and pages from the [front end of your site](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#front-end). See the short clip below for a quick demo.

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Here's what's happening in the demo above:

- We find the admin bar setting.
- Make sure it's unchecked.
- Save our changes.
- Go to our homepage and reload it.
- Hover over each admin bar option.

## Popups Admin Bar Is on by Default

The admin bar should be on by default. If it's not, keep reading to learn how to turn it on.

## Turn On the **Popups Admin Bar**

Follow these steps to turn on the **Popups Admin Bar**.

1. From your WP Admin area, go to **Popup Maker** > **Settings**.

![file IgM7tAl4CD](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/643395e84cd1ab01bbe8bb98/file-IgM7tAl4CD.jpg)

2. Click **Misc**.

![file BU06CIJCPa](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/643396141274e915f2f93108/file-BU06CIJCPa.jpg)

3. Uncheck **Disable Popups Admin Bar**.

![file KTULelscFl](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/643396491274e915f2f93109/file-KTULelscFl.jpg)

4. Click **Save**.

![file sBsAF2Zu8B](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/643396781274e915f2f9310a/file-sBsAF2Zu8B.jpg)

5. Open a new tab in the same browser window and go to your homepage.

6. Hover over **Popups Admin Bar** in your top toolbar.

![file dg6NNhdDBT](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/64339e047bf4bb61c0117207/file-dg6NNhdDBT.png)

Congrats! You did it.

Head over to our [Popups Admin Bar Cheat Sheet](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/problem-solving/popups-admin-bar-cheat-sheet/) to learn what it can do for you.

## Turning Off the Popups Admin Bar

Check the **Disable Popups Admin Bar** checkbox. Click **Save** to save your setting change.

![pm disable popups admin bar](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-disable-popups-admin-bar-1024x273.png)