Title: Toolbar
Author: Andrew Nacin
Published: January 29, 2014
Last modified: April 11, 2025

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## Toolbar component

[Introduced in 3.1 as the Admin Bar](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14772),
the [Toolbar](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/toolbar/) is WordPress’
interface for quickly accessing content editing and site configuration tools such
as the site list, CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks
into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s
appearance settings., user settings, and post and page creation and editing.

Discussion about development on the Toolbar takes place in WordPress TracTrac An
open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project
management tool for WordPress., GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online
implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified
by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories 
require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’
where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed
before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/),
and in the [#core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) and [#design](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/design/)
channels on [WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

Tickets in this component are directly related to [wp-includes/admin-bar.php](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/admin-bar.php),
[wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php),
PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress
requires PHP 7.4 or higher and JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically
executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. 
APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that
allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined
ways. improvements, UIUI User interface/UXUX User experience changes, new features,
and improvements to the Toolbar internals.

New contributors are always welcome, whether you’re a seasoned developer, designer,
blogger, tester, or “beginner” looking to contribute for the first time.

You can find a list of changes, broken out by WordPress version, on [this Trac report](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&resolution=fixed&milestone=!WordPress.org&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&col=id&col=summary&order=priority).

### Recent posts on the make/coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blogblog (versus network, site)

 * [Toolbar component update: September 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/09/30/toolbar-component-update-september-2021/)(
   September 30, 2021)
 * [May 20 toolbar and admin menu meeting summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/05/23/may-20-toolbar-and-admin-menu-meeting-summary/)(
   May 23, 2016)
 * [Toolbar and admin menu meeting this Friday, May 20](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/05/19/toolbar-and-admin-menu-meeting-this-friday-may-20/)(
   May 19, 2016)
 * [Today in the Nightly: Customize in the Toolbar, Passwords UI, List Tables on Phones, Dashicons](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/07/08/today-in-the-nightly-customize-in-the-toolbar-passwords-ui-list-tables-on-phones-dashicons/)(
   July 8, 2015)

View all posts tagged [toolbar](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/toolbar/).

### Recent posts on the make/test blog

 * [Toolbar: visual survey of toolbar experiments, Macnchrome, iPhone 6+](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2015/09/03/toolbar-visual-survey-of-toolbar-experiments-macnchrome-iphone-6/)(
   September 3, 2015)
 * [Changing my password, iPhone 6+](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2015/07/14/changing-my-password-iphone-6/)(
   July 14, 2015)
 * [Toolbar flow: Delete a post, Create and chain edit a post, iPhone 6+](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2015/07/01/toolbar-flow-delete-a-post-create-and-chain-edit-a-post-iphone-6/)(
   July 1, 2015)
 * [Toolbar Visual Survey, 4.3-alpha-33003, iPhone 5](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2015/06/30/toolbar-visual-survey-4-3-alpha-33003-iphone-5/)(
   June 30, 2015)
 * [Toolbar survey with 32678.5.diff, iPhone 6+](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2015/06/30/toolbar-survey-with-32678-5-diff-iphone-6/)(
   June 30, 2015)

View all posts tagged [toolbar](https://make.wordpress.org/test/tag/toolbar/).

[Create a new ticket](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.trac.wordpress.org%2Fnewticket%3Fcomponent%3DToolbar)

### 33 open tickets in the Toolbar component

  |  [33 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&status=!closed) |  [defect (bug)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=defect+%28bug%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) |  [enhancement](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=enhancement&group=milestone&status=!closed) |  [feature request](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=feature+request&group=milestone&status=!closed) |  
  |  [7.0](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=7.0&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) |  [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=7.0&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) |  0 |  0 |  
 |  [7.1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=7.1&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) |  [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=7.1&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) |  0 |  0 |  
 |  [Awaiting Review](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Awaiting+Review&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) |  [5](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) |  [10](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=enhancement&status=!closed) |  [2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=feature+request&status=!closed) |  
 |  [Future Release](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Future+Release&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) |  [7](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Future+Release&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) |  [7](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=Future+Release&type=enhancement&status=!closed) |  0 |

**33 open tickets.** Last 7 days: +1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and
feature development on the bug tracker.

### 2 tickets slated for 7.0

[View list in Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&milestone=7.0&status=!closed)

 * [#64762](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64762)  Frontend adminadmin (
   and super admin) toolbar not using updated admin color scheme ui css
 * [#64859](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64859)  Admin bar: Command palette
   button retains focus styles after closing ui accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility(
   commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services,
   or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design
   ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning 
   compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen
   readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) administration

### 33 open tickets

**Open enhancements: 17** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=enhancement&status=!closed)
**
Open tasks: 0** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed)**
Open feature requests: 2** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=feature+request&status=!closed)**
Open defects: 14** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Toolbar&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed)

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 *  Stephen Bernhardt

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