How to disable BuddyPress admin menu bar in WordPress

To disable the BuddyPress admin menu bar in WordPress using the functions.php file, you can use the show_admin_bar filter hook. This hook allows you to modify whether the admin bar is displayed on the front-end of your site.

Here is an example of how you can use this hook to disable the BuddyPress admin menu bar:

// Disable BuddyPress admin menu bar in WordPress
// More snippets at wpunplugged.com 

function disable_buddypress_admin_bar( $show_admin_bar ) {
    if ( function_exists( 'bp_is_active' ) ) {
        $show_admin_bar = false;
    }
    return $show_admin_bar;
}
add_filter( 'show_admin_bar', 'disable_buddypress_admin_bar' );

In this example, we are using the function_exists() function to check for the existence of the bp_is_active() function, which is specific to the BuddyPress plugin. If the function exists, it means that BuddyPress is active, and we set the $show_admin_bar variable to false to disable the admin bar.

It’s important to note that this code will only disable the BuddyPress admin menu bar on the front-end of your site. The admin bar will still be displayed in the WordPress admin area.