Missing WordPress Toolbar on Site Frontend Despite Being Logged In (LiteSpeed Cache and CDN Configuration Issues)

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Hey everyone, I need some help with a frustrating WordPress problem.

My admin toolbar has completely vanished from the frontend of my site, even though I’m logged in as an administrator. The weird thing is that there’s still a blank space at the top where the toolbar should appear, but nothing shows up there.

What I’ve already attempted:

  • Verified that “Show Toolbar when viewing site” is checked in my user profile
  • Flushed all caches multiple times (browser, plugin, and CDN caches)
  • Toggled the toolbar setting off and on again
  • Contacted my hosting support but didn’t get much help

Background on when this started:

This problem began after I tried configuring LiteSpeed Cache on my site and enabled my host’s CDN service. Initially I was going to use QUIC.cloud but it seemed too complicated, so I switched back to my hosting provider’s built-in CDN instead.

The confusing part is that even though I thought I disabled QUIC.cloud completely, I still see references to it in various menus. I’m worried some settings are still connected to it somehow.

My current situation:

I’m pretty new to WordPress development and I’m not sure if I should try to fix this myself or if I might make things worse. The site is working fine otherwise, but I can’t use the frontend editor without the admin bar.

Has anyone dealt with similar issues after setting up caching plugins or CDN services? I’d really appreciate any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this properly.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

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Classic LiteSpeed Cache conflict. The blank space means the toolbar’s loading but the CSS/JS gets stripped during caching. I’ve seen this when switching between caching plugins. Go to your LiteSpeed Cache settings and check CSS/JS optimization. Turn off CSS minification and JavaScript optimization temporarily - see if the toolbar comes back. These features sometimes mess with WordPress core stuff. For those leftover QUIC.cloud references, you need to completely reset the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. Hit the plugin settings, find import/export, and use the reset option to wipe all configs. That’ll kill any remaining QUIC.cloud connections. Also check your CDN exclusion rules. Admin toolbar resources can’t go through CDN when you’re logged in. Most hosting CDNs let you bypass caching for logged-in users.

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oh wow, that blank space issue says a lot! quick question tho - when you switched back to your host’s CDN, did you completely remove the LiteSpeed cache plugin or just tweak the settings? those plugins sometimes leave htaccess rules behind even after you disable them. worth checking your htaccess file to be sure.

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i get it, that sounds really frustrating! have you tried checking your theme’s css? sometimes it hides stuff. switching to a default theme like twenty twenty-three might help figure it out too. good luck!