ZenPress - Optimize & Secure

Yes, there is no pro version for this plugin and there never will be. However, I am accepting sponsorships via the GitHub Sponsors program. If you work at an agency that develops with WordPress, ask your company to provide sponsorship in order to invest in its supply chain. The tools that I maintain probably save your company time and money, and GitHub sponsorship can now be done at the organisation level. In addition, if you like the plugin then I'd love for you to leave a review. Tell all your friends about it too!

Yes. ZenPress focuses on disabling unnecessary core features and plugin bloat; it does not handle page caching, minification, or image optimization. It is designed to work alongside plugins like Cache Enabler, Autoptimize, and most object-cache solutions. If a performance feature overlaps, simply disable it in one of the tools.

Potentially, yes—especially if your theme or plugins rely on features you disable (RSS feeds, oEmbed, REST API, emojis, WooCommerce assets, etc.). That’s why each snippet includes clear descriptions and categories (performance, security, UI). Always test changes on a staging site first and enable snippets gradually.

If you are unsure, start with a preset (Corporate, Blog, E‑commerce) and then adjust. For manual tuning, prefer UI and performance snippets first (dashicons, emojis, dashboard/admin-bar cleanup) before more invasive ones (REST API, XML‑RPC, RSS). After each change, check: frontend pages, login, editor, and (if used) WooCommerce flows.

Unauthenticated REST requests will be blocked except for any explicit bypasses configured via the filters documented in the snippet (zenpress_disable_wp_rest_api_post_var, zenpress_disable_wp_rest_api_server_var). Core features and plugins that depend on public REST endpoints (some blocks, headless/front-end apps, third-party integrations) may stop working until you whitelist the required routes. Important: If you don't know how to configure bypass filters or whitelist specific routes, don't activate this snippet. It can break functionality that relies on public REST API access.

No. ZenPress does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It does not contact external services or include third‑party trackers. All settings are stored in standard WordPress options and remain on your site only.

ZenPress can be network‑activated or activated per site. Settings are stored per site, so each site in a network can have different snippets enabled. As with any optimization/security plugin, test network‑wide changes carefully, especially REST API and XML‑RPC related snippets.

Nice ! If you can't find anything in the roadmap, feel free to submit your suggestion on the support page! If you know how to code, you can even contribute on GitHub.