Rik Lewis

bettersecurity

Why So Slow?

<p>This plugin will allow you to easily remove bloat and turn off unused features, in order to streamline your website and reduce file requests.</p>
<p>It also includes the following additional functionality:<br />
– Include <a href="https://instant.page" rel="nofollow ugc">instant.page</a> library (v5.1.0) with settings<br />
– Add Server-Timing headers to enable better debugging<br />
– Use passive event listengers to improve scroll performance</p>
<p>This plugin is NOT a caching plugin, but should play well with any caching plugin you decide to use.</p>



Perfect for my needs, as it easily allows me to disable features that I don't need, which streamlines my website and makes it load faster for my users.


Perfect for my needs

Improve the loading speed of your website by removing bloat and unused features (formerly named Better Speed)

Quentin Le Duff

<p>ZenPress is a lightweight, super-fast plugin that boosts your WordPress & WooCommerce website through a wide range of solid actions.<br />
Combined with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cache-enabler/" rel="ugc">Cache Enabler</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/" rel="ugc">Autoptimize</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sqlite-object-cache/" rel="ugc">SQLite Object Cache</a>, ZenPress is a free alternative to major premium performance plugins.<br />
This is a simple solution for improving your WordPress website’s performance and security while enjoying a simpler and lighter UI without breaking the bank.<br />
No database clutter, no ads, no pro version. Just install, activate, select what you need or pick up your settings preset and you are ready to go !</p>
<h4>Why choose ZenPress?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Curated settings presets included to help you.</li>
<li>Deep integration with the native WordPress interface: no bloat, no extra options page, no weird custom dashboard : only what you need.</li>
<li>Free alternative to major premium performance plugin for everyone.</li>
<li>Make your WordPress website fast & clean by disabling unwanted features.</li>
<li>Improve security by turning off features you don’t use and hardening weak spots.</li>
<li>Eliminate third-party plugin bloat (actually hunting them down).</li>
<li>Ultra lightweight.</li>
<li>Future proof.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p>Following features are included :</p>
<h4>Settings subpage 🧰</h4>
<ul>
<li>Organized interface with vertical tabs for easy navigation between categories (Core, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, Tools).</li>
<li>Features grouped by subcategories (Performance, Security, User Interface) with visual icons for quick identification.</li>
<li>Three ready-to-use presets: Corporate website, Blog, and E-commerce – each optimized for specific site types.</li>
<li>Every action is documented with descriptions so that you understand what you are doing and the benefits.</li>
<li>Fully accessible interface with ARIA-compliant tabs and complete keyboard navigation support.</li>
<li>Native WordPress interface, benefits from Gutenberg’s new features and the site editor.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Core – Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable adjacent posts link tags.</li>
<li>Disable dashicons.</li>
<li>Disable DNS prefetch.</li>
<li>Disable WordPress emoji scripts and styles.</li>
<li>Disable jQuery migrate.</li>
<li>Disable oEmbed.</li>
<li>Disable PDF thumbnails.</li>
<li>Disable all WordPress feeds (RDF, RSS, RSS2, Atom, and comments).</li>
<li>Disable WordPress shortlink.</li>
<li>Disable WLW link.</li>
<li>Remove WordPress default remote block patterns.</li>
<li>Remove REST API links.</li>
<li>Separate loading of core block styles.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Core – Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block user enumeration.</li>
<li>Disable application passwords.</li>
<li>Disable author archives.</li>
<li>Disable pingback and trackback.</li>
<li>Disable REST API for visitors not logged into WordPress.</li>
<li>Disable XML-RPC and remove RSD link.</li>
<li>Hide WordPress version.</li>
<li>Protect the wp-login form from brute force attacks.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Core – User Interface</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean up the WordPress admin bar.</li>
<li>Clean up the WordPress Dashboard.</li>
<li>Disable the login language selector.</li>
</ul>
<h4>WooCommerce – Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable WooCommerce cart fragments script.</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce scripts and styles on non-WooCommerce pages.</li>
<li>Disable unnecessary Stripe scripts on WooCommerce pages.</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce widgets.</li>
<li>Remove WooCommerce default block patterns.</li>
</ul>
<h4>WooCommerce – Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>Hide WooCommerce version.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Gutenberg – Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Remove WordPress default remote block patterns.</li>
<li>Separate loading of core block styles.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Gutenberg – User Interface</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable default pattern categories in site editor.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Presets</h4>
<ul>
<li>Corporate website / Portfolio: Optimized for business sites and portfolios. Focuses on security, performance, and removing unnecessary features like RSS feeds and author archives.</li>
<li>Blog: Tailored for content-focused blogs. Includes performance and security optimizations while preserving essential blog features like RSS feeds.</li>
<li>E-commerce: Designed for WooCommerce stores. Includes all performance and security features plus WooCommerce-specific optimizations for faster checkout.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fully ARIA-compliant tab interface following W3C ARIA Authoring Practices Guide.</li>
<li>Complete keyboard navigation: Arrow keys, Home, End, Space, Enter, and Tab keys fully supported.</li>
<li>Automatic tab activation on focus for improved user experience.</li>
<li>Proper focus management with visible focus indicators.</li>
<li>Screen reader friendly with proper ARIA labels and roles.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<h4>Global</h4>
<ul>
<li>Additional presets for specific use cases.</li>
<li>Documentation pages with detailed guides.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>Manage Heartbeat API (frontend + backend + admin whitelist).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable capital_P_dangit filter.</li>
<li>Disable autosave.</li>
<li>Disable post revision.</li>
<li>Disable Password Strength Meter.</li>
<li>Disable WordPress default lazy loading.</li>
</ul>
<h4>User Interface</h4>
<ul>
<li>Remove “howdy” from admin bar.</li>
<li>Remove WordPress logo.</li>
<li>Remove “Help button”.</li>
<li>Remove “Thanks for using WordPress” in footer.</li>
<li>Remove “site health” page.</li>
<li>Remove “Privacy tools”.</li>
</ul>
<h4>WooCommerce</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable WooCommerce tracking.</li>
<li>Disable marketing hub.</li>
<li>Disable dashboard setup widget.</li>
<li>Disable new product editor.</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce blocks.</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce promo emails.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Plugins</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable CF7 CSS & JS.</li>
<li>Disable Elementor bloat.</li>
<li>Disable WP Bakery bloat.</li>
<li>Disable Divi bloat.</li>
<li>Disable Yoast SEO bloat.</li>
<li>Disable Jetpack bloat.</li>
<li>Disable Updraft bloat.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Statement</h3>
<p>ZenPress is private by default and always will be. It does not store any data. It does not send data to any third party, nor does it include any third party resources.</p>
<h3>Accessibility Statement</h3>
<p>ZenPress aims to be fully accessible to all of its users.</p>


ZenPress – Cleaner, Lighter, Faster WP


ZenPress is a great tool to remove a lot of features that I don't want like the dashicons, Wordpress shortlinks etc. There's a lot of little things causing bloat that I don't take care of on my websites so I'm happy there's a simple optimization plugin to deal with those issues quickly.


a practical tool to remove bloat and useless features


ZenPress is an excellent lightweight WordPress optimization plugin that delivers on its promise of improving performance and security without the bloat. The plugin's curated settings presets make it incredibly user-friendly for both beginners and experienced developers, while its deep integration with the native WordPress interface ensures a clean, familiar experience.


A lightweight WordPress optimization plugin

Easily speed up and strengthen your WordPress site by cleaning out unnecessary features and protecting weak spots.

Why So Slow? vs ZenPress – Cleaner, Lighter, Faster WP