Title: Zen Backup
Author: Themexplosion
Published: <strong>June 4, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 4, 2026

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# Zen Backup

 By [Themexplosion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themexplosion/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/zen-backup.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zen-backup/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zen-backup/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zen-backup/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zen-backup/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zen-backup/)

## Description

Zen Backup creates full-site backups of your WordPress installation — files and 
database — in a single archive. Backups can be optionally encrypted with AES-256-
GCM for secure cloud storage or sharing.

**Key Features**

 * Full-site backup (files + database) with one click
 * AES-256-GCM encryption with auto-generated or custom passwords
 * Chunked upload support for restoring large backups
 * Real-time progress tracking during backup and restore
 * Download tokens for secure file delivery
 * Active job monitoring with cancel support
 * Automatic cleanup of stale jobs and temp files

## Installation

 1. Upload the `zen-backup` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate through the Plugins menu
 3. Navigate to **Zen Backup** in the admin sidebar

## FAQ

### Is the encryption secure?

Yes. Zen Backup uses AES-256-GCM with 100,000-iteration PBKDF2 key derivation.

### Can I restore on a different site?

Yes. Upload the `.zbb` file via the Restore tab and provide the password if encrypted.

### Where are backups stored?

Backups are stored in `wp-content/zenbu/backups/` and protected with `.htaccess`
and `index.php` guards.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Zen Backup” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Themexplosion ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themexplosion/)

[Translate “Zen Backup” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/zen-backup)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zen-backup/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/zen-backup/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zen-backup/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zen-backup/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial public release.
 * Full-site backup and restore.
 * AES-256-GCM encryption support.
 * Modern admin dashboard with real-time progress.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **13 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup/)[restore](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restore/)
   [site backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/site-backup/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zen-backup/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Themexplosion ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themexplosion/)

## Support

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