From zip file to green vitals

Installation

1. Download the plugin zip — it's emailed after purchase and always available in your dashboard.
2. In WP Admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip, then Install and Activate.
3. That's it — page caching turns on immediately and the advanced-cache.php drop-in is installed for you.

Activating your license

Go to BriskPress → License, enter your key and purchase email, and click Activate. This unlocks the Pro features (minify/combine, delay JS, critical CSS, media, CDN) and enables automatic updates.

Recommended settings

• Cache: keep page caching on; enable gzip and browser cache headers.
• File optimization: enable Minify CSS/JS and Defer JS everywhere; test Delay JS and Combine on staging first.
• Media: enable lazy-load, image dimensions, and LCP preload.
• Preload: enable sitemap preload and link prefetch.

Page builders

BriskPress detects Divi and automatically protects the Visual Builder, excluding Divi core scripts from Delay/Defer/Combine. For other builders, exclude their scripts under File Optimization → Exclusions.

Troubleshooting

• Something looks broken after enabling Delay/Combine JS? Add the offending script to the exclusion list — don't turn the whole feature off.
• Check BriskPress → Health for drop-in, WP_CACHE, cron, and writable-directory status.
• Running another cache plugin? Deactivate it — BriskPress warns you about conflicts.

WP-CLI & REST API

# WP-CLI
wp briskpress clear      # purge the page cache
wp briskpress preload    # warm the cache from your sitemap
wp briskpress status     # check cache health

# REST API
POST /wp-json/briskpress/v1/purge

Stuck on something not covered here? Email support — it's included with your license.