Frequently asked questions

Sign up with your email, pick a template, add your books and bio, hit publish. Takes about 15 minutes.

Most authors go live within 15 minutes. Adding books takes longest.

None. If you can write an email, you can build a Zenpage site.

An email address. Book covers and descriptions help but can be added later.

Yes. Each book gets its own page with cover, description, and buy links.

Yes. Markdown editor, drafts, RSS feed auto-generated.

Yes. Free SSL included. Step-by-step guide in the dashboard.

Yes. Type in one ISBN and Zenpage looks up the rest of your books on Google Books and Open Library. Covers, descriptions, and buy links come along for the ride.

Yes. Add readings, signings, or virtual events with the date, location, and a ticket link. Past events move to their own section.

Yes. Embed forms from Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Substack, Beehiiv, etc.

Every template is responsive.

Five: Minimal, Bold, Mythic, Solaris, Passion. 18+ color scheme combinations.

Each template has 3-5 color schemes to choose from.

Yes, anytime. Content stays the same.

Templates use curated font pairings. Custom uploads aren't supported.

Toggle publish in the dashboard. Goes live instantly.

Yes. Toggle off and it returns a 404. Content stays saved.

yourname.zenpage.io by default. Or connect your own domain.

Point to Cloudflare, add DNS TXT record, we handle the rest. Free SSL.

Yes, free forever. Everything on the features page is included at no cost. No credit card. We may introduce optional paid add-ons in the future, but the core website builder stays free.

No catch. Static sites are cheap to host, and this is a passion project by someone who reads too much. Infrastructure costs are low enough that charging for it would feel wrong.

Delete option in dashboard settings. Removes everything permanently.

Working on export. Contact us in the meantime.