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Classic Monks is one plugin that replaces many others in WordPress.

Instead of installing dozens of small plugins for performance, security, admin cleanup, WooCommerce tweaks, and builder add-ons, Classic Monks puts the most common, practical features into a single modular plugin. You turn on only what you need. Nothing more runs.

This matters because every extra plugin usually adds its own database calls, background checks, and admin scripts. Over time, that slows down the WordPress dashboard and makes sites harder to maintain. Classic Monks reduces that overhead by handling these jobs in one place, with fewer database queries and a faster backend.

Classic Monks does not replace your page builder or theme. It works alongside tools like Bricks and core WordPress. Think of it as the control panel for your site: setup, performance, security, WooCommerce utilities, and quality-of-life improvements, all managed from one screen.

The goal is simple:
fewer plugins, fewer problems, a faster WordPress admin, and a setup you can reuse on every site without thinking about it.

No. Classic Monks is not Bricks only.

Classic Monks currently has features for Bricks because that’s where we started with builder specific features like elements, controls, dynamic data, conditions, and animations. Those features activate only when Bricks is installed.

However, Classic Monks is builder agnostic and works with any theme or builder, including Gutenberg, Elementor, Breakdance, Astra, and others. This includes admin tools, performance optimizations, security features, workflow utilities, Quick WordPress Setup, and WooCommerce enhancements.

If you’re not using Bricks:
• Nothing breaks
• Nothing is disabled globally
• Bricks-specific modules simply remain inactive

Future integrations for other builders (Elementor, Breakdance, etc.) will add native features for those builders, not change how the core plugin works.

In short: Bricks gets extra superpowers today, but Classic Monks is designed to be useful across WordPress as a whole.

Builder specific features for other builders are planned.

Our focus for 2025 is stability: bug fixes, performance improvements, and hardening the existing feature set so the core stays reliable as usage grows. We’re deliberately avoiding rushing new builder integrations before the foundation is solid.

From 2026 onward, we’ll begin rolling out integrations for other builders such as Elementor, Gutenberg, Breakdance, and others.

To keep this user driven, we’ll be sending a poll to customers, and whichever builder receives the most votes will be worked on first. This helps us prioritize based on real world demand rather than assumptions.

In the meantime, Classic Monks already provides significant value across all builders through its builder agnostic features, and future integrations will be additive, not required for the plugin to be useful today.

After the Launch Offer, Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deal period ends, Classic Monks will only be available at regular pricing. Early customers will always keep their lowest price and lifetime updates.

From January 2026 onwards Lifetime Deals (LTD) will be replaced with Yearly subscription plans.

You can pay for Classic Monks using major cards, digital wallets, BNPL services, local banking methods, and popular regional payment apps. Select your preferred option at checkout > payment page.

Credit & Debit Cards
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, UnionPay, and others.

Digital Wallets
Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Cash App Pay (where available).

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
Klarna, Afterpay (availability depends on region and minimum transaction requirements).

Europe-specific
iDEAL (Netherlands), Bancontact (Belgium), EPS (Austria), Multibanco (Portugal), and more.

India-specific
UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, CRED, etc.), RuPay cards.

Additional Notes
• Available payment methods depend on your country and selected currency.
• All eligible options are displayed automatically in the payment page.
• Some payment types (BNPL, PayPal, certain local methods) may not support subscriptions or all regions.

The local tax (GST/VAT) you see on the payment page is automatically calculated and added by our payment processor based on your location and applicable tax regulations. This ensures compliance with local tax laws in your jurisdiction.
For EU customers: VAT is automatically applied for individual purchases. If you’re an EU-based business, you can enter your VAT ID during checkout to have the tax removed.
For customers in other regions: Local taxes like GST, VAT, or sales tax may be applied based on your country’s requirements.

Yes. Classic Monks is production ready and already used on live client sites. The current release is stable for real world projects, and new features are added incrementally without breaking existing functionality. As with any actively developed plugin, major changes are versioned carefully and shipped only after internal testing and real site validation.

Classic Monks is currently being built and maintained by a focused team of 4, led by its original founder, under the GoodMonks Solutions banner. This is the same team behind years of client work in WordPress, WooCommerce, performance optimization, and plugin development, which directly informs how features are planned and shipped.   

The product is fully bootstrapped, which means there is no investor pressure to pursue vanity features or aggressive pricing. The team optimizes for long-term usefulness and agency level workflows instead. Day to day, the team covers product development, support, documentation, content, and marketing in-house, keeping feedback loops short and allowing shipping cycles to stay fast and user driven.

Classic Monks ships updates roughly every 12–15 days, with each release focused on a tight set of improvements instead of noisy, superficial changes. This cadence lets the team ship meaningful new features, refine existing workflows, and keep compatibility steady without turning your stack into a moving target every week.

In between feature releases, critical fixes and compatibility patches are prioritized and rolled out as needed, so you are not stuck waiting for the “next big version” just to get stability. The goal is a predictable, agency friendly release rhythm: fast enough to feel alive and improving, slow enough that you can safely standardize Classic Monks across multiple client projects.

Classic Monks replaces many small, single purpose plugins, not your page builder or theme.

It overlaps with and often replaces functionality provided by plugins such as:
• Performance & optimization: Perfmatters, WP Rocket (partial), FlyingPress (partial), Asset CleanUp
• Security & hardening: Wordfence (partial), Solid Security (partial), WP Cerber (basic hardening features)
• Admin & workflow: Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), WPExtended, WP Admin UI Customize, WP Reset, User Switching
• Media management: HappyFiles, Enable Media Replace, Media Cloud (partial), SVG support plugins
• WooCommerce utilities: WooCommerce swatches plugins, checkout field editors, coupon rule plugins, small order/admin tweaks plugins
• Builder add-ons (Bricks): BricksExtras, BricksUltimate

Classic Monks is not trying to replace builders like Bricks, Elementor, or Gutenberg. It works alongside them. The goal is to reduce plugin count, cut redundant database calls, speed up the WordPress backend, and give you one modular core stack instead of dozens of scattered plugins.

Classic Monks requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. It works with all major hosting providers and is optimized for performance on shared, VPS, and dedicated servers.

Absolutely! You can upgrade anytime, and the upgrade cost is calculated as: current plan price (without discount) − what you originally paid − any applicable coupons or discounts. Your website limit and features will be updated instantly with no downtime.

Simply upgrade to the next tier or add additional licenses. Many Professional start with 25 sites license and upgrade to Agencey/Enterprise license as they grow. No penalties, just pay the difference and continue growing.

Yes! You can easily remove sites and free up license slots in License Monks.
How to do it:
1. Go to My Account → Sites
2. Find the domain you want to manage
3. In the Sites section, click “Delete” next to any site you want to remove
4. The license slot is immediately freed up for use on another site.

Client Site Expiry Controls allows you to set individual expiration dates for each site activation in your license, giving you granular control over when specific sites are no longer licensed – you can set different expiry periods (1-5 years or lifetime) for each site independently, and the system automatically tracks remaining days and marks expired sites. When a site expires, the plugin dashboard on that client site will show as “expired” instead of “licensed”, clearly indicating the license status to the end user.
How to do it:
1. Go to My Account → Sites
2. Find the domain you want to set expiry
3. In the Sites section, click “Set Expiry” and select from 1 to 5 years or lifetime
4. The site license is immediately updated to reflect new expiry.

Subscription management panel showing expiry options

Whitelisting allows only specific sites to activate your license keys, while blacklisting prevents specific sites from activating your licenses – giving you complete control over where your licenses can be used.

No, license keys are never stored in plain text. Classic Monks uses a unique encryption method to secure all license data before storing it in the database – the system automatically encrypts license keys, status information, and other data, and only decrypts it when needed for validation, ensuring your license keys remain secure even if someone gains database access.

Classic Monks uses Dodo Payments as our secure payment provider. You can complete your purchase using a wide range of globally trusted payment options:

  • Credit & Debit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, UnionPay, and more.

  • Digital Wallets: Pay easily with Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, and Cash App Pay (where available).

  • Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): Klarna, Afterpay (for supported regions and minimum transaction amounts).

  • India-specific: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, CRED, etc.), RuPay cards.

  • Europe-specific: iDEAL (Netherlands), Bancontact (Belgium), EPS (Austria), Multibanco (Portugal), and others.

Other details:

  • The available payment methods at checkout depend on your country and selected currency.

  • You’ll see all your available options automatically at checkout—no extra steps needed.

  • Some methods (such as BNPL, PayPal, or local wallets) may not work for subscriptions or certain countries.

In short:
You can pay for Classic Monks with most popular cards, digital wallets, BNPL services, local banking methods, and leading payment apps—just pick your preferred option at checkout.

Classic Monks comes with a 15-day money-back guarantee. If the plugin doesn’t meet your expectations or fails to meaningfully improve your workflow, you can request a refund and we will return 80% of your purchase in line with our refund policy.

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