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Classic Monks v1.1.0

October 27, 2025

This major update improves the Classic Monks experience with exciting new features and comprehensive performance enhancements. The new Tabs Nested Auto Switch for Bricks Builder brings intelligent content cycling with smooth progress indicators, while a complete SMTP refactor delivers unparalleled email reliability with seamless form integration. We’ve introduced advanced searchable dropdowns throughout the admin interface, real-time email monitoring with live updates, and powerful bulk media download capabilities. Security reaches new heights with enhanced 2FA featuring local QR code generation and sophisticated rate limiting. Performance has been dramatically improved with a 50% reduction in database queries through our hybrid options system, while the new username changer feature and streaming setup wizard provide unprecedented user control. These innovations combine with enhanced Bricks Builder integration, WooCommerce compatibility improvements, and comprehensive AJAX optimizations to create an exceptionally fast, secure, and intuitive experience that sets a new standard for WordPress plugin functionality.

Tested up to

WordPress Version: 6.8.3

WooCommerce Version: 10.3.3

Bricks Builder Version: 2.1.2

Full Changelog

Searchable Dropdowns: Advanced search functionality for admin select elements with performance optimizations, debounced search, and document fragment renderingAdded

Enhanced Alert System: ESC key support for alert dialogs and custom alert window with async confirmation handling for setup togglesAdded

Loading States: Improved modal styling, button states with loading spinners, and enhanced admin interface responsivenessAdded

Username Changer: Complete username modification feature for user profiles with validation, sanitization, and automatic logout after changesAdded

Advanced 2FA: Local QR code rendering for TOTP setup using qrcode-generator library with manual key fallbackAdded

Rate Limiting: Enhanced 2FA with rate limiting (5 attempts per 5 minutes, 15-minute lockout) and timing-safe code comparisonsAdded

Session Management: Proper session regeneration on successful authentication and improved capability checksAdded

Real-time Email Logs: Live email log updates with 60-second polling, visual highlighting for new entries, and email retry queue integrationAdded

Complete SMTP Refactor: Provider abstraction layer, intelligent routing, and seamless Bricks Builder form integration for enhanced reliability and performanceAdded

Enhanced Security: Libsodium encryption for email passwords with XOR fallback for legacy compatibilityAdded

Streaming Progress: Incremental streaming progress updates and enhanced file upload handling with FormData for reduced memory usageAdded

User Registration: Complete user registration settings with default role configurationAdded

Core Sitemaps: Option to disable core sitemaps during WordPress setupAdded

Tabs Nested Auto Switch: Revolutionary auto-switch feature with configurable intervals, progress indicators, and pause-on-hover functionalityAdded

Vertical Progress Bars: New vertical orientation support with left/right positioning optionsAdded

Block Tilt Animation: Enhanced tilt effects for images, videos, buttons, and iconsAdded

Dynamic Data: New visibility conditions, post/user metrics, and WooCommerce integration for comments, reviews, and recently viewed productsAdded

Enhanced Compatibility: Improved compatibility checks with cm_is_woocommerce_active() functionAdded

Primary/Secondary Roles: Advanced slider control hierarchy with backward compatibilityAdded

Performance Optimization: Debounce function to replace Underscore.js dependencyAdded

Custom Border Width: New border width style option for swatches with CSS variable supportAdded

Enhanced Label Handling: Improved label handling for native selects with enhanced layout stylesAdded

Bulk Download: Complete bulk media download functionality with ZIP archive creation, size limits, and comprehensive error handlingAdded

Advanced Assets Manager: Caching improvements, request-level caching, and 50%+ reduction in database queriesAdded

Hybrid Options System: Zero-query access after initial bulk load and context-aware operationsAdded

Optimized Database Operations: Single-execution guards, cached table existence checks, and improved memory usageAdded

Settings Management: Complete plugin settings import/export functionality with bulk operations and overwrite optionsAdded

WooCommerce Integration: Enhanced coupon auto apply improvements and better page transitions with WooCommerce compatibilityAdded

Adaptive Performance: Optimized with adaptive TTL based on license type, exponential backoff with jitter, and atomic validation locksChanged

Context-Aware Permissions: Enhanced permission checks, batch updates, and improved nonce verification with check_ajax_referer()Changed

Conditional Enqueues: Performance optimizations with conditional asset loading and minified asset versions for better loading speedChanged

HTML Entity Handling: Secure HTML entity processing in image preloading using htmlentities() instead of mb_convert_encoding()Fixed

Debug Code Cleanup: Removed console logs and verbose debug statements from email system while preserving critical error loggingChanged

Deprecated Code Removal: Cleaned up unused preloader customization options and deprecated dynamic tags from Bricks BuilderChanged

Input Validation: Enhanced validation with regex patterns for code formats and comprehensive sanitization using WordPress sanitize_*() functionsFixed

CSRF Protection: Enhanced nonce verification across all AJAX endpoints using wp_verify_nonce()Fixed

Array Type Checking: Added type check for cm_disabled_image_sizes array to prevent errors when option is not properly setFixed

Auto Scroll Functionality: Fixed auto scroll functionality for slider-nested elements with corrected element ID pattern usageFixed

Clean Production Code: Removed performance logging from cache invalidation function for cleaner production codeFixed

Plugin Update Blocking: Comprehensive blocking to eliminate WordPress.org connection errors using HTTP request interceptionFixed

WordPress Core Compatibility: Replaced deprecated get_page_by_title() with secure WP_Query implementation in setup functionsFixed