Hey everyone,
I’m thrilled to announce that Classic Monks v1.2.0 is now live.
This release has 44 changes total: 17 new features, 10 bug fixes, 7 enhancements, 5 workflow changes, and 5 security hardening updates.
The big news is Classic AI. We’ve built a full AI workspace inside WordPress. It’s not a bolt-on. It actually lives where you work. You can generate Bricks Builder content, batch-create alt text, edit images, and manage AI providers, all without leaving your admin panel.
We also shipped Live HTML to Bricks, which lets you paste HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into a sync panel and convert it straight into Bricks layouts. Our team uses this to port client designs in minutes instead of hours.
Other additions in this release:
- Form Desk: a unified submissions manager for Bricks and Fluent Forms (previously Form Entries)
- Code Manager rebuilt with CodeMirror, autocomplete, single-snippet export, and Code Snippets plugin import support
- Media File Renaming directly from the library
- Bricks BEM generator, CSS auto-wrapping, smart CSS autocomplete, SVG to image converter, and new WooCommerce dynamic tags
- Resend and Emailit SMTP providers with retry queue processing
- Custom login CSS loading and a center-logo toggle
- URL whitelist support for custom login URLs, so third-party flows like SSO don’t get blocked
- Option to preserve or strip EXIF metadata in the Image Converter
We also fixed the bug where “disable automatic updates” was accidentally blocking manual plugin updates. Thanks to Vid Tutek for catching that one.
Fully tested with WordPress 6.9.1.
Complete Changelog: Classic Monks v1.2.0 - Changelog
Special Thanks
This release was shaped by detailed feedback, bug reports, and feature requests from our community:
Emmanuel SOYER: White-label toolbar logo not applying on the frontend, Custom Login URL blocking WP Admin logout
Jonathan Moreno: Custom Login URL logout flow issues, Login Lockdown incorrectly locking users after valid credentials
Lucile Collignon: Settings import failing with “Invalid JSON data”, Replace Media not working correctly
Karlo Rivera Velasquez: CM settings import failing when moving from blueprint to live site
Yann Ott: Login Header CSS snippet location, centered login logo support, Code Manager AJAX save, syntax highlighting, and autocomplete improvements
Shimon Lemonade: Revision count visibility and revision cleanup controls
Vid Tutek: “Disable automatic updates” incorrectly preventing manual plugin updates
Your reports, videos, and forum posts are what make these releases possible. Thank you.
Let me know what you think once you’ve updated, especially if you’re using the AI workspace or Bricks workflows. I’d love to hear how they fit into your builds.
Cheers,
Joy