Your plugin. Your hosting. Your WordPress site.
It lives on the WordPress you already run.
Keep your studio on WordPress
You keep clients, booking, invoices, and galleries on your site, choose your hosting, and collect through your Stripe or PayPal.
What you get with it
Around it
Works with the tools you already use
You keep WordPress, your page builder, and payments wired to Stripe or PayPal so money lands in your account.
- WordPress
- Gutenberg
- Elementor
- Stripe
- PayPal
Also included
Everything else you need each week
You also get messages, forms, contracts, and the other tools you reach for between bookings.
Invoice, gallery, and messages live on the same job.
Payouts land in your Stripe or PayPal account.
No platform fee on what you invoice.
Add every client you need with no seat fee.
They pick a time and pay on your domain.
Your gallery files stay on your WordPress site.
Clients log into your website, not a rented portal.
Quotes stay attached to the session they belong to.
Keep one message thread on each client.
Send questionnaires from the booking they already made.
Contracts fill in and get signed on the job.
Trigger the next email when something happens.
Reuse the emails you send after a booking.
Sell prints from the gallery at your prices.
WordPress
It runs on your WordPress
You install the Mankai plugin on hosting you choose, keep your data on your site, and never rent a studio login.
With Mankai
- Your domain and WordPress site
- Your database and media files
- Your Stripe or PayPal account
- Export and leave whenever you want
Get your studio running
No matter which plan you choose, your photography studio stays on your WordPress site with payments going straight to you.
Free includes…
- Clients, sessions, and booking
- Galleries and the client portal
- Invoices and payments
- Print shop
Best for most
Pro includes…
- Everything in Free
- New quotes
- Custom workflows and emails
- Advanced forms and reports
Setup includes…
- Install and branding
- Booking, forms, and payments
- Workflows and templates
- Help moving what you use now
FAQ
Questions before you install
Does Mankai require WordPress?
Yes. It is a WordPress plugin. You install it on hosting you control.
How difficult is setup?
Install is a normal plugin upload. You still need hosting, PHP that meets requirements, email/SMTP, and Stripe or PayPal if you collect cards. Setup & Migration is available after you buy.
Which payment processors are supported?
Stripe and PayPal through your own accounts. One gateway active at a time. Manual payments can be recorded. No Square today. No Mankai platform fee on top of the processor.
Is there a native mobile app?
No. Staff and client workflows are mobile-friendly in the browser, and the CRM can be installed like a web app from your site.
Where does client data live?
In your WordPress database on your hosting. You can export it. Uninstall does not wipe business data unless you turn that on.
What if my license lapses?
If Pro runs out, you go back to the free version. You are not locked out. Your clients, sessions, galleries, and files stay. Pro features come back when you renew.
What stays my responsibility?
Hosting, backups, WordPress updates, domain DNS, and email deliverability. Plugin updates are covered with an active license.
Put it on your WordPress
Install the free plugin on the site you already run. Add Pro when you want the rest.