Drop‑in core for serious themes

Turn your theme into a
protected, money‑making machine.

Ghost Engine is a drop‑in PHP core that bolts into your WordPress theme and handles the lethal stuff: licensing, domain locking, kill‑switch security and aggressive performance tuning. You ship the UI — it ships the brain.

99+ PageSpeed‑ready engine profile.
1 core For every theme you ever ship.
0 SaaS lock‑in or monthly engine fees.
Domain‑bound licensing
HMAC‑signed client link
Kill‑switch for stolen installs
Theme‑agnostic core layer
Ghost Engine Core
Ghost Engine Core
PositypeCo signature license brain.
Anti‑piracy Domain‑locked PRO mode Studio‑grade core
Engine capabilities

What Ghost Engine locks in for you

You focus on design and UX. Ghost Engine handles execution rules, cache discipline and license enforcement — with no external SaaS and no vendor lock.

Sentinel Security

Unauthorized domain kill‑switch

Core file monitors the real execution host and instantly drops to safe mode if it detects a cloned or stolen install. Pirates keep the layout — not the engine.

Host fingerprinting Silent safe‑mode fallback
Performance

Feels static, runs dynamic

Minimal queries, cache‑first design and micro‑optimised hooks so your theme feels like a static build with a dynamic brain behind it.

Ultra‑lean boot Database discipline
Licensing

Domain‑bound PRO mode

Each license is tied to a real domain with an HMAC‑signed client file. Flexible enough for agencies, strict enough for pirates.

Per‑domain activations Signed client link
Dev‑first

Drop‑in, theme‑agnostic core

Ship it as /inc/core/ across any stack of themes. Same engine, different skins. Your ecosystem, one shared brain.

Ghost‑style modular Studio‑ready architecture
License flow

How the Ghost Engine license works

Buy once per plan, bind to your domains, and drop a tiny client file into your theme. Ghost Engine verifies the signature and host on every request before serving PRO.

Pick your plan

Licensing built for studios & theme shops

Choose how many domain activations you need, from solo creators to full agencies. Every plan includes the core engine and the license portal.

  • Lite 1 – $39 – 1 domain activation, 3‑year usage, 1 year of updates & support.
  • Pro 3 – $59 – 3 domain activations, 3‑year usage, 1 year of updates & support.
  • Pro 10 Sentinel – $79 – 10 domain activations, 3‑year usage, 1 year of updates & support.
  • Agency Unlimited – $159 – unlimited domain activations*, 3‑year usage, 3 years of updates & support.

*Unlimited as marketed. Internally enforced at a high domain cap so your studio never hits a real ceiling.

Renew updates & support after your term for $15/year while your 3‑year usage license stays valid.

Bind & drop

From payment to live domains in minutes

Customer checks out via Stripe, lands in your license portal, and binds domains one by one. Each domain gets a signed ghost‑link.php that handshakes with the Ghost Engine core.

Domain‑aware handshakes Signed client PHP file Safe mode for stolen installs No SaaS lock‑in

Every license is enforced by HMAC‑signed payloads and runtime host checks so pirates hit safe mode, not your real engine.

PRO feature suite

What you unlock with Ghost Engine V15 PRO

The core stack for studios, theme shops and indie creators who want a licensed, protected engine without building a security layer from zero.