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ajaydsouza/README.md

Hi there 👋

I am Ajay D'Souza. I've been blogging since 2003 and building WordPress plugins since 2005. You can find them at WebberZone.

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Ajay D’Souza

I’ve been building WordPress plugins since 2005.

Not themes.
Not SaaS wrappers.
Plugins that run on your server, scale with traffic, and keep data where it belongs.

I care about correctness first, performance second, and configuration last.


What I actually do

  • Design plugin architectures that survive real traffic.
  • Optimise MySQL queries instead of masking them.
  • Build multisite-safe systems without special cases.
  • Avoid external services unless they are genuinely required.
  • Ship features slowly, but deliberately.

Most of my work lives at the uncomfortable intersection of: WordPress, MySQL, performance, and long-term maintenance.


Open-source plugins

All plugins are listed here:
👉 https://webberzone.com/plugins/

Search & discovery

  • Better Search
    Advanced search with FULLTEXT, Boolean mode, phrase search, exclusions, and multisite support.

  • Contextual Related Posts
    Privacy-first related posts. No tracking. No third-party APIs.


Analytics & engagement

  • Top 10
    Accurate post view tracking built for high-traffic sites and multisite networks.

  • Popular Authors
    Identify and surface your most-read authors using real visit data.


Content & UX utilities

  • Knowledge Base
    A structured knowledge base plugin with multiple layouts and REST support.

  • Followed Posts
    Let logged-in users follow posts and receive updates.

  • Snippetz
    Insert reusable content snippets anywhere on your site.


Commercial plugins

Some plugins have Pro versions focused on scale, control, and data retention.

  • Better Search Pro
  • Contextual Related Posts Pro
  • Top 10 Pro
  • Knowledge Base Pro

Overview:
https://webberzone.com/plugins/


Beyond plugins

I run Beyond Develop Ltd., a WordPress agency focused on:

  • Custom plugin development
  • Performance audits and fixes
  • Multisite architecture
  • Long-term maintenance, not one-off builds

https://beyonddevelop.com


Writing & documentation

I write to explain why something exists, not just how it works.


Technical preferences (earned, not trendy)

  • PHP with WordPress Coding Standards
  • Explicit SQL over magical abstractions
  • FULLTEXT indexes where they make sense
  • REST APIs that respect cache layers
  • Filters and actions added intentionally, not defensively

Elsewhere

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  1. WebberZone/top-10 WebberZone/top-10 Public

    Top 10 - Popular Posts plugin for WordPress

    PHP 18 22

  2. WebberZone/contextual-related-posts WebberZone/contextual-related-posts Public

    Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin

    PHP 38 22

  3. WebberZone/better-search WebberZone/better-search Public

    Better Search WordPress plugin

    PHP 21 14

  4. WebberZone/add-to-all WebberZone/add-to-all Public

    WebberZone Snippetz

    PHP 1

  5. WebberZone/knowledgebase WebberZone/knowledgebase Public

    The easiest way to add a Knowledge Base / FAQ to your WordPress blog

    PHP 19 6

  6. WebberZone/where-did-they-go-from-here WebberZone/where-did-they-go-from-here Public

    WebberZone Followed Posts

    PHP 1