Ajay (@ajay) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I am a seasoned WordPress developer, blogger, and content creator with over two decades of experience in the WordPress ecosystem. My journey with WordPress began in 2003 when I started blogging on ajaydsouza.com.

I develop powerful, user-friendly WordPress plugins under WebberZone, a hub for solutions that enhance website functionality. My plugins are trusted by over 100k users worldwide, simplifying complex tasks with intuitive features. Amongst others, Better Search, Top 10, and Contextual Related Posts are plugins I’ve crafted to improve website search, engagement, and navigation.

I also run Beyond Develop, my WordPress agency providing web development solutions.

I believe in clean, standards-compliant code and the importance of crafting powerful and user-friendly solutions. My work reflects this ethos, emphasising efficiency, security, and maintainability.

WordPress Origin Story

I first used WordPress to set up my personal blog in October 2003. What began as an experiment with a promising new platform became a two-decade journey.

Since 2005, I’ve been developing WordPress plugins and have authored several popular ones that are widely used today. Despite its evolution into my profession, WordPress remains my passion and favourite hobby.

Badges

CODE

2 badges

Core Contributor '15 Plugin Developer

PRACTICE

1 badge

Support Contributor '26

POLYGLOTS

1 badge

Translation Contributor '19

Current Job

Founder

Present

WebberZone

Recent impact

Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

Last 30 days

55contributions

high25

medium30

score105

Last 90 days

126contributions

high70

medium56

score266

Last 12 months

364contributions

high122

medium242

score608

WordPress releases

Contributed to 1 release

Contributions

Type

September 2026

Sep 06 Sun · 17:31

Forums med

Posted a reply to Database connection issue after clearing the Top 10 cache, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@altstack Thank you very much for your kind words. I haven't released the plugin yet…

Sep 06 Sun · 15:12

Plugins high

Committed [3683595] to Plugins SVN:
Remove empty legacy includes/css and includes/js directories from trunk

Sep 06 Sun · 15:08

Plugins high

Committed [3683590] to Plugins SVN:
Release 1.6.0

Sep 05 Sat · 16:32

Plugins high

Committed [3682639] to Plugins SVN:
Correct Feature Manager @since tags to 4.4.1 in the 4.4.1 tag

Sep 05 Sat · 16:31

Plugins high

Committed [3682637] to Plugins SVN:
Correct Feature Manager @since tags to 4.4.1

Sep 05 Sat · 14:50

Plugins high

Committed [3682549] to Plugins SVN:
Release 4.4.3

Sep 05 Sat · 14:36

Plugins high

Committed [3682536] to Plugins SVN:
Release 4.4.1

Sep 05 Sat · 13:19

Plugins high

Committed [3682471] to Plugins SVN:
Fix uninstall check to reference paired Pro plugin, not itself

Sep 05 Sat · 12:42

Plugins high

Committed [3682446] to Plugins SVN:
Release 3.1.4

Sep 04 Fri · 17:07

Forums med

Posted a reply to Database connection issue after clearing the Top 10 cache, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@altstack I pushed a beta that should fix the cache issue as well: https://github.com/WebberZone/top-10/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta3