Allyson (@allysonsouza) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Hi, I’m a programmer and designer from São Paulo/Brazil focused in WordPress and WooCommerce.

Interests

WordPress, WooCommerce, Web, Games

WordPress Origin Story

I started my history with WordPress in 2013, developing my company site, and after that I get envolved with community, helping in brazilian forums, São Paulo meetups and with WordCamp São Paulo organization.

Badges

CODE

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Plugin Developer

COMMUNITY

3 badges

Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '14 WordCamp Speaker '14

PRACTICE

2 badges

Support Contributor '16 Support Team '18

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '16

Current Job

Professor

May 2025 – Present

SENAI SP · Full-time

Teaching multiple subjects about Software Development, on Professional Formation courses (short and long duration), like: introduction to programming; operational systems; databases; front-end development; back-end development; object oriented programming; version control system; tests of software and agile methodologies.

Job History

Web Engineer

Mar 2024 – Apr 2025

Human Made · Full-time

As a Full-stack Developer at Human Made, I architected and delivered enterprise-grade web solutions tailored to complex, high-traffic environments. My core focus was on combining WordPress with modern web technologies and frameworks to build scalable, secure, and maintainable digital products that met rigorous corporate standards.
During my tenure, I successfully partnered with globally recognized enterprise clients—including the Wikimedia Foundation, Wharton University, Crisis Text Line, and Green Street News.

Senior Web Engineer

Sep 2022 – Jan 2024

WP Ultimo · Full-time

As a Senior Web Developer at WP Ultimo / NextPress (September 2022 – February 2024), I was a core development team member for the industry-leading WordPress-as-a-Service (WaaS) SaaS platform. My primary focus was on architecting core platform features, refactoring critical system modules, and executing legacy code modernization to ensure high performance, security, and scalability for multi-site network environments.
In addition to core product engineering, I spearheaded developer experience (DX) initiatives by building internal tools, optimizing workflows, and authoring comprehensive technical documentation. I also worked closely with support workflows to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges, directly improving platform reliability and satisfaction for both end users and internal development teams.

Key Accomplishments

Involved in the growth and maitenance of the São Paulo, Brasil community for almost a decade, having been an organizer when we promoted a WordCamp for 700 more attendes.

Recent impact

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August 2024

Aug 16 Fri · 20:16

Polyglots high

Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

Aug 16 Fri · 19:46

Polyglots high

Reviewed 37 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

July 2024

Jul 12 Fri · 22:01

Forums med

Created a topic, Rewrite URL for posts with specific meta value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I want to rewrite my URL if a post has a custom field …

June 2024

Jun 26 Wed · 13:30

Forums med

Posted a reply to random posts in homepage, on the site Fóruns de suporte:
Olá @binnoso, este é o fórum brasileiro, o ideal é publicar em português, caso queira…

Jun 26 Wed · 13:21

Forums med

Posted a reply to How to customize core/post-template to display posts inside core/query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've ended doing a string replace on block render, like that: add_filter( 'render_block', 'render_core_post_template', 10,…

May 2024

May 16 Thu · 17:17

Core med

Created issue #61738 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Allow customization of post-template block markup

May 15 Wed · 20:01

Forums med

Posted a reply to The use of the Icon Block with the Query Loop, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm wanting to do the same, creating a custom block to use inside core/post-template and…

May 15 Wed · 19:46

Forums med

Created a topic, How to customize core/post-template to display posts inside core/query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
While developing a custom theme for a project targetin…

December 2023

Dec 19 Tue · 14:10

Meta high

Received props from @foosantos in Slack:
Props para @AllysonSouza @claudiosanches @wiliamjk @gugaalves Thaís de Lima @andr3ribeiro, obrigado por toda a sua…

Dec 19 Tue · 14:10

Meta high

Received props from @foosantos in Slack:
Props para @AllysonSouza Rodrigo Grosso @gugaalves @kossmann @deboradelucas, obrigado por aceitar palestrar do WP Brasil…