Ajay

Ajay

I'm Ajay D’Souza — a WordPress developer, blogger, and investment banker. Since 2003, this blog has been my space to share personal stories, travel experiences, and WordPress creations. It's where I document my journey, both online and off.

The Letter from Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury's supermarket, Greenwich

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Sainsbury’s. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women –…

Add to All v1.0.3

WordPress

I just pushed through an update to my utility plugin Add to All. Add to All is a powerful plugin that will allow you to add custom code or CSS to your header, footer, content or feed. Add to All…

Tales from the Countryside

Welcome to Dunwich Heath

I grew up reading Enid Blyton‘s series of books especially Famous Five and Secret Seven. And, one thing that is common to them all was the country side. During my trip to Edinburgh and the Isle of Skye, I got…

A Trip to Paris

Eiffel Tower by night

In spite of being in London for nearly 3 years now, I applied for a Schengen visa a few months back. To open the visa you’re required to visit the country your applying from and what better place to visit…

Contextual Related Posts v1.8.5

WordPress

I released a new version of Contextual Related Posts, a powerful plugin for WordPress that allows you to display a list of related posts on your website and in your feed. Changes in v1.8.5 Added: Option to open links in…

Top 10 v1.9.2

WordPress

I updated the Top 10 to v1.9.2 today and you can upgrade to the latest version of the plugin from within your WordPress Dashboard > Updates. New in 1.9.2: Added: Top 10 now has its own menu in the administration…

Scotland calling: Alnwick Castle

Into England we entered

Ashwina and I returned from Paris yesterday after taking off for a short break before Christmas. But the story on that will be in a later post. This post is dedicated to the 1 day trip we had back in…

Contextual Related Posts 1.8.4

CRP - General Options

I pushed through an update for Contextual Related Posts yesterday. This update addresses a few bugs, but mainly includes a few new features that have been requested by users of the plugin. You’ll find most of the new features tucked…

Scotland Calling: Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

This post is already 2 months late, because soon after my trip to Scotland, I was immersed deep into work. Better late than never, so here is a brief summary of my holiday in Scotland. It was a good 6…

Review my plugins on WordPress.org

WordPress

WordPress.org now has a new review system for plugins and themes. While the rating system has always been active, users could never write a review of the plugin. This is especially useful if you’re planning to give a plugin a…

Top 10 v1.9 and v1.9.1

Top 10 widget

The latest version of my popular posts plugin Top 10 is now available for download. Existing users can quickly upgrade this from within your WordPress Dashboard. New users can get the plugin by searching for “Top 10” from Plugins >…