WordPress plugins that keep users coming back

Free, open-source WordPress plugins focused on user retention and engagement. Built and actively maintained by Ajay D'Souza since 2005.

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Free WordPress Plugins

All plugins are free, open-source, and actively maintained on GitHub. Compatible with the block editor, classic editor, and the latest WordPress & PHP versions.

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Contextual Related Posts

Display fast, intelligent related posts based on title and content. Supports blocks, shortcodes, and widgets. Improves SEO, increases pageviews, and lowers bounce rates.

⭐ 38 🍴 22 PHP
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Top 10 — Popular Posts

Track page views and display the most popular posts on your site. Provides widgets, shortcodes, blocks, and dashboard statistics for posts, pages, and custom post types.

⭐ 18 🍴 22 PHP
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Better Search

Replace WordPress's default search with contextual, relevance-sorted results. Supports post meta, tags, categories, and custom taxonomies for a far superior search experience.

⭐ 21 🍴 14 PHP
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Knowledge Base

The easiest way to add a FAQ or documentation section to your WordPress blog. Create articles, categories, tags, ratings, breadcrumbs, and search — all with blocks or shortcodes.

⭐ 19 🍴 6 PHP
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WebberZone Snippetz

Create and manage custom snippets of HTML, CSS, or JavaScript for your site's header, footer, and content areas. Use conditional tags to control exactly where each snippet appears.

⭐ 1 PHP
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Auto Close

Automatically close comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks on posts older than a specified age. A simple, effective way to keep comment spam off aging content.

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WebberZone Link Warnings

Enhance accessibility by warning users when links open in new windows or navigate to external sites. Adds clear, WCAG-compliant visual indicators to improve user trust.

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Code Block Highlighting

Add Prism.js-powered syntax highlighting to the native Gutenberg Code block with per-block controls, 40 languages, and 21 themes.

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WebberZone Image Optimizer

Convert your media library to WebP and AVIF, and serve the best format each browser supports. Free, open source, no account, no upload limits.

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Premium WordPress Plugins

Need more power? Pro versions unlock advanced features, priority support, and extended functionality for the most popular WebberZone plugins.

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Contextual Related Posts Pro

Advanced related posts with custom layouts, fine-grained relevance controls, thumbnail options, and priority support.

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Top 10 Pro

Extended popular posts tracking with more display options, advanced analytics, custom templates, and priority support.

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Better Search Pro

Supercharge your WordPress search with additional relevance tuning, custom result templates, and enhanced filtering.

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Knowledge Base Pro

Unlock advanced knowledge base features including role-based access, expanded layouts, and additional customisation options.

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Sunset

Retired Plugins

These plugins have reached end of life — no further updates or security patches will be released. Existing installations will keep working, but we recommend migrating away when convenient.

👥 WebberZone Followed Posts Retired

Showed visitors the posts that other users had recently viewed. Final release: v3.3.0.

Recommended alternatives: Contextual Related Posts or Top 10.

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✍️ Popular Authors Retired

Ranked authors on a site by total view counts recorded by Top 10. Final release: v1.5.0.

This functionality is being folded into Top 10 Pro (v4.4, in development).

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The Archive — 20 Years of Side Projects

Older plugins and tools, since folded into other products, superseded, or simply retired
Top 10 — Fast TrackerAsync page-view tracker add-on for Top 10, since merged into core GitHub
CRP Taxonomy ToolsMatched Contextual Related Posts by custom taxonomy terms, since merged into core GitHub
Add to FooterInserted custom content at the end of every post GitHub
Add to FeedAdded custom content to RSS/Atom feed items GitHub
Twitter CounterWidget displaying a live Twitter follower count GitHub
Moderation — Notify AuthorNotified post authors when a comment was held for moderation GitHub
TimThumbPHP script for cropping, zooming, and resizing images — widely used across early WordPress themes GitHub
Connections ReloadedWordPress theme built for the Connections Business Directory plugin GitHub
WP NiceformsjQuery-powered contact form styling plugin GitHub
Greybox IntegratorIntegrated the GreyBox lightbox/modal script into WordPress GitHub
Transpose EmailObfuscated email addresses on a page to foil spam bots GitHub
Open Picture WindowOpened linked images in a popup window GitHub
Open Browser WindowForced links to open in a new browser window GitHub
The Story

20+ Years of
WordPress Development

WebberZone is home to some of the best free WordPress plugins. Run by Ajay D'Souza who has been a WordPress user from 2003 and a WordPress plugin developer since 2005.

2003
Started Using WordPress
Ajay D'Souza adopts WordPress as one of its earliest users.
Aug 2008
Auto Close r59612 ↗
First plugin published — automatically closes comments and trackbacks on older posts.
Sep 2008
Top 10 — Popular Posts r65307 ↗
Tracks page views and displays the most popular posts on any WordPress site.
Jan 2009
Contextual Related Posts r87744 ↗
The flagship plugin launches on WordPress.org. Now 16+ years old and still actively maintained.
Jan 2009
Followed Posts r87746 ↗
Shows visitors what other users have recently viewed — social proof for content discovery.
Mar 2009
Better Search r102357 ↗
Replaces WordPress's default search with relevance-sorted, contextual results.
Mar 2012
WebberZone Snippetz r523267 ↗
Manage custom HTML, CSS, and JS snippets across headers, footers, and content areas.
May 2015
Knowledge Base r1163710 ↗
The easiest way to create a fully-featured FAQ or documentation section in WordPress.
May 2020
Popular Authors r2312686 ↗
An add-on for Top 10 ranking authors by total view counts via widget or shortcode.
Mar 2026
Link Warnings r3476110 ↗
WCAG-compliant warnings for external links and new-window links.
Apr 2026
Code Block Highlighting r3521484 ↗
Prism.js-powered syntax highlighting for the Gutenberg Code block with per-block controls, 40 languages, and 21 themes — the newest addition.
Today
60,000+ Sites — 4M+ Downloads
Free, open-source plugins trusted worldwide — with Pro versions available for Contextual Related Posts, Top 10, Better Search, and Knowledge Base.
Ajay D'Souza
Ajay D'Souza
Founder and Core Developer — WebberZone

A WordPress veteran since 2003 and plugin developer since 2005, Ajay has spent over two decades crafting free, open-source tools that help WordPress site owners enhance user experience, improve engagement, and grow their audiences. His plugins have been downloaded over 4 million times.

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All WebberZone plugins are open source. Browse the code, open issues, submit pull requests, or star your favourites at github.com/WebberZone.

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