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Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: pascalbirchler.com
Job Title: Developer Programs Engineer
Employer: Google
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Bio

Software Engineer based in Switzerland. WordPress Core Committer. Traveller. Foodie. Polyglot. WordCamp and WordPress Meetup Organizer. Developer Programs Engineer at Google.

Interests

WordPress, Web, Social Media, Movies

WordPress Origin Story

Started blogging as a 12-year-old back in 2006. Have been hacking on my own sites ever since. Fell in love with the community.

Contributions Sponsored

Pascal Birchler contributes 6 hours per week to the following teams: CLI, Core, Polyglots.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WP-CLI Contributor

Activity
Plugins
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Translations

Posted a reply to Plugin does not load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Interesting! Just to confirm, is it this one? https://themeforest.net/item/reco-minimal-theme-for-freebies/22300581 If so, we'll try to take…

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Plugin does not load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It depends. If you can go through plugins one by one to find the one…

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cloudflare WAF block, json issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No need to worry, we're already doing that :) In fact, WP-Rocket is already working…

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cloudflare WAF block, json issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
(Note that wpr-cpcss is a WP-Rocket script. You should report that particular issue to WP-Rocket)

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cloudflare WAF block, json issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Whoops! We posted at the same time! Thanks for the screenshot. I'll be looking into…

6 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cloudflare WAF block, json issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear it's working! I'll mark this topic as resolved for now. Also, great…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to “Failed to save the story” – error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi all, As already mentioned in other threads: In the new version 1.1.0 of the…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Failed to save the story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rocketkiddo & @alxmiller, In the new version 1.1.0 of the plugin we've included an…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Cloudflare WAF block, json issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @keengamer and @toremo! In the new version 1.1.0 of the plugin we've included an…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Failed to save the story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @jaasalmeida In the new version 1.1.0 of the plugin we've included an experimental solution…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Plugin does not load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you, very helpful! The errors are about jQuery, which the Web Stories plugin is…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Unable to Load Stories You are probably offline., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing! The browser console errors screenshot is very helpful, and explains the issue.…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Plugin does not load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you click on thee "Console" tab so we can see all the messages?

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Story author, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! We're aware of this issue and are currently addressing…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Bugged when in Hebrew letters and URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Awesome, great to hear! If you otherwise like the plugin, please consider leaving a review,…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to Plugin does not load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Which browser are you using? This message is an indication that there is…

7 hours ago
Posted a reply to indonesia google web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You need to edit all your stories and ensure that they have a Cover Image…

7 hours ago
Committed [2407454] to Plugins Trac:
Update ‘Tested up to’ value

2 days ago
Posted a reply to indonesia google web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Web Stories are "just" regular web pages and can be found in search engines like…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Cannot visualize/preview the web story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah I ran into this fatal error too, but gladly the latest WPSSO update fixes…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Adding a tracking script, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@keithasmith Quotes should really not make a difference. Note that you cannot use <script> for…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Shortcodes of all created stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi all, Sorry for dropping the ball here! We're actually planning on releasing this version…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to How to add meta box on edit story screen?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You can find the unminified JavaScript source files on GitHub: https://github.com/google/web-stories-wp Note that…

3 days ago
Created a new ticket, #51636, in Core Trac:
REST API: Remove trailing slashes when preloading requests

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for “Custom Login…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH. Please read https://github.com/WPSwitzerland/wordpress-de-ch & https://github.com/WPSwitzerland/wordpress-de-ch carefully.

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Visitor Analytics, on the site Translate WordPress:
I see lots of formal translations for de_CH_informal, which is incorrect. Please fix that. Added…

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post (Post Title) PTE Request for…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi there, I don't see any suggested translations for de_CH nor de_DE. Are you speaking…

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for booking-system-edoobox, on the site Translate WordPress:
Have given you de-CH access. Please note the differences in de-CH https://github.com/WPSwitzerland/wordpress-de-ch

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Adding a tracking script, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Neither! That example would belong into your theme's functions.php file or a dedicated custom plugin.…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Cannot visualize/preview the web story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@jsmoriss Breaking in the sense of a "0" (zero) being printed as in this original…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Adding a tracking script, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Which tracking scripts and tracking manager plugins are you typically using? Since Web…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Cannot visualize/preview the web story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> The issue you are seeing is probably caused by this plugin using the PHP…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Video Failed To Play MP4, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, According to the browser's developer tools / the page's source code there's a…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Animation on H1 or H2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We're still working on full-featured animation support in the Web Stories WordPress plugin.…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Canonical Tag Point to /stories/ folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there We've changed the URLs from /stories/ to /web-stories/ before our 1.0.0 release. Since…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin not working-update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Very interesting! We'll need to do some testing with this combination to find the root…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Bugged when in Hebrew letters and URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@orenlebbo Trust us, we've watched the video. I assume you meant this when you said…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Dashboard is Showing White Screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot, this is very helpful! One plugin of yours that caught my eye…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Make The Web Stories Archive Page Editable (mysite.com/web-stories/), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your feedback and this great suggestion! The archive page at mysite.com/web-stories/…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to [NSFW] The title in Japanese is an entity., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the additional information! I was able to confirm the issue and reproduce it…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin not working-update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Which version of Yoast SEO are you using? In my testing with version…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to The plugin not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! Please note that we do not have access to…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Open link in the same tab (page), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks a lot for your feedback! The underlying AMP format that powers Web…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to [NSFW] The title in Japanese is an entity., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! Could you perhaps share the URL to the story…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to “Failed to save the story” – error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! We're still looking into conflicts with Cloudflare's web application…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Dashboard is Showing White Screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This sounds like an incompatibility with another plugin. There is a similar report…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Shortcodes of all created stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Would you all be interested in testing our development version which now contains a new…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Line height input not working properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Awesome, thanks so much for reporting back! We'll include this fix in our next release…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Line height input not working properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Monique, thanks a lot for your feedback! We've been working on some changes in…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Add new = blank page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This is the first time I'm hearing this, so I am very curious…

3 weeks ago

Developer

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 20,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 1,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 200+

Contributor

Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

Active Installs: Less than 10
Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 1,000+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 50+
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
GlotPress

Active Installs: 600+
Shiny Updates

Active Installs: 100+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
User Feedback

Active Installs: 100+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+

Support Rep

PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Site Kit by Google

Active Installs: 700,000+

Plugins

Themes

General Translation Editor

Deutsch (German) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_DE

Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 1,000+
aleno Restaurant Reservations

Active Installs: 30+
AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Yoast Breadcrumbs

Active Installs: 10,000+
Clicky by Yoast

Active Installs: 20,000+
Core Sitemaps

Active Installs: 200+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 50+
Enhanced WP Contact Form

Active Installs: 1,000+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Google Cloud Storage plugin

Active Installs: 900+
Glue for Yoast SEO & AMP

Active Installs: 80,000+
Site Kit by Google

Active Installs: 700,000+
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 1,000+
Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly

Active Installs: 40,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Quicklink for WordPress

Active Installs: 1,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 60+
Safe Redirect Manager

Active Installs: 50,000+
SlideShare for WordPress by Yoast

Active Installs: 10,000+
User Feedback

Active Installs: 100+
Yoast SEO

Active Installs: 5+ million
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+
Yoast Comment Hacks

Active Installs: 2,000+

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_AT

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Core Sitemaps

Active Installs: 200+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 1,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 60+
Sitekit

Active Installs: 1,000+

Deutsch (Schweiz) (German (Switzerland)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH

WordPress Theme Directory, PI Button, AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin, Affiliates Manager, Akismet Spam Protection, AMP, AnsPress – Question and answer, BuddyPress, Button Builder – Buttons X, Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft, Core Sitemaps, WordPress Calls to Action, Custom Search by BestWebSoft, Digest Notifications, Disable Comments, Disable Privacy Tools, Download Attachments, Easy Property Listings, Easy Retweet, Easy SwipeBox, FPW Category Thumbnails, Frontier Query, Business Directory Plugin | GeoDirectory, MainWP Dashboard – The WordPress Manager for Professional Website Maintenance, MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies, Media from FTP, Multilanguage by BestWebSoft, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft, Podlove Podcast Publisher, Preferred Languages, Pressbooks, Gator Forms: the WordPress Contact Form with bite!, Simple Newsletter, Slimpack - Lightweight Jetpack, Client Invoicing by Sprout Invoices – Easy Estimates and Invoices for WordPress, Stream, Strong Testimonials, Subscriber by BestWebSoft, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Tajer, Updater by BestWebSoft, User Role by BestWebSoft, WebMan Amplifier, WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin, WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin, Event Management, Events Calendar, RSVP Event Tickets Plugin, WP Latest Posts, WP Meta SEO, Widget Disable, WPMovieLibrary, WPtouch, Youneeq Recommendations, Zibbra, Aladdin, BluePrintQ Draft, Curtains, evolve, Mesmerize, Modulus, Outliner, Plain WP, raindrops, SG Window, Stained Glass, Uniq, Vandana Lite, Wallow, Waves, WordPress 4.2.x, WordPress 4.3.x, WordPress 4.4.x, WordPress 4.5.x, WordPress 4.6.x, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 5.5.x - Development

Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor - #de_DE

WordPress Theme Directory, Admin Menu Manager, Ads.txt Manager, aleno Restaurant Reservations, AMP, Antispam Bee, bbPress, BRAD, Cloud Blocks, Comment Popularity, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Feature Policy, Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin for WordPress by MonsterInsights, Site Kit by Google, Restaurant Menu by MotoPress, Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, Nelio AB Testing, PHP Compatibility Checker, Preferred Languages, PWA, Reporting API, Safe Redirect Manager, TP2WP Importer, Two-Factor, User Feedback, WooSidebars, WordPress Importer, WP Super Cache, Widget Disable, Categories to Tags Converter, WordPress 4.4.x, WordPress 4.5.x, WordPress 4.6.x, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 5.5.x - Development

Rumantsch (Romansh) Translation Contributor - #roh

Browse Happy, Forums, o2, P2 "Breathe", WordPress Plugin Directory, Rosetta, WordPress Theme Directory, WordCamp.org, WordPress.org, Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth, Polylang, Preferred Languages, Twenty Nineteen, Twenty Seventeen, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 5.5.x - Development

Deutsch (Schweiz, Du) (German (Switzerland, Informal)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH_informal

aleno Restaurant Reservations, AMP, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Disable Privacy Tools, Preferred Languages, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Yoast SEO, WP GDPR Cookie Notice, Widget Disable, Mesmerize, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 5.5.x - Development

Deutsch (Sie) (German (Formal)) Translation Contributor - #de_DE_formal

Akismet Spam Protection, AMP, AntiVirus, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Preferred Languages, Statify, User Feedback, and Widget Disable

🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) (Emoji) Translation Contributor - #art_xemoji

Admin Menu Manager and Preferred Languages

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Translation Contributor - #de_AT

AMP and Core Sitemaps

Español (Spanish (Spain)) Translation Contributor - #es_ES

AntiVirus and Preferred Languages

Italiano (Italian) Translation Contributor - #it_IT

Preferred Languages and Team List

English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

Preferred Languages

English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

English (UK) Translation Contributor - #en_GB

English (New Zealand) Translation Contributor - #en_NZ

Preferred Languages

English (South Africa) Translation Contributor - #en_ZA

Preferred Languages

Français (French (France)) Translation Contributor - #fr_FR

Nederlands (Dutch) Translation Contributor - #nl_NL