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Member Since: December 5th, 2006
Location: Torp, Fredrikstad, Norway
Website: nettvendt.no
GitHub: knutsp
Job Title: IT engineer
Employer: IT-ing Sparhell, Nettvendt
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Bio

Software developer, database and WordPress expert.

Interests

Transportation, IT

WordPress Origin Story

2005 – first download
2006 – first use – blog
2007 – editing my theme
2008 – developing templates
2009 – translating themes/plugins to Norwegian
2010 – first client
2011 – participated at WordCamp San Francisco
2012 – established business with co-founder
2013 – first major project
2015 – WP related projects major source of income
2016 – more than 50 clients on support and service plan
2017 – 100 web sites created or refurbished
2018 – General Translation Editor for Norwegian (bokmål)
2019 – WooCommerce has major focus
2020 – GiveWP has also much focus

Contributions Sponsored

Knut Sparhell contributes 5 hours per week to the following teams: Core, Polyglots.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor

Activity
Plugins
Favorites
Translations

Created a topic, Edit username?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you know a plugin that allows usernames to be edite…

2 days ago
Closed ticket #51614, in Core Trac:
Might be a security issue

6 days ago
Committed [2404272] to Plugins Trac:
Spelling error

1 week ago
Committed [2404271] to Plugins Trac:
Extended FAQ about not on PRO ISP

1 week ago
Committed [2404270] to Plugins Trac:
Readme description change for "Right Now" to "At a Glance" widget

1 week ago
Committed [2404264] to Plugins Trac:
Added detection of Enterprise hosting packages at PRO ISP

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It should just work. Check your robots.txt (also in document root folder) to see a…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Date not translated, action missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In file wc-cancel-dashboard.php, line 82, please repla…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, WP 5.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When will it be ready for WP 5.5?

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Exactly what I needed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Does exactly is described. Nice little plugin, very us…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Twenty One, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Twenty-One it should be.

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Twenty One, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Remove the first "Twenty" and name it "Twenty One". * Simpler and shorter. * It's…

1 month ago
Committed [2385721] to Plugins Trac:
Correct POT file.

1 month ago
Committed [2385712] to Plugins Trac:
Added disk space used also when not on cPanel.

1 month ago
Created a new ticket, #51326, in Core Trac:
Site Health: Add all constants used by core

1 month ago
Committed [2383174] to Plugins Trac:
Plugin name correction.

1 month ago
Committed [2383158] to Plugins Trac:
Name change on trunk.

1 month ago
Committed [2383146] to Plugins Trac:
Sanitize keys for Pro package.

1 month ago
Committed [2382137] to Plugins Trac:
Text corrections.

1 month ago
Created a topic, Adds thousands of scheduled tasks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In a few cases I have seen this and had to clean away …

2 months ago
Created a topic, Useful for developers like us, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm like the author. I sometimes change admin color, b…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Future of this plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I still use it with 5.5 and hope it will be updated an…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the quick response and update. I have now translated to Norwegian (bokmål).

2 months ago
Created a topic, Translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please make it translatable.

2 months ago
Created a topic, Edge, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems not to work with Edge 85. Not able to log in, re…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Granted

2 months ago
Created a topic, Breaking script translations on Site Health, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When Jetpack is active the headings on Site Health are…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP session not closed interfering with loopback, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This thread is about KJM Admin Notices. If you are not using that plugin you…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Svea WebPay for WooCommerce, on the site Translate WordPress:
nb_NO: Editor access for @thegeneration seems to be granted already.

2 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP session not closed interfering with loopback, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are using this plugin, update it and problem solved. If not using this…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post In the quote block there…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Thank you for catching this. Fixed. If you have suggestions to nb_NO translations (old or…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Ridhi theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
Seems most are ok for nb_NO, but only 71% completed. Granted as editor.

3 months ago
Created a topic, Fatal error with WP 5.5 and spcific plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Plugin used: Hide SEO Bloat https://wordpress.org/plug…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Fatal error with WP 5.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Seems like it happens in combination with Blocksy theme.

3 months ago
Created a topic, Fatal error with WP 5.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After update to 5.5: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error:…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Tags not available, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Existing tags appear in the editor when you type at least two characters of it.…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.6: What’s on your wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
There are side effects of raising the minimum too fast. 7.1 is good start, then…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.6: What’s on your wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
1. User & Admin facing * Notification center, gradually ake over for admin notices and…

3 months ago
Created a new ticket, #50808, in Core Trac:
Plugins screen - The view 'Auto-updates Enabled' also counts not ...

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for weDocs, on the site Translate WordPress:
Granted for #nb_NO

3 months ago
Closed ticket #50794, in Core Trac:
Block editor is saving tags, but not attaching them to posts

3 months ago
Created a topic, Please bring back custom time format, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When seconds are wanted, wrap the time format in a tra…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Automattic controls WordPress.com and the Jetpack plugin. Many plugins have provided sitemaps for many years,…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Sarada Lite theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
#nb_NO Reviewed. In some cases strings are copied from the translation memory rather than the…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Block editor error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have the same error.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post CL-PTE Request for Exodox, on the site Translate WordPress:
Just add some strings in Norwegian bokmål.

4 months ago
Posted a reply to The comments seems to stick to the whole document, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Nice improvement! May I suggest that showing all comments in a document is a function…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to The comments seems to stick to the whole document, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the update. Comments belonging to the current block are now focused, other…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Fullscreen mode enabled by default in the editor, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It's definitely a toggle. Turn it off once and it stays off forever. I'm an…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to The comments seems to stick to the whole document, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As it is now there is no way to tell what block a comment is…

4 months ago

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Norsk bokmål (Norwegian (Bokmål)) Translation Contributor - #nb_NO

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