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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

Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Leaky Paywall, on the site Translate WordPress:
Approved and granted.

2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Help me fix placeholder inconsistencies in some translations, on the site Translate WordPress:
Fixed for nb_NO

4 days ago
Created a new ticket, #51844, in Core Trac:
Two different automatic update emails are sent at the same time

1 week ago
Created a topic, Abandoned?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If not, it really needs updating, including readme.txt…

2 weeks ago
Committed [2419839] to Plugins Trac:
WP 5.6

2 weeks ago
Committed [2419823] to Plugins Trac:
wp-config.php

2 weeks ago
Committed [2419819] to Plugins Trac:
Spelling error for Pro Premium package.

2 weeks ago
Created a new ticket, #5508, in Meta Trac:
Glossary: Adding indentical words for different part of speech rejected

2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Blank front page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For visitors not logged in only. Just installed. Nothi…

2 weeks ago
Created a topic, Great for logging user activity, yours (admin’s) or other users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Works fine, integrates with WP User Profile. Missing a…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Perfect and elegant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is the easiest way to order categories, tags or t…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Best user avatar or pofile picture plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Integrates well with WP User Profiles plugin from same…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Great for creating a simple media taxonomy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you need media "folders", like for images or phot…

3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Using it everywhere, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a plugin that transforms WP User Profiles to w…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WP5.6 | Auto-Update Implementation Change, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As much as I love auto-updates myself, I can't see current WordPress have auto updates…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Svea WebPay for WooCommerce, on the site Translate WordPress:
Granted for #nb_no

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
If you are looking for it in the file system, like FTP or a file…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I know it was little damage and fixed quickly. That's reassuring. But if nothing changes,…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
So, to stop it, they tried to revert that last step. That turned out to…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is yet another lesson on how powerful the auto update mechanism for WordPress is.…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I my experience (15 years), when you return to the login page after trying to…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Perfect and elegant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have been waiting for this. This is how devices star…

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

1 month ago
Closed ticket #51614, in Core Trac:
Might be a security issue

1 month ago
Committed [2404272] to Plugins Trac:
Spelling error

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

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

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

1 month 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…

2 months 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…

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

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

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

2 months 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…

2 months ago
Committed [2385721] to Plugins Trac:
Correct POT file.

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

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

2 months ago
Committed [2383174] to Plugins Trac:
Plugin name correction.

2 months 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 …

3 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…

3 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…

3 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).

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

3 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…

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

3 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…

3 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…

3 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.

3 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…

3 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…

4 months ago

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Norsk bokmål (Norwegian (Bokmål)) #nb_NO

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

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Norsk nynorsk (Norwegian (Nynorsk)) Translation Contributor - #nn_NO

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