Pascal Birchler
@swissspidy on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: February 25th, 2008
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Website: pascalbirchler.com
- GitHub: swissspidy
- Job Title: Developer Programs Engineer
- Employer: Google
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WordPress Origin Story
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Contribution History
Pascal Birchler’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Documentation Contributor
- Meetup Organizer
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Translation Contributor
- Translation Editor
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
- WP-CLI Contributor
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Posted a reply to Stories not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Now the lightbox opens as expected when clicking on the stories in the carousel 👍5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Stories not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes this issue still exists because everything is minified and Web Stories JavaScript is not…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Stories not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Did you change something again in the last couple of minutes? For a brief moment…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Canonical Tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's no reason to do that in Yoast SEO unless you know what you are…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Stories not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What plugin or solution are you using for this sort of optimization? The Web Stories…5 days ago
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Closed ticket #53871, in Core Trac:
Database errors on installation5 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post [Request for feedback] Updater Proof of Concept, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think to avoid confusion like this we should rename those "rollback" folders to something…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Add audio to whole story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This is not yet possible, but we're working on adding support for this.…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Poster Image and Logo not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Web Stories plugin does not add any watermarking to your images. If you require…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Web stories resources not loading with custom theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for clarification. I do now see that you've added a Web Stories list block…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Web stories resources not loading with custom theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's not allowed to add custom CSS or JavaScript to a single story on the…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Poster Image and Logo not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there The poster image and publisher logo don't show up within the story itself.…1 week ago
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Committed [2575199] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.8.01 week ago
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Committed [2575193] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.4.01 week ago
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Posted a reply to Permalinks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I see it, yes. Again, WordPress does this when the permalink slug is already in…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Permalinks, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Check whether you have some draft stories or trashed stories with the same permalink. You…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to How to add web stories within Template file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you'd like to display stories somewhere in your theme templates file using the same…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Share Settings and Size Queries, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> If the page has other content, then the user needs to scroll accurately to…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Page Empty, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Which kind of animation did you set on the elements on the first page? Does…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Share Settings and Size Queries, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is possible to add more share providers through some code, but that only works…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Plug in issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can share the links to the files you've uploaded to Jumpshare here. They are…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Share Settings and Size Queries, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
From what I can tell, this looks like expected behavior. When you click on the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to No image appearing on first slide and poster image warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> The only way I can use the app is in trouble shooting mode and…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Plug in issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To clarify, when you create a new story and make some edits, the "Save" and…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Images not showing on stories – Pointing to IP addres instead of the domain name, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear you were able to resolve the issue! Though it looks like you're…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Alexa Analytics Tracking, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's a filter named web_stories_print_analytics in the plugin that can be used to print additional…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Plug in issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the additional info. After disabling video optimization under Stories -> Settings and reloading…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Images not showing on stories – Pointing to IP addres instead of the domain name, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, If I check your site's other content, I also see lots of references…2 weeks ago
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Reopened ticket #52099, in Core Trac:
Sitemaps "Last Modified" (lastmod) tag2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Sound ‘On’ Automatically, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Whether the sound is on or off depends on the mute/volume button on…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Cropping Poster Freature, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report! There's a known issue with the cropping tool not actually appearing…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to GIFs not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is good to know, thanks! If you'd like, you could share your site health…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Customizing Web Stories in Post Embed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> The other question I have now is there a way to remove the “View…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Plug in issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like video optimization does not work reliably on your hardware, so it's probably…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to GIFs not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That could be, yes. The plugin does not simply change your content without someone/something editing.…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Question, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, There are absolutely no issues with your story. What you are seeing are…3 weeks ago
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Created a new ticket, #53696, in Core Trac:
wp_add_iframed_editor_assets_html() not checking for block editor3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to GIFs not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are you referring to content other than GIFs? Does it happen right after publishing or…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to missing preview button / cropping poster, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reaching out! Sorry to hear you're having so many troubles with this latest…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to GIFs not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for bringing this to our attention! I was able to reproduce the issue and…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Publisher Logo on WebStory, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note that the search preview is just an approximation. Real Google Search results for your…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with resolution images in new update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Rodrigo Thanks for reporting this issue! It looks like this only happens for images…4 weeks ago
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Created a new ticket, #53656, in Core Trac:
Not possible to get a post type's REST API namespace if modified4 weeks ago
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Committed [2564133] to Plugins Trac:
Releasing version 1.9.04 weeks ago
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Committed [2563845] to Plugins Trac:
Committing version 1.9.04 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Webstories Errors: Search Console & Rich Snippets tools, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In that case this sounds like a server configuration issue. Reach out to your hosting…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Publisher Logo on WebStory, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The publisher logo is used when displaying your story in Google Search results.…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Update Button Never Changes to ‘Publish’, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Peter When the button says "Update" it means your story is already published. You…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Webstories Errors: Search Console & Rich Snippets tools, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you deactivate the Web Stories plugin, surely your story no longer works entirely? Does…4 weeks ago
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