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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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 So many creative possibilities!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rathorep22 Thanks for your feedback! If you create a new support topic we will be…4 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Crashing when trying to optimize videos, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the above, it also sounds like you already care a great deal…4 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post I’ve suggested translations for this…, on the site Translate WordPress:
FWIW, there are no translation suggestions for de_CH. The de_DE ones need improvement as they…7 days ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Implementing a Webfonts API in WordPress Core, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It is not mentioned anywhere in the post, but it sounds like when registering a…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Web Stories – No Activity with Yoast Plugin Fix, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out. As you've already tested yourself, your stories pass the…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to [NSFW] How to Customize Web Stories?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Thanks for reaching out! We're actually actively working on allowing customization of the…1 week ago
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Created a new ticket, #54186, in Core Trac:
Cast string to int in `wp_checkdate`1 week ago
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Posted a reply to BG Audio Query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing your ideas! From a Web Stories format/standard side the things we can…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Buddyboss Incompatible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your report! We'll get this fixed as soon as possible. While…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to BG Audio Query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There is no possibility to limit the audio length, it simply loops when ended. Also,…1 week ago
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Created a new ticket, #54181, in Core Trac:
Terms management screen shows bulk actions dropdown even if there are ...1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Long file name stops migration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your additional feedback. The file name indeed seems a bit long, I'll see…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Developer importing in this way can give problem?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for following up! Those are some great questions. To clarify, you are processing 6…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Long file name stops migration, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, With filenames, do you mean the final story URL like https://example.com/web-stories/url-to-your-story/? WordPress by…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to video caption, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is so great to hear, thank you so much for your feedback! I'm sure…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to video caption, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We already try to detect videos with no sound at all & hide the checklist…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Activating Plugin Causes Fatal Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately this is a known bug within the ACF…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to video caption, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately the WordPress media modal is not the right place to configure video captions. Video…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Page Attachment Option?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mindeescookingobsession To see the page attachment option, you need to select the story page…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Re-Index Search Results to Remove Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> I added that plugin, now my Web Stories are showing URL marked as ‘noindex’.…2 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #54143, in Core Trac:
The link for SVN in downloads is invalid now.3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Voice Search plugin doesn’t find anything, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there This plugin only adds this microphone button for saying your search term, nothing…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Published Google Web Stories: Broken Links, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> with no indication that a media upload is in progress. not even when you…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to publish button not CLICKABLE, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to that: does this still happen if you deactivate the plugin & activate…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Developer importing in this way can give problem?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like you put a lot of effort into optimizing your videos, which is…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to loop the process of displaying web-stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, I recommend looking into WP_Query or get_posts() to get a list of latest…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to publish button not CLICKABLE, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there! Thanks for reaching out. May I ask, what's your user role in WordPress?…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Published Google Web Stories: Broken Links, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to confirm, you are unable to publish the story because the publish button is…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Developer importing in this way can give problem?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately we do not offer support via email. It sounds like you added your full…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Analytics (not GA), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, There's a web_stories_print_analytics hook you can use to insert your own custom <amp-analytics>…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Title 1 2 3 presets Importance very unclear., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, All text elements in the story editor are currently paragraphs. There is currently…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Bugs: Image Size validation + more, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
1) Cool. That should be a viable workaround for now then. 2) Got it. We…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Auto Advance and Audio, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report! Background audio does not currently influence auto advancing, but it's something…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Publisher Logo invisible bug?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The publisher logo is exclusively used when displaying your stories on places like…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to New Bugs: Image Size validation + more, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Changing an Alt Text (and Page Attachment) doesn’t save when clicking in black background…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Indexing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, For indexing questions and other questions related to Google Search, please use https://developers.google.com/search…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to autoplay, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's not currently possible to have the story auto-play on hover like on that website…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Developer importing in this way can give problem?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I don't see any problem with creating a script to make web story creation faster/easier.…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to White Screen at Bottom Limits Functionality, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like you're running into this issue with lots of empty space below the…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Web Stories shows save errors; fails to save document description, poster image, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The memory allocation error is indeed quite interesting and something that would need to be…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Resources loaded in all pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there Could you perhaps share the URL to your site and the exact shortcode…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Exclude from Search, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We've actually changed the plugin a while back so that stories are no…4 weeks ago
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Closed ticket #54099, in Core Trac:
Broken Link in WordPress 5.8.14 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Highlight Text, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report! Duplicating the text in the HTML like that is intended behavior…4 weeks ago
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Committed [2595924] to Plugins Trac:
Releasing version 1.11.04 weeks ago
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Committed [2595922] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.11.04 weeks ago
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Committed [2595916] to Plugins Trac:
Committing version 1.11.04 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Compatibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I see! Thanks for the additional information. The greyed out buttons are actually unrelated to…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Bug: Last Person to edit story is the author, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since you are unable to use the Troubleshooting mode, could you alternatively try to manually…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to save story BUG, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The console log shows that Query Monitor reports PHP Errors in Ajax responses. Specifically, there…4 weeks ago
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