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Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: pascalbirchler.com
GitHub: swissspidy
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 Relations 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

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Translations

Posted a reply to Web Stories are not indexing anymore =(, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If troubleshooting is not working for you, could you try to temporarily disable all other…

5 hours ago
Posted a reply to Embeds Stopped Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're planning on releasing a new plugin update next week. The goal is to have…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to grid-placeholder.png and blank story pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Absolutely. Not breaking existing stories is important to us. In this particular case, we were…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to 404 issues with the latest plug in update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @benmyhre, if you could open a new support topic with some more details, that…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Embeds Stopped Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're actively working on fixing this issue! Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

2 days ago
Posted a reply to grid-placeholder.png and blank story pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
assets/images/editor/grid-placeholder.png is indeed a file that we used to have in the plugin but has…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Google Universal Analytics or GA4?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, GA4 is unfortunately not yet supported in stories. As far as I know,…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to 404 issues with the latest plug in update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Great to hear that worked. That's what I meant when I said "try opening the…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to 404 issues with the latest plug in update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for testing! The page source looks better already, but still missing the actual story…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to 404 issues with the latest plug in update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for updating and sharing the URL. The source code of the page says <!--…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Video Issues after updating to 1.13.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear that it worked! In that case I'll mark this topic as resolved.…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Asset Drag&Drop Import BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for raising this. This looks like a bug. We'll pass this on to the…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Video Optimization feature BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
THat's what I mentioned in your previous topic at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-optimization-tool-bugging/#post-14980971: - If you upload via…

6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for ElementsKit, on the site Translate WordPress:
Do you speak all these languages? If your translations are provided by other users, we…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Editor Crashed (Incompatibility with WPML Plugin), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there I don't see any issues with WPML on my site. Do you get…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Video Issues after updating to 1.13.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The latest release contains various video-related improvements, e.g. video trimming. But I am surprised that…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Impossible To Add Subtitles & Captions To Images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there As previously mentioned in one of your earlier topics, we don't yet support…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Video Issues after updating to 1.13.0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Ben, Thanks for reaching out. I just replied to Lee via email earlier about…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Web Story SEO Error “Title tag missing or empty”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear you were able to resolve the plugin conflict. Curious, which plugin was…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to LCP Issue in Google Search Console, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
LCP can be affected by multiple factors, external scripts like the ones from the Web…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Video Optimization Tool BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you! Same result here with that video. To clarify, did you first upload the…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Video Optimization Tool BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you could upload the original video to Google Drive so we could test with…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Video Optimization Tool BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting this. Looks like the check also flags videos with exact dimensions of…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to LCP Issue in Google Search Console, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As per your other thread, it looks like there's a bigger issue with broken stories…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Web Story SEO Error “Title tag missing or empty”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there It looks like all your stories are somehow completely broken right now, so…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories do not save any changes I made, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That list of messages is already helpful. It looks like you've made some changes to…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Categories and Tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can bulk edit and categorise existing stories via the "All Stories" page.

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Categories and Tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The categories and tags supported for web stories are separate from the categories/tags…

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #59 into wp-cli/find-command:
Regenerate README file

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #289 into wp-cli/i18n-command:
Regenerate README file

2 weeks ago
Closed issue #177 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Wrong md5 hash generated by i18n-command

2 weeks ago
Merged pull request #284 into wp-cli/i18n-command:
make-json Allow to keep source file context by translating to build files...

2 weeks ago
Closed issue #282 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Suggestion on handling build steps in `make-json`

2 weeks ago
Closed issue #174 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Overriding minified JavaScript file exclusion in i18n make-pot

2 weeks ago
Closed issue #212 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
make-pot pointing to raw JSX file, not built JS file

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well done! Now the story passes AMP validation just fine. I saw it in the…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Vieo Optimization Tool Crashes every time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If videos are not bigger than 1280x720, then the message should not show up. We…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there If the compatibility message pops up it means your story has AMP validation…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Vieo Optimization Tool Crashes every time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report! Depending on the amount and size of the videos, "Optimize all"…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How can I submit a feature request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and also for the kind feedback! Improved analytics insights is…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How can I submit a feature request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, Just tell us here :-)

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Validation Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct! No need to do anything.

2 weeks ago
Committed [2613284] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.13.0

2 weeks ago
Committed [2613283] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.13.0

2 weeks ago
Committed [2613282] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.13.0

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Background Video Optimization failing to recognize existing Assets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for raising this. There's definitely room for improvement here. I think the…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Validation Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're targeting today or tomorrow

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility Error in Checklist from Duplicating Template, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the link. All looks fine there indeed. Perhaps :-) We'll keep an eye…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Compatibility Error in Checklist from Duplicating Template, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out! Could you perhaps share the link to an affected…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Replace media tool not working., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah I understood that from your video. Thanks again. I was referring to the same…

2 weeks ago

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AMP

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Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 20,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 300+

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Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

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Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 900+
Antispam Bee

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Digest Notifications

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Feed Post Thumbnail

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GlotPress

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Shiny Updates

Active Installs: 90+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+

Support Rep

PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

Active Installs: 1+ million

Plugins

Themes

General Translation Editor

Deutsch (German) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_DE

Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 900+
AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Yoast Breadcrumbs

Active Installs: 10,000+
Clicky by Yoast

Active Installs: 20,000+
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: 50,000+
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

Active Installs: 1+ million
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
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: 40+
Safe Redirect Manager

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

Active Installs: 10,000+
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+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 40+
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 – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support], 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 – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin, 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 – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress, WebMan Amplifier, Invoices for WooCommerce, 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 5.8.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, MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy), Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed, Restaurant Menu by MotoPress, Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, Nelio AB Testing, PHP Compatibility Checker, Preferred Languages, PWA, Quicklink for WordPress, 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 5.8.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 5.8.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 5.8.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