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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 compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @urvesh95, could you please open a new support topic with more details, including the…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to Stories in Google – understanding visibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the factors I've already mentioned above that play a role in serving…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Stories in Google – understanding visibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The Enable Web Stories on Google documentation has all the information about the…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to The dates for the signed exchange are invalid., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's worth noting that these are just warnings, not errors. You're using Cloudflare for configuring…

7 days ago
Posted a reply to Rocket CDN is not re-writing the source url of the images in my Google Web Story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since you have video caching turned on, it seems to me that the error you're…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Custom archive page is empty, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The benefit of choosing a custom page for displaying your stories is complete flexibility and…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to web story loading issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No it won't delete your data

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to LCP Issue with all web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If your stories sometimes end up being completely blank, that is some unrelated and more…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to what should my stories archive setting be, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is entirely up to you. If you like the default /web-stories/ page created by…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Images & text cut off in preview mode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
These messages simply mean you need to set a story poster image and a publisher…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As for more control, I am not aware of any plans for giving more control…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some high-level overview of the ad placement logic can be found at https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/develop/advertise_amp_stories/ and https://amp.dev/documentation/components/amp-story-auto-ads/.…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Unable to link the Google Stories plug-in with my stories account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure what information you have received exactly through the program, but it's not…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, that is not possible. Web Stories will automatically determine placement depending on various factors.…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Video Optimization Feature BUG, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Heya, Thanks for reaching out. The current threshold for triggering the video optimization recommendation is…

2 weeks ago
Closed pull request #290 on wp-cli/i18n-command:
Update gettext/gettext requirement from ^4.8 to ^5.6

3 weeks ago
Closed ticket #54391 on Core Trac:
WordPress mixing up continents. Showing this in Europe

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories WP Block not showing Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, This is the same REST API issue as with your other topic. Let's…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories Dashboard Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry Thanks for reaching out! There appears to be some misconfiguration or plugin conflict…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Permalink preview not matching editor preview, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Ben Could you share screenshots of what you see in the editor vs. what…

4 weeks ago
Committed [2623621] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.14.0

4 weeks ago
Committed [2623620] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.14.0

4 weeks ago
Committed [2623618] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.14.0

4 weeks ago
Reopened ticket #54358 on Core Trac:
Add URL Details endpoint from Gutenberg plugin into Core

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Embeds Stopped Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mdotk No updated information. As mentioned before, planning on releasing a new update this week.

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Invalid link, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If it works in incognito mode it sounds like you have a browser extension installed…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Embeds Stopped Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tlmedien Not exactly sure what you mean. Could you please open a new topic and…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to background audio not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your swift response and your feature suggestion. We highly recommend setting up HTTPS…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Older Web Stories Aren’t Displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Good to know that you've already set up GSC, that's great! I do understand that…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to CORS error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You'll need to set up CORS on the Google Cloud Storage bucket. Follow the documentation…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to background audio not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Can you share the URL to your story so we can better assist…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Older Web Stories Aren’t Displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the URL Inspection Tool I'd also highly recommend setting up Google Search…

1 month ago
Closed pull request #1566 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Capability Queries

1 month ago
Closed ticket #16841 on Core Trac:
Manually created user roles not showing in author dropdown regardless ...

1 month ago
Committed [51943] to Core SVN:
Role/Capability: Add support for capability queries in ...

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Older Web Stories Aren’t Displaying, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out! That's quite an odd issue. Has something changed between…

1 month ago
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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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.

1 month 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…

1 month 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,…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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 <!--…

1 month 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.…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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 month ago

Developer

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 20,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 400+

Contributor

Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

Active Installs: Less than 10
Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 900+
Antispam Bee

Active Installs: 700,000+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 50+
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
GlotPress

Active Installs: 600+
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 – Messages Database Plugin For WordPress, Core Sitemaps, WordPress Calls to Action, Custom Search by BestWebSoft – Advanced WordPress Search Bar Plugin, 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