Pascal Birchler (@swissspidy) – WordPress user profile | WordPress.org

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Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: pascalbirchler.com
GitHub: swissspidy
Job Title: Developer Relations 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, I18n

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

Google sponsors Pascal Birchler to contribute 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
Security Contributor
Security Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WP-CLI Contributor

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Translations

Posted a reply to Some stories do not load for non-admin users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for testing it though. We just released a new version of the plugin. Does…
13 hours ago
Posted a reply to Every poster image of webstories are getting deleted after indexing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note that we don't have access to your WordPress admin, so we can't open this…
14 hours ago
Posted a reply to Can’t find the button Install, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That means either your user account does not have the required capabilities to install plugins,…
14 hours ago
Committed [2806290] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.26.0
14 hours ago
Committed [2806289] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.26.0
14 hours ago
Committed [2806288] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.26.0
14 hours ago
Posted a reply to Multiple Title Tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As per the above statement, we are currently working on a fix for this. Please…
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Some stories do not load for non-admin users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes. But even setting it to 3.0.0 should already work. But I recommend trying that…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Non-admin users can’t change fonts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
At this point, since both your topics are about the same issue with capabilities, I…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Some stories do not load for non-admin users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, this is unrelated and also already solved a long time ago. We would love…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to where Poster url link located in the database ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you want to set a featured image by entering a URL, right now you…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to where Poster url link located in the database ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Web Stories poster image is different from video poster images. The story poster image…
3 days ago
Posted a reply to Every poster image of webstories are getting deleted after indexing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It indeed looks like many of your images are completely deleted from your database &…
3 days ago
Posted a reply to How to edit add ons css, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there It looks like you are using MakeStories, not our Web Stories plugin. Our…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Every poster image of webstories are getting deleted after indexing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there What do you mean by indexing? Can you perhaps elaborate on what exactly…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to web storie title not changing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you perhaps elaborate on which story title you changed? What was the title before,…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to how to insert public url to font in web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there You can add custom fonts on the Web Stories settings page. After that,…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Filter webstories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Where are you trying to filter stories by categories/tags? Are you using the Web Stories…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories is not working with bengali font, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please do not bump posts. Unfortunately the link you shared leads to a 404 page.…
4 days ago
Closed pull request #3506 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Address text domain registry performance regression
4 days ago
Closed ticket #39210 on Core Trac:
switch_to_locale() unloads all plugin and theme translations
4 days ago
Committed [54669] to Core SVN:
I18N: Change how `WP_Textdomain_Registry` stores the default languages ...
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images Not showing in my web story dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Unfortunately so far we're not able the reproduce this issue from our end. The console…
4 days ago
Posted a reply to Images Not showing in my web stories dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the above: Please upload a screenshot of what you're seeing (e.g. via…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Some stories do not load for non-admin users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your update. Unfortunately, at this point this very much sounds like…
5 days ago
Posted a reply to Non-admin users can’t change fonts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Web Stories editor gets all the fonts via the REST API. Every user with…
5 days ago
Submitted pull request #3506 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Address text domain registry performance regression
1 week ago
Posted a reply to Template image not showing in tab (if i use Cloudfront and S3), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there You're totally right, this crossorigin="anonymous" attribute is missing for saved templates! We'll get…
1 week ago
Closed issue #214 on the wp-cli/core-command repository:
wp core download --skip-content removes themes/plugins directories outside wp-content
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [54496] on Core SVN:
Query: Avoid PHP notices when `get_queried_object()` returns `null`.
2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #56735 on Core Trac:
issue
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [54349] on Core SVN:
Code Modernization: Use correct default value for JavaScript translations path.
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories not displaying properly on mobile, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there The Web Stories plugin loads a stylesheet from https://cdn.ampproject.org/amp-story-player-v0.css to help show the…
1 month ago
Closed ticket #56669 on Core Trac:
Translation for the block editor not loaded from the theme
1 month ago
Committed [2789406] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.25.1
1 month ago
Committed [2789405] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.25.1
1 month ago
Committed [2789404] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.25.1
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Publisher won’t save thru a Proxy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
WordPress always assumes the REST API can be accessed via the Home URL (https://www.domain.com/blog). In…
1 month ago
Mentioned in [54254] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Rename WordPress Dependencies API class files.
1 month ago
Committed [2787677] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.25.0
1 month ago
Committed [2787676] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.25.0
1 month ago
Committed [2787675] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.25.0
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories very heavy and slow after update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's weird that you get this high CPU usage, especially since you mentioned you are…
1 month ago
Mentioned in [54129] on Core SVN:
Embeds: Add Google Data Studio as a trusted oEmbed provider
2 months ago
Mentioned in [54127] on Core SVN:
REST API: Introduce _pretty query parameter to opt in to JSON_PRETTY_PRINT.
2 months ago
Closed ticket #54186 on Core Trac:
Cast string to int in `wp_checkdate`
2 months ago
Committed [54126] to Core SVN:
Date/Time: Cast extracted strings to integers in ...
2 months ago
Merged pull request #37 into wp-cli/admin-command:
Regenerate README file
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #3227 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Add Google Data Studio as trusted oEmbed provider
2 months ago
Submitted pull request #3226 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Allow installing translations when changing user language
2 months ago

Developer

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 20,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 500+

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: 40+
Feed Post Thumbnail

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GlotPress

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Shiny Updates

Active Installs: 70+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 20,000+

Support Rep

PWA

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

Active Installs: 2+ 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

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Clicky by Yoast

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Digest Notifications

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Enhanced WP Contact Form

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Feature Policy

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Google Cloud Storage plugin

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Glue for Yoast SEO & AMP

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

Active Installs: 2+ 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: 2,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 40+
Safe Redirect Manager

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

Active Installs: 9,000+
Yoast SEO

Active Installs: 5+ million
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 20,000+
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, GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads Listings, MainWP Dashboard – The Private WordPress Manager for Multiple 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, Team Members, 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 6.1.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, Surge, 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 6.1.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 6.1.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 6.1.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