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Member Since: October 22nd, 2006
Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
Website: https://chantalcoolsma.nl
Job Title: Nerd
Employer: Buro Staal
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Bio

Owner/founder of WebPressed, WordPress front-end developer.

Current community roles:
– Polyglots Team
– General Translation Editor (Dutch)
– Co-organizer WordCamp Rotterdam

Past community roles:
– Co-organizer WordCamp Netherlands
– Co-organizer WordPress meetup Rotterdam, Netherlands

Interests

Cycling, music, movies, art.

WordPress Origin Story

I started using WordPress back in 2006 for a personal blog. Apparently a hobby converted into a job. I started to contribute to the WordPress project and I am now making a living with WordPress.

Contribution History

Meetup Organizer
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Meta Contributor
Support Contributor
Support Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for WP Job Manager, on the site Translate WordPress:
The Dutch translation can be improved. I see mixed default (informal) and formal translations. String…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Translation needs attention, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@naa986 yes, but not for the stable release: Translations for the readme are published almost…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Translation needs attention, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I finished the Dutch translation. However a langu…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for WP-Strava, on the site Translate WordPress:
Some strings rejected for nl_NL, because they were not translated or quality was poor.

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for WPPitstop.nl Business Hours Widget Plugin, on the site Translate WordPress:
Strings nl_NL approved. You have been added as PTE for #nl_NL. If you have any…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@wouterbruijning, you have been added as PTE for Asgaros Forum for #nl_NL. If you have…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Approved some strings and rejected a lot due to poor translation quality.

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I’ve contributed heavily…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@terribletankard, you have been added as PTE for projects mentioned above for #nl_NL. If you…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for ConveyThis Translate – Website Translator, on the site Translate WordPress:
No translations for nl_NL.

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, The slides of WordCamp Rotterdam 2019, on the site WordCamp Rotterdam 2019:
Foto: Punkmedia We have curated a list with the slides of presentations of WordCamp Rotterdam.…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Yoga WordPress theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
Agreed. Same applies to nl_NL. No translations visible yet.

2 months ago
Created a topic, Button always does target blank, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is there a way to control the target of a button? Now …

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for BuddyPress Featured Members, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi polyglots,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@guido07111975, you have been added as PTE for Salon Booking System for #nl_NL. If you…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi polyglots,, on the site Translate WordPress:
Alerts are shown in the Dutch Slack, so don't worry ;-)

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Hide bundled products from invoice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks! :-) Solved.

5 months ago
Created a topic, Hide bundled products from invoice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, For a customer we are developing a WooCommerce st…

5 months ago
Created a new ticket, #4094, in Meta Trac:
Title About page doesn't fit on screen on smartphone

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [enhanced-media-library] Hello…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added for nl-NL

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello polyglots, We have a…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@petercabrinha you are added as PTE for mentioned plugins for nl_NL

7 months ago
Posted a reply to ACF data not exported, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You have in combination with https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ultimate-exporter/ SUPPORTED MODULES TO EXPORT Core Module – Post, Page,…

7 months ago
Created a topic, ACF data not exported, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, The latest version does not export ACF data anymo…

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Newsletter, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added you as a PTE.

8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi, I am working on…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added.

9 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi! I would like to…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@bsteurfulreal, you have been added as PTE for Blog Recipe for #nl_NL. If you have…

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Media Library…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added.

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post (Post Title) PTE Request for…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added. Thanks.

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@mrscottie @coolesuggesties, you have been added as PTE for Advanced Ads for #nl_NL. If you…

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post (Post Title) PTE Request for…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @psmits1567, can you give a link to the plugin? There are several plugins with…

11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am translator…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added for nl_NL.

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Complianz GDPR, on the site Translate WordPress:
@aahulsebos, you have been added as PTE for Complianz GDPR for #nl_NL. If you have…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@benjaminowens, you have been added as PTE for NGG Image Search for #nl_NL. If you…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
My idea for the Netherlands: Have one nation-wide WordCamp a year. 500-1000 attendees at a…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
We just don't have that much quality speakers in the Netherlands. Think about the size…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Or to put it in another way: I’d much rather have one new contributor to…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I am not staying away because of newbies. I am staying away because most local…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I would rather go for one nationwide WordCamp NL and more WordCamp meetups. Most meetups…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Lots of tickets sold at WordCamp Rotterdam were bought by the same companies who also…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
We had a little discussion about that on our Dutch Slack. Most people and organizers…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I don't know how active all these meetups are: https://nl.wordpress.org/community/meetups/ Leiden, Heerhugowaard, Rotterdam, Nijmegen are…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Local WordCamps in The Netherlands – Our experiences, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Maybe an addition to above. We also have multiple WordPress meetups in The Netherlands. For…

12 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Netherlands 2009

12 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Netherlands 2010

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Since the users of Google…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Quality of the nl_NL translation is very poor. Needs a lot corrections to approve them.

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@prowebmdk, you have been added as PTE for Brizy for #nl_NL. If you have any…

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for the Brizy Plugin, on the site Translate WordPress:
Duplicate of https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2018/06/27/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-410/. Marking this one as done.

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Boxzilla Hello…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added @dvankooten and @lapzor for nl_NL. I am GTE, so don't need PTE rights ;-)

12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for the Mesmerize Companion plugin, on the site Translate WordPress:
@ungureanuveronica1, you have been added as PTE for Mesmerize Companion for #nl_NL. If you have…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Unable to install dutch language, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That shouldn’t matter. Good it works.

1 year ago
Reopened ticket #3552, in Meta Trac:
WP15 Theme: Event date not formatted as translated

1 year ago

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