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Birgit Olzem

Head of SupportOps at Codeable ApS

@coachbirgit Gerolstein, Germany joined Mar 2012

coachbirgit.com github.com/CoachBirgit Slack: @coachbirgit
    Teams Community Sustainability
    Languages de_DE

    Bio

    Excerpt of my Speaker Bio: Birgit Olzem, a WordPress enthusiast extraordinaire, juggles diverse roles and advocates for mental health awareness, diversity, and unsung contributors. A proud mother and grandmother, she also consults on personal branding and explores surface pattern design. Birgit embodies the WordPress spirit, champions community, and connects humanity with humor and warmth.

    Interests

    Managing my big family and work, doing great stuff with WordPress, reading and writing articles and books, nordic walking, dancing, meditation, having fun, laughing, photography,

    WordPress Origin Story

    I’m using WordPress since its first release in 2003. After messing around in several forums, I got aware of WordCamps. This opened the realm of how to contribute to the project. Since 2010, I have been an active contributor to the WordPress open-source project.

    – Locale manager for de.wordpress.org since March 2012
    – Participant at Community Summit 2024, San Francisco, CA and 2023 National Harbor, MD
    – Played a crucial role in the revamping of the German-speaking WordPress Community in 2014
    – Global Polyglots team mentor for several years in row
    – Co-Organizer of two editions of the Global WordPress Translation Day
    – Multiple times table lead on Contributor Days for Polyglots, Marketing and Sustainability
    – Credited as a noteworthy Release Team member for WordPress 6.4
    – Speaker at multiple WordPress Events, including WordCamp Europe and Accessibility Day
    – Co-Organizer of WordCamp Europe in 2018 and 2019
    – Co-Lead-Organizer of WordCamp Germany 2023
    – Facilitator of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Session at the Community Summit 2023
    – Composed and published the Proposal for Establishing a Make Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (“DEIB”) Team within the WordPress Community
    – Spearheading the WordPress DEIB working group
    – Awarded by the Yoast Care Fund in 2023 nominated by Hari Shanker

    “Birgit Olzem is an exceptional WordPress contributor. She has single-handedly proposed and kicked off the WordPress DEIB working group, which is working towards making WordPress diverse and more inclusive” – Hari Shanker, Open Source Program Manager at Automattic

    To make a meaningful contribution, I am seeking financial support for approximately 20 hours per week. This will allow me to dedicate focused time on the DEIB initiative, collaborate with other teams, and drive impactful projects that benefit the entire WordPress ecosystem without distractions.

    This funding would compensate for the potential income from client work and also cover travel expenses related to speaking engagements, thereby enabling me to maximize my contributions towards the growth and inclusivity of the WordPress community.

    Your support in sponsoring these DEIB related work will not only foster a more inclusive and innovative WordPress community but will also set a precedent for open-source projects globally. Let’s lead the way in making open-source truly open for everyone.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '23 Meta Contributor '20 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    3 badges
    Marketing Contributor '18 Marketing Team '18 Photo Contributor '23
    COMMUNITY
    4 badges
    Community Contributor '18 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '17 WordCamp Speaker '14
    PRACTICE
    4 badges
    Sustainability Contributor '24 Sustainability Team '24 Test Contributor '23 Training Contributor '19
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Contributor '15

    Current Job

    Head of SupportOps
    Present
    Codeable ApS

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
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    score0
    Last 90 days
    3contributions
    high3
    medium0
    score9
    Last 12 months
    14contributions
    high14
    medium0
    score42

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 6.4

    Contributions

    Type
    April 2026
    Apr 20 Mon · 09:48
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2026
    Apr 03 Fri · 02:03
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    March 2026
    Mar 31 Tue · 16:48
    Polyglots high
    Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    February 2026
    Feb 28 Sat · 23:10
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Feb 26 Thu · 12:42
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Vienna 2026
    January 2026
    Jan 09 Fri · 22:52
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    October 2025
    Oct 25 Sat · 03:35
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Oct 07 Tue · 21:02
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    September 2025
    Sep 19 Fri · 23:53
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    August 2025
    Aug 12 Tue · 19:35
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Photos

    9 contributions

    View all 9 photos in the Photo Directory

    Completed courses

    1 completed

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    Plugins

    46 favorites

    Themes

    2 favorites

    Translations

    2 locales
    de_DE / formal Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 990 projects.

    2 Click Social Media Buttons 3DPrint Lite 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors Absolute Privacy Frontend Post WordPress Plugin – AccessPress Anonymous Post Social Auto Poster AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin AccessPress Social Share Active Directory Integration Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters Add Link to Facebook AddToAny Share Buttons AddQuicktag Adminimize JSM Adobe XMP / IPTC for WordPress AdRotate Banner Manager AdPush Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Advanced Category Excluder Advanced Code Editor Advertising Manager Affiliates Manager Event Calendar Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load Timely All-in-One Events Calendar Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic All-in-One WP Migration and Backup All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall ALO EasyMail Newsletter Amazon Link WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage Amazon JS amr ical events lists AnsPress – Question and answer Appointments Arconix FAQ Open Currency Converter Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes Asgaros Forum Audit Trail Author Avatars List/Block Auto ThickBox Plus AVH First Defense Against Spam JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate WP Backup BackUpWordPress BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

    Showing the first 48 of 990 projects; search above to filter the full list.

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    de_DE Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 76 projects.

    WordPress for Android WordPress for iOS Browse Happy Rosetta bbPress BuddyPress Flamingo GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor Kadence Starter Templates — Predesigned Website Templates Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing Quoty Recent FB Posts SeatReg Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More Stream WapuuGotchi WordPress Importer Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI Advantage Alizee aReview Blox Business lite CWP-YouIT CyberChimps Eclipse Fine Food and Diet Fresh Lite HarmonUX Core Hestia i-craft i-excel i-max i-transform Iconic One iRibbon Jehanne Jolene Kadence Katori Neuro Orsay Parallax Quark

    Showing the first 48 of 76 projects; search above to filter the full list.

    View all on translate.wordpress.org