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Bio

Web developer from Berlin, blogging about WordPress and other technical topics, active member of the WP Meetup Berlin and WP Meetup Potsdam, former organization of different WordPress events in Berlin and WordCamp Europe as well as current organizer of WP Meetup Berlin.

WordPress Origin Story

The first time I get my hands on WordPress was … writing my first plugin 😉

Not the typical way, but only two days after that, I started my first personal blog. The rest is history 😀

Contributions Sponsored

Syde sponsors Bernhard Kau to contribute 6 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Meta, and Polyglots.

Member Since: June 5th, 2009
Location: Berlin
Website: kau-boys.com
GitHub: 2ndkauboy
Job Title: Tech Lead
Employer: Syde GmbH
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Pattern Author
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Plugins
Photos
Favorites
Translations

Committed [3161773] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.2.0 from GitHub
6 days ago
Mentioned in [59127] on Core SVN:
I18N: Emit warnings if loading translations too early.
1 week ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Committed [3129589] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meeting Agenda for July 10, 2024, on the site Make WordPress.org:
I would also like to add this to the (open floor), if there is time:…
3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post The Image Revolution: AVIF and WebP, on the site Make WordPress Hosting:
I was wondering the same. It also lists AVIF as supported. I still installed the…
3 months ago
Committed [3113216] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3113211] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.8.0 from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3113210] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3113208] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3113167] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3113160] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.7.1 from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3111724] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 2.1.1 from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3111722] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3111718] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Committed [3111714] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
3 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
4 months ago
Mentioned in [13812] on Meta SVN:
Make: underline the link for "contributor wizard" message
4 months ago
Committed [3102288] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
4 months ago
Submitted pull request #331 to WordPress/wordpress.org:
Make home theme: Underline wizard callout link
4 months ago
Committed [3098494] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
4 months ago
Reviewed 26 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 months ago
Posted a reply to Fails with WooCommece when User logged in, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Ingo!It's hard to debug such a case, when you are using a WooCommerce site…
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Merge Proposal: Preferred Languages, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I can't wait for this to be merged! If it already lands in 6.6, I…
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Fifteen Merged PRs for WP-CLI Hack Day 2024, on the site WP-CLI:
It was really fun to participate again! 🙌 I'm especially happy that the PR I…
5 months ago
Pull request #247 merged into wp-cli/db-command:
Enable `--format=` for `db search`
5 months ago
Pull request #5938 merged into wp-cli/wp-cli:
Fix broken Gutenberg test
6 months ago
Submitted pull request #5938 to wp-cli/wp-cli:
Fix broken Gutenberg test
6 months ago
Created issue #5937 in the wp-cli/wp-cli repository:
Fix: Increase `@require-php` to 7.2 since Gutenberg 18.2 requires it
6 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Leipzig 2024
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meeting Agenda for March 20, 2024, on the site Make WordPress.org:
Short report from WordCamp Asia: Local development environment We have worked on new local environments.…
7 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Pull request #1024 merged into WordPress/wordcamp.org:
WC Central Theme: Fixing some CSS responsive issues
8 months ago
Created a topic, Plugin ist anscheinend nicht Multisite-Kompatibel, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Die Tabellen für das Plugin werden mit $wpdb->base_…
9 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP-Prozesse, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hallo @monetenfuchs Antispam Bee selbst startet keine eigenen PHP-Prozesse. Es wird lediglich ein WP-Cron angelegt,…
9 months ago
Created ticket #7364 on Meta Trac:
Fix missing alt for WordPress.tv video images
10 months ago
Submitted pull request #181 to WordPress/wordpress.org:
Increase font-size and fix other a11y issues
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, # Rückblick vom Meta-Team beim…, on the site Team DE:
Rückblick vom Meta-Team beim Contributor Day des WordCamp Deutschland 2023 Ziele für den Tag Mein…
11 months ago
Submitted pull request #247 to wp-cli/db-command:
Enable `--format=` for `db search`
11 months ago
Pull request #5865 merged into wp-cli/wp-cli:
Add missing required arguments when using `--prompt`
11 months ago
Submitted pull request #5865 to wp-cli/wp-cli:
Add missing required arguments when using `--prompt`
11 months ago
Closed issue #433 on the wp-cli/entity-command repository:
Printed command using `--prompt` for `wp user create` is missing user-login and...
11 months ago
Created issue #433 in the wp-cli/entity-command repository:
Printed command using `--prompt` for `wp user create` is missing user-login and...
11 months ago
Posted a reply to shortcode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @ibaan,this is specifically a (Gutenberg) block plugin. It was never my goal to also…
11 months ago
Submitted pull request #1100 to WordPress/wordcamp.org:
Mu-plugins: Add margin to fixed navigation on sites with the latest event...
12 months ago
Created issue #1098 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Navigation hidden under "latest site" banner
12 months ago
Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
12 months ago
Reviewed 14 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
12 months ago
Committed [2970918] to Plugins SVN:
Updating readme/assets from GitHub
1 year ago

Developer

Antispam Bee

Active Installs: 700,000+
Bulk Download for Gravity Forms

Active Installs: 300+
Campaign Archive Block for Mailchimp

Active Installs: 90+
Embeds for ProvenExpert

Active Installs: 70+
First Post Full Length

Active Installs: 10+
Hello World

Active Installs: 900+
Kau-Boy's Comment Notification

Active Installs: 20+
Language Fallback

Active Installs: 6,000+
qTranslate Exporter

Active Installs: 10+
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: SASS Brush

Active Installs: 30+
Unique Title Checker

Active Installs: 1,000+
WPMeetup Widget deutschsprachig

Active Installs: 10+

Contributor

Aged Content Message

Active Installs: 10+

Total photo contributions: 4

View all photos contributed by Bernhard Kau to the WordPress Photo Directory →

Plugins

Deutsch (German) Patterns Translation Editor - #de_DE

Deutsch (German) Project Translation Editor - #de_DE

Plugins and Themes

Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor - #de_DE

WordPress for iOS, WordCamp.org, WordPress.org, AntiVirus, Booking Package, Breadcrumb Trail, Bulk Download for Gravity Forms, Campaign Archive Block for Mailchimp, Collapsing Archives, Contact Form 7 Multi-Step Forms, Crazy Lazy, Download Manager, DW Question & Answer, Embeds for ProvenExpert, Event Tickets and Registration, Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!, Hello World, Language Fallback, Nav Menu Roles, Post grid and filter ultimate, Really Simple CAPTCHA, SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: SASS Brush, Unique Title Checker, User Verification – Email Verification, Email OTP, Block Spam Email, Passwordless login, WooCommerce Accommodation Bookings, Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution, WP Job Manager, WP Post Expires, Registration, User Profile, Membership, Content Restriction, User Directory, and Frontend Post Submission – WP User Frontend, WPMeetup Widget deutschsprachig, Astra, Auberge, Bizberg, and Reykjavik

Deutsch (Sie) (German (Formal)) Translation Contributor - #de_DE_formal

Add From Server, All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, AntiVirus, Bulk Download for Gravity Forms, Campaign Archive Block for Mailchimp, Contact Form 7, Download Manager, Embeds for ProvenExpert, Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!, Hello World, Backend Localization, Language Fallback, Nav Menu Roles, Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions, Posts in Page, Save Post. Check Links., SyntaxHighlighter Evolved: SASS Brush, Unique Title Checker, WooCommerce Accommodation Bookings, WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce, WP Post Expires, WP Wiki Tooltip, and Astra

Deutsch (Schweiz) (German (Switzerland)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH

Language Fallback and Yoast SEO

Deutsch (Schweiz, Du) (German (Switzerland, Informal)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH_informal

Language Fallback

Norsk nynorsk (Norwegian (Nynorsk)) Translation Contributor - #nn_NO

Breadcrumb Trail