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Knut Sparhell

IT engineer at WebFacing

@knutsp Torp, Fredrikstad, Norway joined Dec 2006

nettvendt.no github.com/knutsp Slack: @knutsp
    Teams Core Polyglots
    Languages nb nn

    Bio

    Software developer, database and WordPress expert.

    Interests

    Transportation, IT, Handicraft, Security

    WordPress Origin Story

    2005 – first download
    2006 – first use – blog
    2007 – editing my theme
    2008 – developing templates
    2009 – translating themes/plugins to Norwegian
    2010 – first client
    2011 – participated at WordCamp San Francisco
    2012 – established business with co-founder
    2013 – first major project
    2015 – WP related projects major source of income
    2016 – more than 50 clients on support and service plan
    2017 – 100 web sites created or refurbished
    2018 – General Translation Editor for Norwegian (bokmål)
    2019 – WooCommerce has major focus
    2020 – GiveWP has also much focus
    2021 – Course and learning plugins have some focus
    2022 – Membership and WooCommerce are back in primary focus
    2023 – WooCommerce and Activties booking for local Handicraft communities
    2025 – WooCommere, E-mail handling, security/firewall

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '18 Plugin Developer
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    IT engineer
    Jun 2003 – Present
    WebFacing · Part-time

    Job History

    Developer
    Aug 1999 – Jun 2003
    Eurosoft/QA Systems · Full-time

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    22contributions
    high19
    medium3
    score60
    Last 90 days
    62contributions
    high53
    medium9
    score168
    Last 12 months
    243contributions
    high206
    medium37
    score655

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 25 releases
    • 7.1
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.7
    • 6.6
    • 6.5
    • 6.3
    • 6.1
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.6
    • 5.5
    • 5.4
    • 5.3
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 4.7
    • 4.1
    • 4.0
    • 3.9
    • 3.5
    • 3.2

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2026
    Sep 29 Tue · 01:46
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 315 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 25 Fri · 23:39
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 116 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 23 Wed · 01:20
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 23 Wed · 01:18
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 22 Tue · 00:47
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 21 Mon · 23:08
    Plugins high
    Committed [3706404] to Plugins SVN:
    Entry in readme.txt for fixed vulnerability
    Sep 20 Sun · 00:02
    Polyglots high
    Translated 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Sep 17 Thu · 22:37
    Plugins high
    Committed [3701078] to Plugins SVN:
    Deleted assets from trunk
    Sep 17 Thu · 22:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3701061] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to 5.4 fixing a security issue
    Sep 17 Thu · 09:14
    Polyglots high
    Translated 19 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Plugins

    204 favorites

    Themes

    22 favorites

    Translations

    2 locales
    nb_NO Norsk bokmål (Norwegian) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 689 projects.

    WordPress for Android WordPress for iOS Browse Happy Forums Get Involved Learn WordPress o2 Openverse P2 "Breathe" Pattern Directory WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Patterns 1881 Number Lookup Abbreviation Button for the Block Editor AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress Add From Server Add to Home Screen & Progressive Web App Admin Color Schemes Admin Footer Version (rebranded) Admin Notice Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Admin Taxonomy Filter Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions Wp-Adv-Quiz Aino Notification Banner Block AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection Timely All-in-One Events Calendar All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) All-in-One WP Migration and Backup Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia AMP Announcement Notice Builder for Elementor – Enhance Your Visitor Engagement Antispam Bee Anyday WooCommerce Archive Content with Archived Post Status Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes Atomic Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks Collection AudioIgniter Music Player Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Auto Smart Thumbnails Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders

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    nn_NO Norsk nynorsk (Norwegian) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 13 projects.

    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 WordPress 7.1.x - Development

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