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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

    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 boking for local Handicraft communities

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '18 Plugin Developer
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

    Current Job

    IT engineer
    Present
    WebFacing

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    15contributions
    high10
    medium5
    score35
    Last 90 days
    53contributions
    high46
    medium7
    score145
    Last 12 months
    211contributions
    high178
    medium33
    score567

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 24 releases
    • 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
    June 2026
    Jun 11 Thu · 07:32
    Polyglots high
    Translated 236 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Jun 04 Thu · 12:28
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce + Login with Vipps and MobilePay, on the site Translate WordPress:
    @lassepladsen granted PTE for #nb_no
    May 2026
    May 29 Fri · 18:33
    Polyglots high
    Translated 9 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 25 Mon · 22:16
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for SDAweb Calendar…, on the site Translate WordPress:
    #nb_no PTE granted
    May 25 Mon · 22:13
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 68 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 22 Fri · 10:38
    Core med
    Reopened ticket #65319 on Core Trac:
    Reduce the min-height, line-height, and padding of the Log In button ...
    May 22 Fri · 06:59
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62408] on WordPress SVN:
    Plugins: Improve hook performance by using `spl_object_id()` instead of `spl_object_hash()` to construct unique IDs.
    May 20 Wed · 16:44
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Devenia Autoposter for LinkedIn and Devenia Replace Media, on the site Translate WordPress:
    #nb_no granted for both
    May 20 Wed · 12:07
    Polyglots high
    Reviewed 128 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    May 19 Tue · 00:21
    Polyglots high
    Translated 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Plugins

    240 favorites

    Themes

    22 favorites

    Translations

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

    Contributed translations to 687 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 – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic All-in-One WP Migration and Backup AMP Announcement Notice Builder for Elementor – Enhance Your Visitor Engagement Antispam Bee Anyday WooCommerce Archive Content with Archived Post Status Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes Atomic Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks Collection AudioIgniter Music Player Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Auto Smart Thumbnails Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.

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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 7.0.x - Development

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