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Member Since: December 5th, 2006
Location: Torp, Fredrikstad, Norway
Website: nettvendt.no
GitHub: knutsp
Job Title: IT engineer
Employer: IT-ing Sparhell, Nettvendt
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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

Contributions Sponsored

Knut Sparhell contributes 5 hours per week to the following teams: Core, Polyglots.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor

Activity
Plugins
Favorites
Translations

Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Stock Locations for WooCommerce, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hello @rulei1974 The link provided is for nn_NO but I found it, so ok. The…

1 day ago
Closed ticket #52280, in Core Trac:
Persistent object caching is not enabled

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Translation Approval Request for Tutor LMS, on the site Translate WordPress:
PTE addded for #nb_NO

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #52113, in Core Trac:
integrate wordpress to prestashop 1.6

1 month ago
Closed ticket #52090, in Core Trac:
Warning The optional module, imagick, is not installed, or has been ...

1 month ago
Closed ticket #52033, in Core Trac:
delete plugin link not working

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi,, on the site Translate WordPress:
All, except one, approved.

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Future of this plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please update to 5.6. New user options and values for AUTO_UPDATE_CORE should affect the UI…

1 month ago
Created a new ticket, #51978, in Core Trac:
Add 'development' as accepted vaue for WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE

1 month ago
Closed ticket #51973, in Core Trac:
Twenty Twenty-One: Exclude build tool configs and Sass files in build

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress and PHP 8.0, on the site Make WordPress Core:
"Display PHP version" plugin, for example: https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-php-version/

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
All approved for nb_NO

2 months ago
Closed ticket #51896, in Core Trac:
Spam emails regarding my wordpress site: www.landyachting.ca (see ...

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Leaky Paywall, on the site Translate WordPress:
Approved and granted.

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Help me fix placeholder inconsistencies in some translations, on the site Translate WordPress:
Fixed for nb_NO

2 months ago
Created a new ticket, #51844, in Core Trac:
Two different automatic update emails are sent at the same time

2 months ago
Created a topic, Abandoned?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If not, it really needs updating, including readme.txt…

2 months ago
Committed [2419839] to Plugins Trac:
WP 5.6

2 months ago
Committed [2419823] to Plugins Trac:
wp-config.php

2 months ago
Committed [2419819] to Plugins Trac:
Spelling error for Pro Premium package.

2 months ago
Created a new ticket, #5508, in Meta Trac:
Glossary: Adding indentical words for different part of speech rejected

2 months ago
Created a topic, Blank front page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For visitors not logged in only. Just installed. Nothi…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Great for logging user activity, yours (admin’s) or other users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Works fine, integrates with WP User Profile. Missing a…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Perfect and elegant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is the easiest way to order categories, tags or t…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Best user avatar or pofile picture plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Integrates well with WP User Profiles plugin from same…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Great for creating a simple media taxonomy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you need media "folders", like for images or phot…

2 months ago
Created a topic, Using it everywhere, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is a plugin that transforms WP User Profiles to w…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WP5.6 | Auto-Update Implementation Change, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As much as I love auto-updates myself, I can't see current WordPress have auto updates…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Svea WebPay for WooCommerce, on the site Translate WordPress:
Granted for #nb_no

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
If you are looking for it in the file system, like FTP or a file…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I know it was little damage and fixed quickly. That's reassuring. But if nothing changes,…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
So, to stop it, they tried to revert that last step. That turned out to…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is yet another lesson on how powerful the auto update mechanism for WordPress is.…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 5.5.3 Release – Some Technical Details, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I my experience (15 years), when you return to the login page after trying to…

3 months ago
Created a topic, Perfect and elegant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I have been waiting for this. This is how devices star…

3 months ago
Created a topic, Edit username?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you know a plugin that allows usernames to be edite…

3 months ago
Closed ticket #51614, in Core Trac:
Might be a security issue

3 months ago
Committed [2404272] to Plugins Trac:
Spelling error

3 months ago
Committed [2404271] to Plugins Trac:
Extended FAQ about not on PRO ISP

3 months ago
Committed [2404270] to Plugins Trac:
Readme description change for "Right Now" to "At a Glance" widget

3 months ago
Committed [2404264] to Plugins Trac:
Added detection of Enterprise hosting packages at PRO ISP

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It should just work. Check your robots.txt (also in document root folder) to see a…

4 months ago
Created a topic, Date not translated, action missing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In file wc-cancel-dashboard.php, line 82, please repla…

4 months ago
Created a topic, WP 5.5, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When will it be ready for WP 5.5?

4 months ago
Created a topic, Exactly what I needed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Does exactly is described. Nice little plugin, very us…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Twenty One, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Twenty-One it should be.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Introducing Twenty Twenty One, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Remove the first "Twenty" and name it "Twenty One". * Simpler and shorter. * It's…

4 months ago
Committed [2385721] to Plugins Trac:
Correct POT file.

4 months ago
Committed [2385712] to Plugins Trac:
Added disk space used also when not on cPanel.

4 months ago
Created a new ticket, #51326, in Core Trac:
Site Health: Add all constants used by core

4 months ago

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Norsk bokmål (Norwegian (Bokmål)) #nb_NO

Norsk bokmål (Norwegian (Bokmål)) Translation Contributor - #nb_NO

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

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