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Member Since: October 21st, 2009
Location: Spiez, Switzerland
Website: https://sayhello.ch
Job Title: Partner and full-stack WordPress developer
Employer: Say Hello GmbH
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WordPress Origin Story

I first became involved with testing the pre-WordPress CMS in the early 2000s, which subsequently became the CMS we know and love. I’ve been developing Themes and Plugins for WordPress since 2004, and am currently Partner and full-stack developer at WordPress agency Say Hello Gmbh (sayhello.ch).

Contribution History

Translation Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Speaker
Plugin Developer
Plugin Developer

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Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Zürich 2019 coming up on September 13th

2 weeks ago
Committed [2091332] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.0.4

1 month ago
Committed [2091327] to Plugins Trac:
Confirms compatibility with WordPress 5.2.0.

1 month ago
Committed [2091295] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.0.7

1 month ago
Committed [2091293] to Plugins Trac:
Confirm compatibility with WordPress 5.2.0

1 month ago
Committed [2091248] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 2.0.0

1 month ago
Committed [2091247] to Plugins Trac:
PHP short array syntax, code cleaning, confirm function in WordPress ...

1 month ago
Committed [2091212] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.2.6

1 month ago
Committed [2091208] to Plugins Trac:
Fixes erroneous gettext function calls

1 month ago
Committed [2091204] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.2.5

1 month ago
Committed [2091202] to Plugins Trac:
Confirming functionality in WordPress 5.2.0

1 month ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Zürich

2 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error – InstagramAPI\\Instagram::_setUser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I deleted and reinstalled 1.5 and this issue is now resolved. You should update the…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error – InstagramAPI\\Instagram::_setUser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The latest version in the Plugin Repository is still 1.5. Have you pushed the newest…

4 months ago
Created a topic, PHP Fatal error – InstagramAPI\\Instagram::_setUser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Getting the following response from the AJAX request w…

4 months ago
Created a topic, Superb – plugin and play, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Lightning-fast website? Don't mind if I do.

4 months ago
Posted a reply to 4.9.6: new privacy capability, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
add_cap doesn't seem to do the trick here. The plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/manage-privacy-options/ works though.

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error on WP 4.9.8, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perfect, thanks @johnbillion.

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Fatal Error on WP 4.9.8, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same here

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Multiple WordPress.org accounts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Issue closed as Samuel Wood (Otto) is dealing with this via email. Thanks for all…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Multiple WordPress.org accounts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks @jdembowski. It looks as though a different account is registered to my real email…

7 months ago
Created a topic, Multiple WordPress.org accounts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When I try to change the email address on my wordpress…

7 months ago
Posted a reply to Grammatical errors in original English, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, and sorry for the delay. I pushed some updates to the translations last week.

7 months ago
Created a topic, Banner advertisements forced into backend, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Although the plugin is useful, the free version now fo…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Plugin coding, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sorry for the delay in responding! Thanks so much for your feedback.

9 months ago
Created a topic, Grammatical errors in original English, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm translating the plugin into German and I've notice…

10 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Lausanne 2018 coming up on September 28th

11 months ago
Created a topic, Fatal error in 4.9, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported…

12 months ago
Posted a reply to User experience for Opt-Out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same here - and the shortcode isn't replaced either…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Places spam ads in WordPress admin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This plugin, whilst useful, adds unsolicited advertise…

1 year ago
Created a topic, JavaScript error in IE11, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin script gtm4wp-social-tracker.js, Line 6, Co…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Installer doesn’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
PHP Notice displayed when in WordPress Developer Mode.…

1 year ago
Created a topic, Superb tool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Saved the day for a complex project - without it, I'd'…

1 year ago
Posted a reply to Console Warning, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Same here. Any news of an update to fix this? Can I contribute in any…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bern 2017 coming up on September 9th

2 years ago
Posted a reply to One more redirect check, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can already achieve this by adding your own code, which will fire via the…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Styling the tag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you have a link, please? My plugin has nothing to do with the CSS…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Very useful and great support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks!

2 years ago
Posted a reply to redirect to frontpage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Ah, I see your problem. When a user logs into WordPress, the user is usually…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to redirect to frontpage, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's how the plugin works already. If it doesn't, then please let me know.

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, The next Swiss WordCamp is coming to Bern!, on the site WordCamp Bern:
We're happy to announce that the next Swiss WordCamp is going to be held in Bern…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Breaks Beaver Builder Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In what way? More information would be helpful. (Error messages, screenshots, or at least more…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Progress update: New WordCamp theme “CampSite 2017”, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I like it! I'm pleased to see that this is being worked on and I…

2 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Bern 2017

2 years ago
Released a new plugin, Lazy load video players

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Good job!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the feedback!

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Just what I was looking for!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your rating!

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Perfect!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your valued feedback! 💪

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Illegal string offset, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's possible that this problem is relevant. If you're running PHP 7.1 on your server,…

2 years ago
Posted a reply to Curbing your Expectations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As indicated in the plugin's description, Pages are not yet supported.

3 years ago

Developer

Add menu separators to navigation

Active Installs: 900+
Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view

Active Installs: 400+
Extend Post Data

Active Installs: Less than 10
Force use of ImageMagick image library

Active Installs: 300+
Inline version numbering for WordPress

Active Installs: Less than 10
Lazy load video players

Active Installs: Less than 10
Redirect multisite user to their own site

Active Installs: 10+
Simplest comment spam catcher

Active Installs: 30+
Update Post with EXIF data

Active Installs: 10+