Patricia BT (@patricia70) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Updated 2 July 2025

— Contributions (see details below) —
About 15-20 hours a week (10/week in July-August)
– sponsored by Themeisle for 5 hours/week since August 2024
– self-sponsored (looking for sponsors) for the rest of the hours

– My travel and accommodation costs as an organiser of WordCamp Europe 2024 were covered by Polylang, other fees by Hari Shanker

— Bio —
World Citizen, community facilitator, connector and problem solver. I’m a “solopreneur” enjoying WordPress (especially WordCamp events and the people from the community) – Science/Environment – Peace – Evolution – Humanism – Allyship to Minorities and under-represented groups – Authenticity – Kindness.
My goal is to help everyone get their voice heard and promote global peace. → https://patriciabt.com/

I love dedicated and meaningful relationships with other people and 1 to 1 conversations (and coffee, cheese and chocolate 😉 )

Contact me via one of the social media (best:LinkedIn) or contact form listed on my contact page: → https://patriciabt.com/contact/
See my work: → https://patriciabt.com/all/

— Contribution to WordPress —
I love to get involved in the WordPress community, as it’s a pleasant way to give back to WordPress what WordPress allows me to accomplish on my business and personal sites.

I co-organise the WordPress meetups in Geneva since 2013 and have been part of the WordCamps organisation teams in Swiss WordPress events since 2016. I have also been a speaker or a volunteer in several other events. WordCamp Europe volunteer in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, and co-organiser in 2024, 2025.

Full WordPress story: → https://patriciabt.com/wordpress/

In 2024, I bumbed up the number of hours I spend contributing, it has been about 80 hours/month (40 in the Summer) until WCEU 2025. I’ll most probably go down to 10-15 as I won’t be a WCEU co-org for the 2026 edition.

I’m now (since August 2024) sponsored for 20 hours/month (5/week) by Themeisle.com ❤️ via the the “Five for the Future” program and I’m looking for additional sponsors for the remaining hours, more information here https://patriciabt.com/wordpress/sponsor
I might in the future be sponsored by my own company when I will establish my LLC and generate enough income.

— Currently —

– Contributing to the Community team / events
— I organise events in Switzerland (possibly a Campus Connect event for late 2025 or early 2026)
— I helped revive some Meetup groups in Switzerland, France (reactivation program)
— Local team co-organiser for WCEU2025 (I was also a co-organiser for WCEU2024)
— I work with the GatherPress team, for community engagement and to help the transition from Meetup for our local events
— I’m an event-supporter (previously called “mentor”) for several WordCamps in Europe
— I’m often volunteer, speaker, and/or microsponsor at WordCamp events when I’m not a co-organiser
— I was a mentor and facilitator in the recent cohort 2 (Feb-March 2024) and 3 (Oct-Nov 2024) of the Contribution Mentorship program, working on an upcoming edition in 2025
— I act as a “bridge person” between local (Switzerland/France) and global teams, and between other topics/groups among the community

Now closed:
– Contributing to the Sustainability team and DEIB working group
— take part in meetings
— focus on the social sustainability in connection with the Five for the Future initiative.
— bring back the topics of sustainability and DEIB to the local Swiss community (Meetup and upcoming events)

These topics are still relevant even though the official teams are closed, the discussion happens elsewhere. We hope for a reopening of the official team.

– Contributing to Polyglots
— Started again (after years) to translate to French during the https://translate.wordpress.org/events/2024/wordpress-translation-day-fr-du-28-juin-2024/ and will continue when I have additional spare time

WordPress Origin Story

I discarded WordPress in 2006 because it was not multilingual 😉 but after working with another CMS from 2006 to 2012, I discovered that with WordPress, it just worked without the need to dive in the code… perfect for me: I’m neither a developer nor a designer and I love to use the existing tools from the huge community ❤️ (plugins and themes, done by skilled people, so why reinvent the wheel)

Contributions Sponsored

Themeisle sponsors Patricia BT to contribute 5 hours per week to the following teams: Community.

Member Since: February 5th, 2011
Location: World Citizen, living in Versoix (Geneva suburban area) - Switzerland
Website: patriciabt.com/wordpress
GitHub: patriciabt
Employer: Self-employed + sponsored 20h/month of my contribution time by Themeisle
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Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Sustainability Contributor
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Volunteer

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Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
@piyopiyofox Great idea, I'll schedule that with @mauteri, best is to wait to the upcoming…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Hello @kofimokome You are welcome to help, either on the plugin itself (see the Github…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I love that! I was coming back to this post precisely to mention it! Congrats…
3 weeks ago
Received props from @akshayar in Slack:
Props to @adityab98, @b1ink0, @amitbhosale, @Ankit K Gupta, @anveshika, @azharderaiya, @Benjamin_Zekavica, @enaanfarhan, @ellatrix, @abduremon, @faisalahammad,…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you for GatherPress, yes the plugin is progressing well, but the integration with the…
3 weeks ago
Is the 35th person to arrive at WordCamp Verona 2025
1 month ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Mannheim
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@tobifjellner oh thank you so much for the links, I wasn't aware of all the…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Locale: fr_CH, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hello Leutrim @carteantennesuisse You say "if you do not wish to provide", well it's not…
2 months ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Bretagne 2026
3 months ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Nice 2026
5 months ago
Translated 69 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Suggested 85 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Five for the Future WCEU25 Chat, on the site WordPress.org Project:
I would like to provide additional information regarding the "Strong desire to rename or replace…
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Five for the Future WCEU25 Chat, on the site WordPress.org Project:
Thank you so much @courane01 for this amazing work, it reflects well what was discussed.…
5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Prioritizing CampTix Improvements for a Better Organizer and Attendee Experience, on the site Make WordPress Community:
+1 Great news. Looking forward to a better experience for WordCamp/other event organizers. Also looking…
5 months ago
Created a topic, Please add support for FluentForms., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for your work and bringing ALTCHA to WordPre…
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
We published a new Update on the GatherPress project – May 2025
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Pilot program to test GatherPress on the WordPress.org network as a Meetup alternative, on the site Make WordPress Community:
We published a new Update on the GatherPress project – May 2025
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update on the GatherPress project – May 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
+make.wordpress.org/meta/
6 months ago
Wrote a new post, Update on the GatherPress project – May 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
We were invited to give regular updates about GatherPress. Here are the advancements made by…
6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Contributor Mentorship: 2024 Q1 Cohort Graduates, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Hello @wpehsanz The best is to join the #core-editor channel in Slack, follow what is…
6 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Translated 80 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Pilot program to test GatherPress on the WordPress.org network as a Meetup alternative, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Ciao Matteo! The main goal of the integration with user accounts is to tackle invisible…
7 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @SergeyBiryukov@joemcgill @Mamaduka @marybaum @karmatosed @estelaris @ryelle @paulkevan @themebeans @richtabor @4thhubbard…
7 months ago
Translated 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
7 months ago
Translated 131 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Suggested 73 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Suggested 20 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Sustainability Team Reps for 2025, on the site Make WordPress Sustainable:
I think the 4 of you are perfect as team reps for another year!! Thank…
11 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Contributor Mentorship: 2024 Q4 Cohort Graduates, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you to all who participated! I specifically want to thank Lua (@sion99) and Manuel…
12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Contributor Mentorship: 2024 Q4 Cohort Graduates, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @harishanker to have now corrected the image :)
12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Contributor Mentorship: 2024 Q4 Cohort Graduates, on the site Make WordPress Community:
My name here and everywhere on internet is "Patricia BT", but if you really want…
12 months ago
Translated 37 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2025
1 year ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @mobarak @mosescursor @eroan @ali7ali @showravhasan @fazyshah @jagirbahesh @sarthaknagoshe2002 @zunaid321 @zeelthakkar @istiaqhossain @up1512001 @ankitkumarshah…
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Rep Nominations for 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I would like to nominate @alexcu21 @adityakane and @unintended8
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Rep Nominations for 2025, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @purnendu and @oscarhugopaz for the nomination and trust. However, I'm not interested by…
1 year ago
Translated 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 year ago
Received props from @davidbaumwald in Slack:
Props to @jdy68 @JeffPaul @zunaid321 @jigar9998 @ahsankhan316 @rcorrales @ikamal @voboghure @jagirbahesh @sppramodh @istiaqhossain @zeelthakkar @Ankit…
1 year ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @fitehal for translating GatherPress text strings to Marathi during the https://translate.wordpress.org/events/2024/wordpress-translation-week-2024-online/
1 year ago
Created issue #206 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup Organizer Newsletter Content] Join the GatherPress tests and translations
1 year ago
Mentioned in [58130] on WordPress SVN:
REST API: Ensure attachments are uploaded to the post's year/month folder.
2 years ago
Submitted pull request #69 to WordPress/data-liberation:
Update divi-to-core-blocks.md. Add an available resource
2 years ago
Closed issue #732 on the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Attendees list, button "mark as attended" with longer text (another language)
4 years ago
Created issue #732 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Attendees list, button "mark as attended" with longer text (another language)
4 years ago