Patricia BT (@patricia70) – WordPress user profile

Bio

— Contributions (see details below) —
About 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/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/

I recently bumbed up the number of hours I spend contributing, it’s now about 80 hours/month (40 in the Summer).
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
— 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 upcoming WordCamp Toulouse, Konstanz
— 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
— I act as a “bridge person” between local (Switzerland/France) and global teams, and between other topics/groups among the community

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

– Contributing to the DEIB working group
— take part in meetings
— bring back the topics of DEIB to the local Swiss community (Meetup and upcoming events)

– 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 1/4 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

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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…
2 days ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @SergeyBiryukov@joemcgill @Mamaduka @marybaum @karmatosed @estelaris @ryelle @paulkevan @themebeans @richtabor @4thhubbard…
1 week ago
Translated 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Translated 131 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 months ago
Suggested 73 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 months ago
Suggested 20 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 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…
4 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…
5 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 :)
5 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…
5 months ago
Translated 37 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2025
5 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @mobarak @mosescursor @eroan @ali7ali @showravhasan @fazyshah @jagirbahesh @sarthaknagoshe2002 @zunaid321 @zeelthakkar @istiaqhossain @up1512001 @ankitkumarshah…
5 months 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
5 months 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…
5 months ago
Translated 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Received props from @davidbaumwald in Slack:
Props to @jdy68 @JeffPaul @zunaid321 @jigar9998 @ahsankhan316 @rcorrales @ikamal @voboghure @jagirbahesh @sppramodh @istiaqhossain @zeelthakkar @Ankit…
6 months 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/
6 months ago
Translated 19 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Translated 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Suggested 71 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 months ago
Received props from @davidbaumwald in Slack:
Props to @Patricia70 for also helping to test the WordPress 6.7 Beta 3 release!
6 months ago
Received props from @davidbaumwald in Slack:
Props to @courane01 @zunaid321 @marybaum @ahsan03 @fazyshah @mariayohana @iammehedi1 @robert-biswas @kirasong @ironprogrammer @gwallace87 @Patricia70 @Ankit…
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
About "Please test and provide feedback before the end of September 2024.", especially for current…
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Contribution Health Dashboards: An Experiment, on the site WordPress.org Project:
It's great that this work is done! The WP Community needs data and metrics. As…
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you Isotta @peiraisotta Part of the team will attend the WCUS Contributor Day in…
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Merci Pierre @netagence All the best for WCBretagne! Looking forward to have your feedback
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you so much Wil, I'll pass the information (this comment and the one above)
7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you @markmemayank Looking forward to read your feedback after your tests.
8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you Grégoire @aglekis This has been raised, and solved by allowing slugs to be…
8 months ago
Suggested 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Translated 89 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thank you so much @hage Do not hesitate to send us any feedback or feature…
8 months ago
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @zinanga for hosting the monthly Community team meeting for the first time!
8 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 an Update about the GatherPress project
8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Meeting Agenda for 5 – September -2024, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Hello! For the open floor topics. We, the GatherPress team, just published an update on…
8 months ago
Wrote a new post, Update about the GatherPress project, on the site Make WordPress Community:
We were invited to give regular updates about GatherPress. Here are the significant advancements made…
8 months ago
Posted a reply to I think I tried everything, 403 on .well-known, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you MatthiasNow it works. so if it helps someone:I used the trick from hereBut…
8 months ago
Created a topic, I think I tried everything, 403 on .well-known, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello!!I would really like to use ActivityPub, Webfing…
8 months ago
Suggested 35 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal to integrate Slack workspaces from local WP Communities into Slack Enterprise Grid, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Information for owners/admins of free local Slack workspaces This proposal ended with a no, but…
8 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Summary of August 2024 Media Corps Briefing, on the site WordPress Media Corps:
Thank you @rmartinezduque, It was interesting to participate (sorry that day I couldn't have my…
8 months ago
Created issue #206 in the WordPress/Community-Team repository:
[Meetup Organizer Newsletter Content] Join the GatherPress tests and translations
9 months ago
Mentioned in [58130] on Core SVN:
REST API: Ensure attachments are uploaded to the post's year/month folder.
12 months ago
Submitted pull request #69 to WordPress/data-liberation:
Update divi-to-core-blocks.md. Add an available resource
12 months ago
Closed issue #732 on the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Attendees list, button "mark as attended" with longer text (another language)
3 years ago
Created issue #732 in the WordPress/wordcamp.org repository:
Attendees list, button "mark as attended" with longer text (another language)
3 years ago