Timi Wahalahti (@sippis) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: January 2nd, 2015
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Website: sipp.is
GitHub: timiwahalahti
Job Title: Backend developer, partner
Employer: Digitoimisto Dude
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Bio

Senior backend developer and WordPress enthusiast living in Finland. Partner at Dude, building customized websites and -services for a wide range of clients from government agencies to NGOs.

Passionate cyclist usually riding a bike, speaking about cycling or organizing a cycling race. Active in cycling advocacy collective kaupunkifillari, at local cycling club JYPS and in Finnish Cyclists’ Federation.

Community Team Rep, WordPress Community Deputy, WordCamp organizer and mentor and WPJKL Meetup co-organizer.

WordPress Origin Story

My journey with WordPress started in the year 2008 when I was just 14 years old. We needed a new website for our scout troop and I had some experience with playing around with HTML and CSS. Eagerly with no real knowledge of building a website and not to speak about running a one in a production, I took the task.

I don’t remember exactly how we found each other with WordPress and why I ended up using it in the first place. But there’s one feeling that I do remember: excitement. Excitement on how easy it was to modify the layout and publish content.

Fast forward to 2012. I had learned more PHP and already built numerous sites with WordPress to myself, friends and small associations. My media assistant studies in vocational school contained some web development with WordPress. At this point, I was already quite familiar with it (or at least I thought then) so my teacher ended up asking me to help my classmates in that course.

Almost two years passed by and in 2014 I landed on my first job in the industry at the age of 19. It has been a ride after that.

Read the full story on my blog https://sipp.is/12-years-with-wordpress/

Contributions Sponsored

Timi Wahalahti contributes 7 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Meta, Polyglots.

Contribution History

BuddyPress Contributor
Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2022 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Does that mean other events can be promoted to ‘flagship events’ throughout the year? Or…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
💯 👍 for creating a contributor group that focuses on the performance! Thank you everyone…

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Team Updates:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Proposal for a Performance team

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for a Performance team, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/updates

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post The Future of Tuesday Trainings, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
If volunteers are found to manage the series, change the cadence to monthly. If not,…

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Rep Nominations for 2022, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
It is time to start the process to select new Community Team reps for 2022…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: 2022 Global Community Sponsorship program, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Good questions Hari! I'll try to address those in some capacity. Does the global sponsorship…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Legal protections for organizers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Small request, could we change the US-centric "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" to "World…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Weather Atlas Widget, on the site Translate WordPress:
@kuupik You are now PTE and can self-approve the translations. Let us know if you'd…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to CE plugin update to 1.8.4 randomly empties wp-config.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you @coreyk for looking deeper into this and trying to solve the problem, even…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting Agenda for 2021-10-07, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The last Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening tomorrow. The meeting is meant for all…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Tuesday Training: How mentors and deputies are chosen, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Earlier in the Tuesday Trainings series, Angela has told everything about Community Deputies and Courtney…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Sunsetting Weekly Updates, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
If there was a plan to ask participants, during the schedule meeting(s), to post their…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal: Sunsetting Weekly Updates, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Community Team blog has automated “Weekly Updates” posts starting from around 2016. The idea behind…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to CE plugin update to 1.8.4 randomly empties wp-config.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@coreyk Sorry I didn't have time earlier today to really find out what happened in…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to CE plugin update to 1.8.4 randomly empties wp-config.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This happened also to us when updating from 1.8.5 to 1.8.6.

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Updating Community Team meetings, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you to everyone who participated in the discussion! Some very good points were made,…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Announcement: Changes in Community Team meetings, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Already some time ago @kcristiano, @angelasjin, and I proposed changing the Community Team meetings. Given…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Suggested iterations for the Five for the Future program and tool, on the site WordPress.org Project:
I think it’d be best to tackle this first, because it won’t matter how good…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Announcement: Updated guidelines for In-Person WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
My take on this: just take it step by step. And slowly, why the rush?…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting Agenda for 2021-09-16, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening today. The meeting is meant for all contributors…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting Agenda for 2021-08-19, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening today. The meeting is meant for all contributors…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: how to return to safe in-person WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Speaking of mentors, I agree that they will be essential for organizers in these uncertain…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: how to return to safe in-person WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
With that said, I strongly advocate for hybrid WordCamps – as many of you have…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: how to return to safe in-person WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
COVID-19 measures: I’d feel comfortable if we know the organizers have a full understanding of…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Tuesday Trainings: Why no one gets paid for organizing WordPress events?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Did you know that the almost 800 WordPress Meetup groups and (in the pre-pandemic world)…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Proposal: Updating Community Team meetings, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Few weeks ago, @kcristiano, @angelasjin and I began discussing our Community Team meetings, and how…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: how to return to safe in-person WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Great question! I think the inclusivity of WordPress Community events is so essential value of…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 5.8 “Tatum”, on the site Suomi:
Esittelyssä WordPress 5.8 "Tatum", uusin ja hienoin julkaisumme. Nimetty legendaarisen jazzpianisti Art Tatumin kunniaksi. Hänen…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for WooCommerce Easy Booking, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @savymedia! PTE capabilities granted. Would you still like to have the review, even you…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Welcome to make.wordpress.org/project, on the site WordPress.org Project:
From an open source perspective, this idea might sound pretty “business-y.” No, it does not.…

4 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Europe 2021

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting agenda for 2021-06-03, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening this week. The meeting is meant for all…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Experiment: A Public Channel for All Team Reps, on the site Team Updates:
Yes, please! Since selected to be a team rep this year, I've found it a…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Tuesday Trainings: What do you want to know?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
What are the best ways to keep up to date on happenings in the WordPress…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: A documentation editing sprint for the Community team, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Yes! Thanks for proposing this Hari! <3 I think the format is great and using…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Translation Approval Request, on the site Translate WordPress:
Looks like most of the fuzzy translations in Finnish don't make much sense. I can…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting agenda for 2021-05-20, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening this week. The meeting is meant for all…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for ideas: WordCamp Europe 2021 Community Team content, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Thank you for the suggestions! Really love all these ideas. I went ahead and submitted…

5 months ago
Created a topic, Used in all of websites I create, love the plugin and it’s features!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One of the first things in every project is to install…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Community Deputy Office Hours, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Soooo excited about this!

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for ideas: WordCamp Europe 2021 Community Team content, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Related question, how much time is given to workshops and networking sessions? Good question! Workshops…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for ideas: WordCamp Europe 2021 Community Team content, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm happy to co-host workshop and networking sessions. If we don't come up with any…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Call for ideas: WordCamp Europe 2021 Community Team content, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
WordCamp Europe Online 2021 is coming soon! The event takes place 7-9 June and all…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Community Team Meeting agenda for 2021-05-06, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
The Community Team bi-weekly meeting is happening today. The meeting is meant for all contributors…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
whether anyone in the realm of this team of decision makers within the WordPress community,…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
If you ask “should we warn the companies who run negative marketing campaigns against WordPress?…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
WordCamp program set the expectation that everyone with an official role at WordCamp should embrace…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Should the WordCamp and meetup programs accept sponsors, speakers and organizers who engage in competitive…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Companies who run competitive ads against WordPress and apply to sponsor WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I think it might boil down to the fact that this is clear that the…

6 months ago