Pascal Birchler (@swissspidy) – WordPress user profile

Pascal Birchler

Software Engineer at Google

@swissspidy Zurich, Switzerland joined Feb 2008

pascalbirchler.com github.com/swissspidy Slack: @swissspidy

Maintains AI Embeds I18N Sitemaps

Teams Core AI Core Core Performance Polyglots CLI

Languages de-ch roh de_DE de-at

Bio

Software Engineer based in Switzerland. WordPress Core Committer. Traveller. Foodie. Polyglot. WordCamp and WordPress Meetup Organizer.

Interests

WordPress, Web, Internationalization, AI, Performance

WordPress Origin Story

Started blogging as a 12-year-old back in 2006. Have been hacking on my own sites ever since. Fell in love with the community.

Badges

CODE

12 badges

C Core AI Contributor '25 C Core AI Team '25 Core Contributor '15 C Core Performance Contributor '23 C Core Performance Team '24 Core Team '16 Meta Contributor '18 Plugin Developer Security Contributor '22 Security Team '22 WP-CLI Contributor '19 WP-CLI Team '23

CONTENT

1 badge

Documentation Contributor '17

COMMUNITY

3 badges

Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '19

PRACTICE

2 badges

Support Contributor '26 Test Contributor '25

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

Current Job

Software Engineer

Present

Google

Recent impact

Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

Last 30 days

369contributions

high239

medium130

score847

Last 90 days

718contributions

high466

medium252

score1650

Last 12 months

3550contributions

high2111

medium1439

score7772

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 30 releases

Time commitment

Five for the Future sponsors

Google

Contributions

Type

August 2026

Aug 22 Sat · 12:39

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for SEV WebP Migrator for W3TC and SEV Instructor Cockpit for LearnDash, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH. Please follow https://de-ch.wordpress.org/team/handbook/uebersetzungen/ No Esszett for example.

Aug 22 Sat · 11:43

Core med

Submitted pull request #13235 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Docs: Reconcile hash notation with the values callers pass

Aug 22 Sat · 08:55

Core med

Submitted pull request #13233 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Build/Test Tools: Teach PHPStan WordPress hash notation

Aug 21 Fri · 12:50

Core med

Closed issue #61447 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Tracking: Client-side media processing

Aug 21 Fri · 12:09

Meta med

Wrote a comment on the post I am the plugin author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH. Looking at the de_CH translations, they follow the guidance at https://de-ch.wordpress.org/team/handbook/uebersetzungen/ In…

Aug 21 Fri · 10:08

Core med

Submitted pull request #13220 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Docs: Describe the shape of post type, taxonomy and capability data

Aug 21 Fri · 09:08

Core med

Submitted pull request #13216 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
Code Quality: Complete the conditional return types for post and term queries

Aug 20 Thu · 15:26

Core high

Merged pull request #81857 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Core Data: Allow keyless entities to be addressed without a record ID

Aug 20 Thu · 12:05

Core med

Closed pull request #81860 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Components: Support wrapperClassName on Item

Aug 20 Thu · 09:54

Core med

Closed pull request #72093 on WordPress/gutenberg:
Run unit tests against PHP 8.4 & 8.5

Plugins 19
Favorites 14
Translations 18

Developer

6 plugins

AI

40,000+ active installs
AMP

400,000+ active installs
Disable Embeds

10,000+ active installs
Performant Translations

40,000+ active installs
Preferred Languages

2,000+ active installs
Voice Search

600+ active installs

Contributor

8 plugins

Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

10+ active installs
Antispam Bee

700,000+ active installs
Digest Notifications

20+ active installs
Feed Post Thumbnail

2,000+ active installs
GlotPress

500+ active installs
Shiny Updates

10+ active installs
Team List

100+ active installs
Widget Disable

10,000+ active installs

Support Rep

5 plugins

AI Provider for Anthropic

50,000+ active installs
AI Provider for Google

40,000+ active installs
AI Provider for OpenAI

40,000+ active installs
PWA

20,000+ active installs
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

5+ million active installs

Plugins

11 favorites

Themes

3 favorites

Translations

18 locales

de_CH Deutsch (Schweiz) (German) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 84 projects.

WordPress Theme Directory PI Button AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin Affiliates Manager Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection AMP AnsPress – Question and answer BuddyPress Button Builder – Buttons X Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft – Messages Database Plugin For WordPress Core Sitemaps WordPress Calls to Action Custom Search by BestWebSoft – WordPress Custom Search Plugin Digest Notifications Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] Disable Privacy Tools Download Attachments Easy Property Listings Easy Retweet Easy SwipeBox FPW Category Thumbnails Frontier Query GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies Media from FTP Multilanguage by BestWebSoft – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin Podlove Podcast Publisher Preferred Languages Pressbooks Gator Forms: the WordPress Contact Form with bite! Simple Newsletter Slimpack - Lightweight Jetpack Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates Stream – Activity Log & Audit Trail Strong Testimonials Subscriber by BestWebSoft Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) Tajer Team Members Updater by BestWebSoft User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress WebMan Amplifier Invoices for WooCommerce WP BackItUp Community Edition WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin

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roh Rumantsch (Romansh) General Translation Editor Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 23 projects.

Browse Happy Forums o2 P2 "Breathe" WordPress Plugin Directory Rosetta WordPress Theme Directory WordCamp.org WordPress.org Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth Polylang Preferred Languages Verowa Connect Twenty Nineteen Twenty Seventeen WordPress 4.7.x WordPress 4.8.x WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.1.x - Development

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de_DE Deutsch (German) Patterns Translation Editor Project Translation Editor Translation Contributor

Translation editor for 1 project.

Patterns

Translation editor for 2 projects.

Plugins Themes

Contributed translations to 48 projects.

WordPress Theme Directory Admin Menu Manager Ads.txt Manager aleno Restaurant Reservations AMP Antispam Bee bbPress BRAD Cloud Blocks Comment Popularity Core Sitemaps Digest Notifications Feature Policy MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress Nelio A/B Testing – AB Tests and Heatmaps for Better Conversion Optimization Performant Translations PHP Compatibility Checker Preferred Languages PWA Quicklink for WordPress Reporting API RSS Importer Safe Redirect Manager Sprinque Surge TP2WP Importer Two Factor User Feedback WooSidebars WordPress Importer WP Super Cache Widget Disable Categories to Tags Converter Twenty Twenty-Four WordPress 4.4.x WordPress 4.5.x WordPress 4.6.x WordPress 4.7.x WordPress 4.8.x WordPress 4.9.x WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.1.x - Development

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de_CH / informal Deutsch (Schweiz) (German) Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 17 projects.

aleno Restaurant Reservations AMP Core Sitemaps Digest Notifications Disable Privacy Tools Performant Translations Preferred Languages Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering) Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI WP GDPR Cookie Notice Widget Disable Mesmerize WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.1.x - Development

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de_DE / formal Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 10 projects.

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection AMP AntiVirus Core Sitemaps Digest Notifications Performant Translations Preferred Languages Statify User Feedback Widget Disable

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es_ES Español (Spanish) Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 3 projects.

AntiVirus Preferred Languages Sprinque

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it_IT Italiano (Italian) Translation Contributor

Contributed translations to 3 projects.

Preferred Languages Sprinque Team List

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de_AT Deutsch (Österreich) (German) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

Translation editor for 5 projects.

AMP Native Lazyload Preferred Languages PWA Sitekit