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Pascal Birchler

Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Zurich, Switzerland
https://pascalbirchler.com
Web Developer
@swissspidy on WordPress.org and Slack

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Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
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Bio/Description

Web developer with lots of ideas. WordPress Core Committer. Founder of wptalents.com. Former co-organizer of WordCamp Switzerland.

Interests

Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Web Development, WordPress, Movies

WordPress Origin Story

Began blogging as a 12-year-old back in 2006. Started blogging about WordPress in 2008. Began organizing WordCamps and local meetups. Fell in love with the community.

Committed [41976] to Core Trac:
Themes: Add files missed in [41975]. See #41717.

3 hours ago
Committed [41975] to Core Trac:
Themes: Show templates from both parent and child theme when calling ...

3 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Code Editing Improvements in WordPress 4.9, on the site Make WordPress Core:
How reusable is the "Heads up" modal code? We could use a custom, accessible modal…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to How to set a default language!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Sorry for not seeing your message earlier. I'm not sure this plugin is…

3 days ago
Committed [1748188] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.2.0

6 days ago
Committed [1748187] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.2.0

6 days ago
Posted a reply to Not compatible with recent MonsterInsights Google Analytics, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Sorry to hear that you were having problems with Admin Menu Manager in…

6 days ago
Posted a reply to BUG. Incorrect url, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Thanks for your report! Did this happen with a core settings menu item,…

6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi, how do I proceed…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @miotop Would you mind signing up at https://wpch.slack.com or https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ so we can chat…

7 days ago
Closed ticket #42142, in Core Trac:
Translatable strings in wp-db.php should use numbered arguments

2 weeks ago
Committed [41828] to Core Trac:
Database: Add translators comment for error message in `wpdb::prepare()`. ...

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #42168, in Core Trac:
Featured Image bug: in a post when I click "Set featured image" the link ...

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi, how do I proceed…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Tbh, I usually recommend translating to de_DE / de_DE_formal first before starting with de_CH.

2 weeks ago
Closed ticket #42144, in Core Trac:
Missing word in text string in class-wp-customize-manager.php

2 weeks ago
Committed [41790] to Core Trac:
Customize: Add missing word in error message about already published ...

2 weeks ago
Committed [41789] to Core Trac:
Database: Use numbered placeholders in error message in `wpdb::prepare()`. ...

2 weeks ago
Committed [1742589] to Plugins Trac:
Taggin 1.1.0

2 weeks ago
Committed [1742588] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.1.0.

2 weeks ago
Committed [1742586] to Plugins Trac:
Add plugin icon

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Can you make me to…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done!

3 weeks ago
Committed [1739906] to Plugins Trac:
Tagging version 1.0.1

3 weeks ago
Committed [1739905] to Plugins Trac:
Adding version 1.0.1

3 weeks ago
Committed [1739414] to Plugins Trac:
Bump 'Tested up to'

3 weeks ago
Committed [1739410] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.0.0

3 weeks ago
Committed [1739409] to Plugins Trac:
Fix assets mime types

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Opt-in Usage Tracking in Gutenberg, on the site Make WordPress Core:
In this case, we should probably think of WordPress.com more as an analytics provider like…

3 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bern 2017 coming up on September 9th

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New Contributors Meeting Recap – July 19, on the site Make WordPress Core:
There have been many tickets lately without proper titles and descriptions. It would be great…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Remove the embed query var VS Remove all embeds rewrite rules, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, That's a good question! WordPress saves rewrite rules in the database for various…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Composer.json, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, The composer.json file is for people who use the Composer PHP dependency manager.…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Summary: June 21st (4.8.1 week 1), on the site Make WordPress Core:
#9757 could be a nice addition I guess. It's getting requested more often these days.…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post 4.9 and Gutenberg, on the site Make WordPress Core:
You should definitely update node and npm. Node is already at version 8 now. npm…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post What’s New in Gutenberg? (May 22nd), on the site Make WordPress Core:
The thing in the GitHub Repository is actually a plugin. You should be able to…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Preferred Languages: The Prototype, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Yes, the user setting only applies to the back end right now, just like in…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Preferred Languages: The Prototype, on the site Make WordPress Core:
A bit over six months ago I set the foundation for the Preferred Languages feature…

5 months ago
Posted a reply to Can We add the feedback into menu, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Just so I get it right: you have a custom nav menu and…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nearby WordPress Events, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Just tested the widget a bit more. When I enter Zurich (or Zürich) as the…

6 months ago
Posted a reply to Missing responsive styling, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Ralf, Thanks for your feedback! We're aware of this issue and have long thought…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for Weekly Core JavaScript Chat, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Given that most of the recent JS I18N efforts were made by people in Europe,…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post 4.7.4 Release Candidate, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Yes, as long as you choose "Point release nightlies"

6 months ago
Wrote a new post, 4.7.4 Release Candidate, on the site Make WordPress Core:
After about six weeks of development, a Release Candidate for WordPress 4.7.4 is now available. This maintenance…

6 months ago
Posted a reply to immediate and monthly notification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Thanks for asking! A monthly frequency is definitely possible and I think we…

7 months ago
Created a new ticket, #2602, in Meta Trac:
Do not apply hovercards on tickets within link tags

7 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Bern 2017

7 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for March 15th (4.7.4 week 2), on the site Make WordPress Core:
Sure, we can do that during open floor / general announcements. Personally, I'm not against…

7 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Bilbao 2017 coming up on May 12th

7 months ago
Posted a reply to ++++, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, We are really committed to making our plugins as good as possible. If…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to How to skip or hide the 'screenshot part'?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Bye bye screenshot! We just uploaded 2.0.0-beta to WordPress.org. You can download it from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/user-feedback.zip…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to Not receiving supplied User Info, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Better late than never: we just uploaded 2.0.0-beta to WordPress.org so you can download it…

8 months ago
Posted a reply to user_feedback_script_data filter doesn't exist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Jake, To make testing easier, we just uploaded 2.0.0-beta to WordPress.org. You can download…

8 months ago

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Shiny Updates

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Pascal Birchler

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