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Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: pascalbirchler.com
Job Title: Developer Programs Engineer
Employer: Google
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Bio

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

Interests

WordPress, Web, Social Media, Movies

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.

Contributions Sponsored

Pascal Birchler contributes 6 hours per week to the following teams: CLI, Core, Polyglots.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Core Team
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WP-CLI Contributor

Activity
Plugins
Favorites
Translations

Posted a reply to 35K AMP Erros from webstories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@thenewsvoice Where are you seeing these errors? Could you perhaps share a link to an…

15 hours ago
Posted a reply to Invalid Stories due to i-amphtml-version, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi folks, Thanks for your reports. We generally advise to never ever directly edit plugin…

15 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Full Site Editing Scope for WP5.8, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Thanks for sharing! One area I‘m particular interested in is i18n and l10n. I helped…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to RSS Feed for web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please note that this RSS feed is generated by WordPress, not the Web Stories plugin.…

7 days ago
Posted a reply to Query the stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing the video, very helpful! I do think you should really be considering…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to RSS Feed for web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Note that WordPress will always generate a stories-only feed, you can find it at https://thenewsvoice.com/web-stories/feed/.

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Copy Story to another instance, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Heya, So all the Web Stories data is stored in a custom web-story post type,…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP-CLI Preferred-Languahes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Mauricio, The preferred languages list is stored in wp_options (for the site language) or…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to wp query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@marcohdzdva For next time, please open a new topic with your question as this one…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Problem using wp.i18n in frontend scripts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
By doing const { __, _x, _n, _nx } = wp.i18n; in the global scope…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Captions on video with no audio?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just created a ticket for us to consider not showing the message if a…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP video files not appearing in image browser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Good to know, thanks! Just to clarify, with "media browser" you are referring to the…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Query the stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well, what kind of markup do you need, how do you want to display the…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Events for Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Is there any detailed documentation for the envets? And only story-page-visible event exist? Within…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Webs Stories not loading after plugin update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Again, a theme can do anything it wants on your site, including in the WP…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Webs Stories not loading after plugin update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> When the plugin get’s loaded, how does the theme affect the plugin and visa…

3 weeks ago
Posted a reply to WP video files not appearing in image browser, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, What type of video is it, a MOV or an MP4 file? MOV…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [corona-test-results] Hello…, on the site Translate WordPress:
It's not for you to decide what language users want to use their site in…

3 weeks ago
Committed [2499026] to Plugins Trac:
Releasing version 1.5.0

4 weeks ago
Committed [2499025] to Plugins Trac:
Committing version 1.5.0

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Query the stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The upcoming version 1.5.0 release of the plugin will contain various features for…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How do I add H1 heading to the Web Stories Archive Page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You'd need to use is_post_type_archive( 'web-story' ) instead of is_page( 'web-stories' ) because it isn't…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to wp query, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, the post type is called web-story, not story.

4 weeks ago
Committed [2498622] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.7.0

4 weeks ago
Committed [2497745] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.3.1

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [corona-test-results] Hello…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Happy to add, but it doesn't look like you got the formal and informal variants…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Poster image problem, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, So I just asked around and learned that it could be caused by…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Formatting distorted after publishing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Ben, Glad this resolved the styling issue. However, it's not ideal that the AMP…

1 month ago
Committed [2490442] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.3.0

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using fallback languages breaks Polylang date translation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Mark, Thanks for your report & sorry for the late reply. This could very…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Article Does Not Translate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, This plugin does not translate your content. That's not what it's meant for.…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Preferred Languages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad you like the plugin! I'm sure it will work great on your site. Please…

1 month ago
Closed ticket #52727, in Core Trac:
wp_sitemaps_max_urls

1 month ago
Posted a reply to JS error due to ‘core/embed’ block refactoring, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just published version 1.5.0 that addresses this. Thanks for your patience!

1 month ago
Committed [2488048] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.5.0

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Deepl api – choose german informell, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's a reasonable rule of thumb, at least for these locales. But there might be…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Deepl api – choose german informell, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> does that imply that de_DE is informal by default and de_CH is formal? Yes.…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to JS error due to ‘core/embed’ block refactoring, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for letting me know! I‘ll fix this as soon as I can!

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Bug: Web Stories 1.4.0 removes img width for Author, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot, I was just able to confirm this bug and we'll fix it…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Bug: Web Stories 1.4.0 removes img width for Author, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Could you confirm that only width is stripped, but not height?

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories as front page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You could search for another plugin that allows you to do that, or look into…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Re: How to Remove Cover Image From Archives, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear it worked! If you have any other questions, feel free to create…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories as front page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since WordPress does not by default allow setting arbitrary content as the homepage, you might…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Re: How to Remove Cover Image From Archives, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, For your theme the CSS would need to be slightly different: .post-type-archive-web-story .site-main…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Reuse images, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Thank you but I still wonder if my story will be crawled if I…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Output metadata doesn’t reflect story editor content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> The meta properties for “og:image” are not being created. Shouldn’t they be populated? The…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Output metadata doesn’t reflect story editor content, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Could you perhaps elaborate on what exactly the issue is? This story passes…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to Error in custom meta boxes (with mouse click), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! This is a known situation that needs to be…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to I like the theory, not sure about the practice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If I may chime in here regarding the image sizes: Those are needed to adhere…

2 months ago
Committed [2476513] to Plugins Trac:
Committing version 1.4.0

2 months ago

Developer

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 20,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 200+

Contributor

Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

Active Installs: Less than 10
Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 1,000+
Antispam Bee

Active Installs: 600,000+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 50+
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
GlotPress

Active Installs: 600+
Shiny Updates

Active Installs: 100+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
User Feedback

Active Installs: 80+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+

Support Rep

PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

Active Installs: 1+ million

Plugins

Themes

General Translation Editor

Deutsch (German) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_DE

Admin Menu Manager

Active Installs: 1,000+
aleno Restaurant Reservations

Active Installs: 30+
AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Yoast Breadcrumbs

Active Installs: 10,000+
Clicky by Yoast

Active Installs: 20,000+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 50+
Enhanced WP Contact Form

Active Installs: 1,000+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Google Cloud Storage plugin

Active Installs: 800+
Glue for Yoast SEO & AMP

Active Installs: 60,000+
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

Active Installs: 1+ million
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly

Active Installs: 40,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Quicklink for WordPress

Active Installs: 1,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 50+
Safe Redirect Manager

Active Installs: 50,000+
SlideShare for WordPress by Yoast

Active Installs: 10,000+
User Feedback

Active Installs: 80+
Yoast SEO

Active Installs: 5+ million
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 1,000+
Team List

Active Installs: 300+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+
Yoast Comment Hacks

Active Installs: 2,000+

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_AT

AMP

Active Installs: 500,000+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 10,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Reporting API

Active Installs: 50+
Sitekit

Active Installs: 1,000+

Deutsch (Schweiz) (German (Switzerland)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH

WordPress Theme Directory, PI Button, AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin, Affiliates Manager, Akismet Spam Protection, AMP, AnsPress – Question and answer, BuddyPress, Button Builder – Buttons X, Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft, Core Sitemaps, WordPress Calls to Action, Custom Search by BestWebSoft, Digest Notifications, Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Protect From Spam, Disable Privacy Tools, Download Attachments, Easy Property Listings, Easy Retweet, Easy SwipeBox, FPW Category Thumbnails, Frontier Query, Business Directory Plugin | GeoDirectory, MainWP Dashboard – The WordPress Manager for Professional Website Maintenance, MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies, Media from FTP, Multilanguage by BestWebSoft, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft, Podlove Podcast Publisher, Preferred Languages, Pressbooks, Gator Forms: the WordPress Contact Form with bite!, Simple Newsletter, Slimpack - Lightweight Jetpack, Client Invoicing by Sprout Invoices – Easy Estimates and Invoices for WordPress, Stream, Strong Testimonials, Subscriber by BestWebSoft, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Tajer, Updater by BestWebSoft, User Role by BestWebSoft, WebMan Amplifier, WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin, WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin, Event Management, Events Calendar, RSVP Event Tickets Plugin, WP Latest Posts, WP Meta SEO, Widget Disable, WPMovieLibrary, WPtouch, Youneeq Recommendations, Zibbra, Aladdin, BluePrintQ Draft, Curtains, evolve, Mesmerize, Modulus, Outliner, Plain WP, raindrops, SG Window, Stained Glass, Uniq, Vandana Lite, Wallow, Waves, WordPress 4.2.x, WordPress 4.3.x, 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, and WordPress 5.7.x - Development

Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor - #de_DE

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, Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin for WordPress by MonsterInsights, Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed, Restaurant Menu by MotoPress, Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, Nelio AB Testing, PHP Compatibility Checker, Preferred Languages, PWA, Reporting API, Safe Redirect Manager, TP2WP Importer, Two-Factor, User Feedback, WooSidebars, WordPress Importer, WP Super Cache, Widget Disable, Categories to Tags Converter, 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, and WordPress 5.7.x - Development

Rumantsch (Romansh) Translation Contributor - #roh

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, 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, and WordPress 5.7.x - Development

Deutsch (Schweiz, Du) (German (Switzerland, Informal)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH_informal

aleno Restaurant Reservations, AMP, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Disable Privacy Tools, Preferred Languages, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Yoast SEO, WP GDPR Cookie Notice, Widget Disable, Mesmerize, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 5.7.x - Development

Deutsch (Sie) (German (Formal)) Translation Contributor - #de_DE_formal

Akismet Spam Protection, AMP, AntiVirus, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Preferred Languages, Statify, User Feedback, and Widget Disable

🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) (Emoji) Translation Contributor - #art_xemoji

Admin Menu Manager and Preferred Languages

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Translation Contributor - #de_AT

AMP and Core Sitemaps

Español (Spanish (Spain)) Translation Contributor - #es_ES

AntiVirus and Preferred Languages

Italiano (Italian) Translation Contributor - #it_IT

Preferred Languages and Team List

English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

Preferred Languages

English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

English (UK) Translation Contributor - #en_GB

English (New Zealand) Translation Contributor - #en_NZ

Preferred Languages

English (South Africa) Translation Contributor - #en_ZA

Preferred Languages

Français (French (France)) Translation Contributor - #fr_FR

Nederlands (Dutch) Translation Contributor - #nl_NL