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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

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Plugins
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Translations

Posted a reply to Issues with WordPress Stories Not Appearing Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Please try re-saving your story after updating

15 hours ago
Posted a reply to Issues with WordPress Stories Not Appearing Properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rileybunce Could you update to the latest version of the plugin? The disappearing text…

17 hours ago
Posted a reply to Ads not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@fahadurrehmankhan1 The configuration looks correct and the AdSense code is being printed, yes. What you…

17 hours ago
Posted a reply to Ads not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Plus, I’ve heard (not by Google) that the Google Adsense will show after the…

21 hours ago
Posted a reply to analytics code other than Google Analytics?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You can use the web_stories_print_analytics action to add your own custom <amp-analytics> tag.…

21 hours ago
Posted a reply to Image Problem Need Solution, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You could try to remove all images from the story and try saving again, or…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to Image Problem Need Solution, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Stories are a custom post type in the wp_posts table, with data being…

1 day ago
Posted a reply to ID Facebook, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report, This looks like a valid issue that we'll take a closer…

1 day ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Simple Custom CSS and JS, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH Please follow the guidelines at https://de-ch.wordpress.org/team/handbook/uebersetzungen/ closely.

2 days ago
Posted a reply to The story templates disappeared, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@terrymiddleton That's the new page layouts section. Could you perhaps open a new topic and…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to Exclude Stories from Search Internally, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Don't put this into functions.php, click on "Download ZIP" and upload it as a plugin.

2 days ago
Posted a reply to The story templates disappeared, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since you say "disappeared", could you perhaps share a screenshot of what you see on…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to 1.3.0 Monetization Option Not Visible Under Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@bernietorras Since you have already opened your own topic, let's look into this there. Thanks.

2 days ago
Posted a reply to amp-bookend improper placement, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Heya, thanks for reaching out! I'll get us to look into it & fix it…

2 days ago
Posted a reply to 1.3.0 Monetization Option Not Visible Under Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> What kind of blockers would/could be installed that would block this? I am referring…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to 1.3.0 Monetization Option Not Visible Under Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Very interesting! Do you perhaps have any ad blockers installed? Does the section appear in…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to 1.3.0 Monetization Option Not Visible Under Settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@terrymiddleton are you an admin on your site? Only admins can see that option. Could…

3 days ago
Posted a reply to The mandatory tag ‘style[amp-runtime]’ is missing or incorrect., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The Web Stories plugin already comes bundled with the PHP AMP Toolbox to…

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I have added…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @raetus, I don't see any translations for de_CH for your plugin, so I don't…

3 days ago
Committed [2459478] to Plugins Trac:
Remove old assets for 1.3.0

3 days ago
Committed [2459476] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.3.0

3 days ago
Posted a reply to Exclude Stories from Search Internally, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for report. There is an open feature request for us to exclude…

4 days ago
Posted a reply to How to know (for sure) what the html tag is for a text element, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, the text presets are currently just for style, but this might change eventually. Since…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to How to know (for sure) what the html tag is for a text element, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, Great question! There currently is no way to know the resulting HTML markup…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Want to Change default permalink from “web-stories” to Blog or something else, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report. Unfortunately this is not currently possible, but there is…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Bug for accessibility text, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@tlf123 @maryannkelley It looks like you're both running into a known issue we've fixed in…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Running around a proxy, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We're not aware of any issues in this area. Web Stories doesn't really…

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Webstories embedding on my Archive page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, To hide the embedded story when using that theme, you can use .post-type-archive-web-story…

1 week ago
Closed ticket #52289, in Core Trac:
WP ERP is a SPAM, product and data stealing plugin

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Changing Flag, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That‘s a bad idea, since the change will be overridden with every plugin update.

1 week ago
Posted a reply to Google Analytics Tracking ID Option is Grayed out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to know it is working like this. I'll make sure we update the plugin…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Google Analytics Tracking ID Option is Grayed out, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Are you perhaps using Site Kit by Google? There should be a message…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Story not displaying properly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Did you change anything in the meantime? The story you provided validates just…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Take Some Notes From CANVA, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Most aspects of our project are open source and publicly available for our users, including…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Web Story Showing as 404 in Search Console, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there Please share the URL to your story so we are able to assist…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Hide Web Stories in Search Results, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@sbarker13 We hear you! We're actively working on improving appearance of stories throughout your site,…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to site now loads 20% slower?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The Web Stories plugin is pretty lightweight in terms of affecting server performance,…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories Not Appearing in Analytics, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, When I visit your story I see that analytics is configured properly and…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Published Web Stories do not go live but are a 404, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I see you're stories are working fine now. I am therefore closing this as resolved.

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories Editor Crashes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Sorry to hear you're having troubles with the editor. If you click on…

4 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Published Web Stories do not go live but are a 404, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there It looks like you're using both this plugin, as well as the MakeStories…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Validation Issues – JavaScript errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If it's not added by your hosting provider, it could be added by one of…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Only Super Admin Can Preview or Publish Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report. It sounds like a potential issue with how we're…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Checklist Bugs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Which issues are you running into specifically? We are currently working on improving…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Web Stories not indexed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, From what I can see both stories you shared here are valid Web…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Search Console error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report. We've recently fixed this, but the stale data can…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Validation Issues – JavaScript errors, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Both JavaScript snippets are for New Relic's browser monitoring feature. To fix this,…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Web Story not playing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, You've embedded the story in your blog post using the "WordPress" embed block…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to am-story-auto-ads, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's great to hear! As mentioned, we are working on direct integrations for Google Ad…

1 month ago
Committed [2441867] to Plugins Trac:
Version 1.2.1

1 month 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: 40+
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: 90+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+

Support Rep

PWA

Active Installs: 40,000+
Site Kit by Google

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: 40+
Enhanced WP Contact Form

Active Installs: 1,000+
Feature Policy

Active Installs: 200+
Google Cloud Storage plugin

Active Installs: 900+
Glue for Yoast SEO & AMP

Active Installs: 70,000+
Site Kit by Google

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: 90+
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 5.6.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, 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 5.6.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 5.6.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 5.6.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