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Tim W

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@timwhitlock London, UK joined Aug 2012

localise.biz Slack: @timwhitlock
    Languages en-ca en-gb

    Bio

    London based web developer since the turn on of the century.

    Maker of Loco, a translation management platform for developers.

    Interests

    PHP JavaScript HTML CSS WordPress Symfony Localisation

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '24 Plugin Developer
    PRACTICE
    1 badge
    Support Contributor '26
    POLYGLOTS
    1 badge
    Translation Editor '19

    Current Job

    Developer
    Present

    Recent impact

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

    Last 30 days
    22contributions
    high9
    medium13
    score40
    Last 90 days
    32contributions
    high18
    medium14
    score68
    Last 12 months
    136contributions
    high45
    medium91
    score226

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 2 releases
    • 6.8
    • 6.7

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 01 Sat · 14:21
    Plugins high
    Committed [3631056] to Plugins SVN:
    Published 2.8.8
    Aug 01 Sat · 13:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3631004] to Plugins SVN:
    Identified one fix required for PHP 8.5
    Aug 01 Sat · 12:29
    Plugins high
    Committed [3630952] to Plugins SVN:
    Bumped <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> compatibility to 7.0.2
    Aug 01 Sat · 12:25
    Plugins high
    Committed [3630949] to Plugins SVN:
    Disabled links in all editor notes and error fields
    July 2026
    Jul 28 Tue · 19:14
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Can we stop translations reverting after WordPress updates?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I assume that moving forward I edit only the “custom” version of the en_GB WooCommerce…
    Jul 27 Mon · 08:52
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Can we stop translations reverting after WordPress updates?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Short answer: Yes.Relocating the files to the protected location under languages/loco/ will prevent WordPress auto-updates…
    Jul 24 Fri · 19:13
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Can we stop translations reverting after WordPress updates?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Updating Loco Translate does not modify any translation files in any other plugins.
    Jul 24 Fri · 17:05
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Can we stop translations reverting after WordPress updates?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Please read the documentation on safe file locations. https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/manual/msginit#locations https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/faqs/files-deleted
    Jul 23 Thu · 16:25
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Unable to save translations – File modification disallowed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I'll mark this topic as resolved for now, but to be clear, the root cause…
    Jul 23 Thu · 13:53
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Unable to save translations – File modification disallowed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We're not getting anywhere with regards to the actual file paths. I think the only…

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Plugins

    1 favorite

    Translations

    2 locales
    en_CA English (Canada) (English) Plugins Translation Editor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Loco Translate

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    en_GB English (UK) (English) Plugins Translation Editor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Loco Translate

    View all on translate.wordpress.org