tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) (@tobifjellner) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Poet, Writer, Project Manager, Mobile Telecom Marketing specialist, Translator, and more… Being Swedish native, I know how to mount furniture from IKEA. 🙂 Oh, and I’m interested in amateur radio, although currently inactive (check your logs from 1980-s for SM0RYB).

The great and versatile tool WordPress can be free thanks to the contributions from thousands of users. And I think it’s great that one can “give back” to WordPress and the community in so many different ways. I’m not a coder (although I may be able to find and fix some small and simple errors in PHP/CSS/JavaScript). But where I really can make a difference, that’s in making WordPress available in Swedish.

Later I even became a global mentor for WordPress translation, so one could say that I support the processes that make WordPress available in more than 70 language versions. Did you know, that 56% (these figures are for June 2023) of all WordPress installations are using a translated version of WordPress? I’m proud to be a part of that!

I was on the organizing team for WordCamp Stockholm 2016, where we successfully introduced the “Micro Sponsor” level for participation.

In June 2023, I was a speaker at WordCamp Europe, with the title: “Enable truly global use of your code – Avoid the typical i18n pitfalls”. It was mainly based on the most important parts of my article about some common i18n-errors developers make: https://gsm.fjellner.com/hints-about-i18n-let-your-code-to-shine-all-over-the-world/

In 2023, I started pursuing ways to drastically improve quality and reuse of content translation for handbooks, documentation, training materials, etc. I’m also on the pilot team for mentoring of new WordPress contributors.

I’d love to contribute more to WordPress, if I just could find the right partners to make it sustainable for me. I want to spend more time on:
– Making it easier for WordPress users to find out about contributing to the project.
– Helping new contributors finding their way in and around the project.
– Re-vitalizing the Swedish community (Yes, I live in Spain, but I’ve got a stable internet connection).
– Encouraging locale teams to publish more relevant content.
– Organizing meetups/WordCamps.
– Smart reuse of translations and content.
– Support for multilingual content in WordPress core.
– … and probably several other things.

Additional links:
– https://facebook.com/fjellner
– https://linkedin.com/in/fjellner
– https://mastodon.social/@tobifjellner

WordPress Origin Story

Ended up with WordPress when I wanted to migrate my blog in Russian about working as an expat in Oman to my own domain and made it a tri-lingual site. Since then I’ve helped lots of friends to get started, too.
When I noted that the themes I loved and some plugins I wanted weren’t available in the languages i needed, I started translating them.
Now I’m one of the global mentors for the WordPress translation efforts and an active participant in the Swedish WordPress community, although I live in Barcelona, Spain.

Since April 2025 I’m sponsored 3 hrs per week by Kinsta. (Happy to discuss more hours with other companies!)

Contributions

tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) contributes 5 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Polyglots, and Support.

Member Since: March 18th, 2011
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Website: gsm.fjellner.com
GitHub: tobifjellner
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Contribution History

BuddyPress Contributor
Community Contributor
Core Contributor
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Support Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 hour ago
Created a topic, Formatting of text links won’t work, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In Twenty Twenty-Five user styles, I've set text links…
12 hours ago
Posted a reply to Kan inte logga in längre, on the site Svensk support:
Jag ser att du markerat frågan som löst, så jag nöjer mig med att ge…
21 hours ago
Reviewed 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 day ago
Reviewed 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
1 day ago
Posted a reply to Translate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @blommenhofutbildning I've got no relationship with this plugin in any way. But I happen…
2 days ago
Translated 11 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for WP Adminify,…, on the site Translate WordPress:
The correct locale tag, #pt_BR was added after the post was published. So I'm repeating…
3 days ago
Translated 183 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 days ago
Reviewed 274 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi Polyglots Team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@sakakibara-t I have removed the to-do status of this post since it's now not waiting…
5 days ago
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Support.
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Fluent Forms…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@s1xg9hl0 Since they didn't respond yet, I have now approved your request on the #zh_TW…
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post We are the plugin author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Since the #nn_NO team didn't respond yet, I've now approved @shipmondo4translations on their behalf. They…
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello, I am the author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@athemeart I've now approved your request on behalf of the locale teams that didn't respond…
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @auraplugin Although the #tr_TR team didn't respond here, I can see that they've given…
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for BuyCart Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
Since the #he_IL team didn't respond yet, I've now approved your request on their behalf.
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Clip Mexico…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@fernandot #es_ES ↑↑
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi dear mentors, We have…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added. :)
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots Team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@kamplugins Based on the feedback above, I'm removing the to-do status of this post. If/when…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Subject: PTE Request for my…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@aishvarya28 Based on the comments above, I'm removing the to-do status of this post. Next…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots Team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @kamplugins I corrected the formatting of your post a bit. We're going to treat…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post CallPage – Callback Widget, on the site Translate WordPress:
@rostyslav-knap Before publishing your pending post, I corrected the locale tag for Ukrainian. They use…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post AI Guidelines for WordPress, on the site WordPress AI:
+make.wordpress.org/polyglots/ The polyglots team has since long a similar stand with regards to machine translations.…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Editor Request – PTE Request for Blaminhor Essentials, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @blaminhor Before publishing your pending post, I formatted the plugin link to remove the…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function wcfm_is_store_page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Quick not to @eggheads Please ask the owners of the plugins you're supporting to add…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Blogsy Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
This the correct locale tag was added after this post was published. I'll mention the…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Kommer inte åt min sida efter uppgradering av lernpress, on the site Svensk support:
När den typen av fel inträffar brukar WordPress försöka att skicka en speciell länk till…
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Fel PHP version, on the site Svensk support:
@lensv Tack för uppföljningen. Men, hmmm. Lite konstigt känns det, eftersom WordPress och dess tillägg…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Easy Elements…, on the site Translate WordPress:
I'm removing the to-do status of this post, trusting that you'll sort this out via…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Sam Scroll Master, on the site Translate WordPress:
I added the locale tag #fa_IR after the post was published. Therefore I'm mentioning the…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Nova Post for WooCommerce, on the site Translate WordPress:
@novadigtalforwp The readme translations that are pending from you are using formal address "Sie", but…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Smart Cycle…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @webstepper The general expectations ( https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/expectations/ ) for contributions of translations state clearly that…
2 weeks ago
Translated 18 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Language support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @johanlinder I'm not related to this plugin in any way, but the free plugin…
2 weeks ago
Reviewed 9 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Translated 17 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post I am the author of…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@l2crypto As a matter of fact, I see pending strings only for #it_IT, so I'm…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post I am the author of…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@l2crypto I fixed the formatting of your post before publishing it. But I've got a…
2 weeks ago
Translated 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
#pl_PL @meloniq ↑↑
2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Nybörjarfråga: hur får jag undermenyer i headern att leda till innehåll?, on the site Svensk support:
Du kan länka till sidor och inlägg genom att söka fram dem i gränssnittet för…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for BuyCart Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
But better than translating to languages you don't know, is to find someone who actually…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@marketcat For now, I'm removing the to-do status of this request. When/if you need the…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @marketcat Everyone here is a volunteer contributor. Some people contribute full time, Monday to…
2 weeks ago
Reviewed 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for BuyCart Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
@wpfable when you need the attention from the Arabic team again, please add a comment…
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post We are the plugin author…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for #sv_SE
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk, on the site Translate WordPress:
This post was initially published with an incorrect locale tag, which I have fixed. I'll…
3 weeks ago
Translated 10 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 weeks ago