Maja Benke (@travel_girl) – WordPress user profile

WordPress Origin Story

I started contributing in 2015, mainly in the Accessibility Team, because that is where my passion is. I have helped in writing a part of the Accessibility Handbook, and worked on Tickets in both Meta and Core. In addition I organise the Berlin WordPress Meetup and was a Co-Organizer of WordCamp Berlin.

Sometimes I translate Themes or Plugins and I love to Speak at WordCamps about Accessibility

In the last couple years I have not been contribute as much, but I would love to start again. Mainly in Accessibility for testing Themes and new Core Features. Also I have been asked to train and create video content on how to test themes for the accessibility-ready-tag.

At the moment I can only contribute 5 hours per week, but I would love to contribute more again and because of that, I’m looking for a sponsorship for Accessibility.

Contributions

Maja Benke contributes 5 hours per week to the Accessibility team.

Member Since: October 11th, 2012
Location: Berlin
Website: wp1x1.de
GitHub: 00travelgirl00
Job Title: Accessibility Consultant and Webdesigner
Employer: Freelancing
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Contribution History

Accessibility Contributor
Accessibility Team
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Translations

Is the 33rd person to arrive at WordCamp Leipzig, Germany 2025
5 days ago
Is the 63rd person to arrive at WordCamp Vienna 2025
4 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Vienna 2025
2 months ago
Mentioned in [59696] on Core SVN:
Editor: Change the `Text` editor label to `Code`.
4 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
7 months ago
Created a topic, FAQ / Accordion Block is not accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, currently I'm building a site, where accessibi…
9 months ago
Suggested 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
10 months ago
Suggested 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
11 months ago
Suggested 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
11 months ago
Mentioned in [13812] on Meta SVN:
Make: underline the link for "contributor wizard" message
11 months ago
Created ticket #7671 on Meta Trac:
underline the link for "contributor wizard" message
11 months ago
Mentioned in [13685] on Meta SVN:
Breathe: Underline sidebar links.
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Rückblick vom Accessibility-Team beim Contributor Day des WordCamp Deutschland 2023, on the site Team DE:
Wir waren etwa 7 Personen, die am Tisch gearbeitet haben. Zuerst haben wir alle in…
2 years ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Mentioned in [56810] on Core SVN:
Administration: Fix unusable mobile admin menu in Safari.
2 years ago
Mentioned in [56716] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Import Twenty Twenty-Four, the new default theme for WordPress 6.4.
2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Germany 2023
2 years ago
Mentioned in [56541] on Core SVN:
Plugins: Respect `prefers-reduced-motion` on plugin thumbnails.
2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: September 1, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
I would love to hear how the summit, contributor day and WCUS went.
2 years ago
Posted a reply to How to deactivate lightbox for file block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@archetyped Okay, nice to hear, it is on the to do list. But do you…
2 years ago
Created a topic, How to deactivate lightbox for file block?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When using the plugin "simple lightbox", the functiona…
2 years ago
Created issue #74 in the WordPress/twentytwentyfour repository:
Landmarks issues for Accessibility
2 years ago
Created issue #73 in the WordPress/twentytwentyfour repository:
Add skip link for accessibility
2 years ago
Created issue #273 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
Improve email communications for registration process for wordpress.org profile
2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: August 4, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Could you please add the matrix testing topic? Thank you :-)
2 years ago
Created ticket #7165 on Meta Trac:
Overview: Current state of accessibility-ready Themes
2 years ago
Translated 11 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Translated 29 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Created ticket #7149 on Meta Trac:
mobile menu not working
2 years ago
Created ticket #7148 on Meta Trac:
Weird behavior of menu while zooming / scaling - German Site
2 years ago
Suggested 134 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Created ticket #7146 on Meta Trac:
underline links (in text widgets) in sidebar for accessibility
2 years ago
Created ticket #7145 on Meta Trac:
Improve Workflow for testing Theme for Accessibility-Ready-Tag
2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Leipzig, Germany 2023
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Hey, I would like to…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hey, I would like to request followed Lokale Locale: nds_DE Country code: DE Plural forms:…
2 years ago
Translated 126 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 years ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
3 years ago
Created ticket #55723 on Core Trac:
Thumnails Gifs for Plugins does not respect "no motion" device settings
3 years ago
Created ticket #6312 on Meta Trac:
Gifs in Plugin Directory does nor respect "no motion" device setting
3 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Europe 2022
3 years ago
Mentioned in [50978] on Core SVN:
Themes: Add an indication of whether a theme is a child theme on network admin Themes screen.
4 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Researching livestream infrastructure and support, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
That is a great idea!
5 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Stuttgart 2019
6 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for participants: Creating A Welcoming And Diverse Space (Online Workshop on Sun, Oct 6), on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I'm a Co-Orga for Berlin and would love to attend. Thanks for doing this! @travelgirl
6 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Dublin 2019
6 years ago
Created ticket #4658 on Meta Trac:
String Translator should stay string translator even if PTE correcting ...
6 years ago
Created ticket #4602 on Meta Trac:
no autoplay for gifs in handbook
6 years ago
Created ticket #4519 on Meta Trac:
Make the FAQ at plugin directory accessible
6 years ago
Posted a reply to Do you plan to make the Theme accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @mindctrl, thanks for your quick reply. I haven't tested it completely, but the first…
6 years ago
Created a topic, Do you plan to make the Theme accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey, I was thinking about using your Theme, but unfo…
6 years ago

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