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Maja Benke

Accessibility Consultant and Webdesigner at Freelancing

@travel_girl Berlin joined Oct 2012

maja-benke.de/en github.com/00travelgirl00 Slack: @Maja Benke
    Teams Accessibility
    Languages de_DE

    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.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '17 Meta Contributor '17 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    3 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '17 WordCamp Speaker '18
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Accessibility Contributor '19 Accessibility Team '23
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '19

    Current Job

    Accessibility Consultant and Webdesigner
    Present
    Freelancing

    Recent impact

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

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    Team focus

    Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 7 releases
    • 6.8
    • 6.4
    • 5.8
    • 5.2
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9

    Contributions

    Type
    September 2025
    Sep 01 Mon · 14:10
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Video is not accessible anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Frank,thank you for your reply. A <button> would be a good start, as there…
    August 2025
    Aug 29 Fri · 09:42
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Video is not accessible anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey there, when activting the plugin, the video is…
    July 2025
    Jul 24 Thu · 11:59
    Polyglots high
    Translated 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    June 2025
    Jun 12 Thu · 22:14
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    Jun 05 Thu · 10:11
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Accessibility issue: textarea not linked to a label, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey Matthias, thanks for letting us know. I have checked the code and the textarea…
    March 2025
    Mar 11 Tue · 19:36
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Vienna 2025
    January 2025
    Jan 23 Thu · 23:52
    Core high
    Mentioned in [59696] on WordPress SVN:
    Editor: Change the `Text` editor label to `Code`.
    October 2024
    Oct 30 Wed · 17:30
    Polyglots high
    Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
    August 2024
    Aug 22 Thu · 09:10
    Forums med
    Created a topic, FAQ / Accordion Block is not accessible, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hey, currently I'm building a site, where accessibi…
    Aug 08 Thu · 10:32
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Plugins

    209 favorites

    Themes

    72 favorites

    Translations

    2 locales
    de_DE Deutsch (German) Patterns Translation Editor Project Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 1 project.

    Patterns

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Plugins Themes

    Contributed translations to 35 projects.

    WordPress for iOS Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) Aged Content Message AntiVirus Better Search Replace Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode Contact Form 7 Content Author Accessibility Preview Countdown Block GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform Health Check & Troubleshooting Backend Localization Lightweight Social Icons Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions Advanced Editor Tools UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin W2E Image Optimizer and Resize Image – WordPress Image Compression and SEO 10WebSocial WooCommerce Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI WP Job Manager Accelerate Activello Dazzling Farben Basic Fashionistas Olsen Light Sparkling Twenty Nineteen WordPress 5.0.x WordPress 5.1.x WordPress 5.2.x WordPress 5.3.x WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org

    de_DE / formal Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor

    Contributed translations to 8 projects.

    Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode Contact Form 7 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions WooCommerce Accelerate Activello WordPress 7.0.x - Development

    View all on translate.wordpress.org