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Pascal Birchler

Member Since: February 25th, 2008
Zurich, Switzerland
https://pascalbirchler.com
Web Developer
@swissspidy on WordPress.org and Slack

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Bio/Description

Web developer with lots of ideas. WordPress Core Committer. Founder of wptalents.com. Former co-organizer of WordCamp Switzerland.

Interests

Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Web Development, WordPress, Movies

WordPress Origin Story

Began blogging as a 12-year-old back in 2006. Started blogging about WordPress in 2008. Began organizing WordCamps and local meetups. Fell in love with the community.

Closed ticket #13071, in Core Trac:
Update bubble appears only at the second load

22 hours ago
Committed [38827] to Core Trac:
Upgrade/Install: Refresh update counts after page load. By enqueuing the ...

22 hours ago
Closed ticket #38121, in Core Trac:
Crossorigin and other attributes for wp_resource_hints

23 hours ago
Committed [38826] to Core Trac:
Resource Hints: Allow passing custom attributes to resource hints. ...

23 hours ago
Created a new ticket, #38364, in Core Trac:
Introduce `wp_disallow_file_mods()` wrapper function

24 hours ago
Committed [38825] to Core Trac:
Dashboard: Do not show 'Popular Plugin' UI if `DISALLOW_FILE_MODS` is set. ...

24 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Resource Hints in 4.6, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Well, if a site is not using `wp_enqueue_script()` or `wp_enqueue_style()` for an asset, no hints…

1 day ago
Created a new ticket, #38341, in Core Trac:
Hide 'Empty Trash' button when trash is already empty

2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Preferred Languages, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I initially suggested something similar in the ticket: Why not create a new translatable string…

2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Preferred Languages, on the site Make WordPress Core:
However please remember the final goal is that the plugin/theme gets translated into the main…

2 days ago
Wrote a new post, Preferred Languages, on the site Make WordPress Core:
With the introduction of language packs two years ago ([29630]), it's easier than ever for…

2 days ago
Committed [38805] to Core Trac:
Docs: Improve documentation for `install_plugin_install_status()`. Props ...

3 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Shiny Updates v3 Kickoff Chat, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Are you referring to the plugin directory? If so, the images should open in a…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Automatic Updates for Themes and Plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There was once a UI in the plugin to enable automatic updates, but it was…

5 days ago
Posted a reply to Integrating Shiny Updates into 3rd party plugins, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Are these plugins public so I can have a look? It really depends…

5 days ago
Wrote a new post, Shiny Updates v3 Kickoff Chat, on the site Make WordPress Core:
While the biggest chunk of Shiny Updates v2 was merged into WordPress 4.6, there were…

5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots I am the plugin author for…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post JavaScript Internationalization, on the site Make WordPress Core:
As soon as the API details are fleshed out, there will be a post on…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post JavaScript Internationalization, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It was especially helpful to see how various projects like Calypso and Jetpack are using…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post New Functions, Hooks, and Behaviour for Theme Developers in WordPress 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Not in core. You could pass any source to wp_enqueue_script(), not just a file in…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post New Functions, Hooks, and Behaviour for Theme Developers in WordPress 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
locate_template() accepts an array of template files and checks if any of them is found…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Using override_load_textdomain in my plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@guido07111975 Sorry, I've should have been more clear about the remove_filter() thing. It needs to…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to How to use override_load_textdomain ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My example from the other thread works like a charm: add_action( 'init', function () {…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Using override_load_textdomain in my plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@targz-1 Yeah I didn't test my snippet, but to prevent the recursion you can call…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Feature Project Proposal: Notifications API, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I have expressed my interest in this in the past and I'd love to help…

2 weeks ago
Posted a reply to Blocked my Adsense ads, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Thanks for your report. This plugin only removes stuff that is related to…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots I am the author of the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done for de_CH

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dev Chat Agenda for September 14 (4.7 week 4), on the site Make WordPress Core:
I might not be able to attend today's dev chat, so here's an update on…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using override_load_textdomain in my plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey Guido, What you do get when you do var_dump( $mofile ) and var_dump( load_textdomain(…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to How do I disable just wordpress feature but not my theme style, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Oh, sure. You can either put this into your theme's functions.php file or — preferably…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Not receiving supplied User Info, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Quick status update: we're getting there! There aren't many open issues left. Let me know…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Prevented theme update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, Thanks for your report. Were there any problems with other updates? It's possible…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to v2.0?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're currently addressing some annoying little bugs as well as backwards compatibility and documentation improvements.…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Disable post slug change, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@webmaster808 That is correct. The suggestion was to remove this behaviour to allow pages with…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to How do I disable just wordpress feature but not my theme style, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey there, What you see in these screenshots is absolutely correct and hasn't much to…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using override_load_textdomain in my plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sure. Here's an untested snippet to demonstrate how it works: function wporg_forums_override_load_textdomain($override, $domain ) {…

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Using override_load_textdomain in my plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
override_load_textdomain is the filter you'd want to use. Create a function that hooks into override_load_textdomain…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post WP_Hook: Next Generation Actions and Filters, on the site Make WordPress Core:
All available hooks are documented on https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/

1 month ago
Committed [1490726] to Plugins Trac:
Update 'Tested up to' value

1 month ago
Committed [1490723] to Plugins Trac:
Update 'Tested up to' value

1 month ago
Posted a reply to Fatal error upon activation, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey there, Good news! This has been fixed in WP Widget Disable 1.6.0. It turned…

2 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Nederland 2016 coming up on October 14th

2 months ago
Posted a reply to As an oEmbed provider, how can I vend a left-floating embed?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
In that case I'd recommend opening a ticket on Trac for adding the oEmbed provider…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to As an oEmbed provider, how can I vend a left-floating embed?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey there, I'm one of the maintainers of the embeds component in WordPress and I'm…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to plugin doesn't work after update, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Great to hear everything is working fine then :-)

2 months ago
Posted a reply to plugin doesn't work after update, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey Astrid, Thanks for your report! That is really unfortunate news. Are you referring to…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post I18N Improvements in 4.6, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is probably best asked in the support forums, but here's a quick answer: Create…

2 months ago
Posted a reply to v2.0?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey Mickey, Thanks for asking! I know that many people are waiting for version 2.0.…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.7: What’s on your mind?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
You might want to check out https://github.com/danielbachhuber/dictator in the meantime

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.7: What’s on your mind?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
That's on my list for shiny updates, see https://github.com/obenland/shiny-updates/issues/292. When activation fails after an update,…

2 months ago

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