Pascal Birchler
@swissspidy on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: February 25th, 2008
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Website: pascalbirchler.com
- GitHub: swissspidy
- Job Title: Developer Programs Engineer
- Employer: Google
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WordPress Origin Story
Contributions Sponsored
Contribution History
Pascal Birchler’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Documentation Contributor
- Meetup Organizer
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Translation Contributor
- Translation Editor
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
- WP-CLI Contributor
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Posted a reply to Video Optimization Tool BUGGING, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for reporting this. Looks like the check also flags videos with exact dimensions of…1 hour ago
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Posted a reply to LCP Issue in Google Search Console, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As per your other thread, it looks like there's a bigger issue with broken stories…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Web Story SEO Error “Title tag missing or empty”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there It looks like all your stories are somehow completely broken right now, so…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Web Stories do not save any changes I made, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That list of messages is already helpful. It looks like you've made some changes to…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Categories and Tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can bulk edit and categorise existing stories via the "All Stories" page.5 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Categories and Tags, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The categories and tags supported for web stories are separate from the categories/tags…4 days ago
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Merged pull request #59 into wp-cli/find-command:
Regenerate README file4 days ago
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Merged pull request #289 into wp-cli/i18n-command:
Regenerate README file4 days ago
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Closed issue #177 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Wrong md5 hash generated by i18n-command4 days ago
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Merged pull request #284 into wp-cli/i18n-command:
make-json Allow to keep source file context by translating to build files...4 days ago
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Closed issue #282 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Suggestion on handling build steps in `make-json`4 days ago
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Closed issue #174 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Overriding minified JavaScript file exclusion in i18n make-pot4 days ago
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Closed issue #212 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
make-pot pointing to raw JSX file, not built JS file4 days ago
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Posted a reply to compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Well done! Now the story passes AMP validation just fine. I saw it in the…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Vieo Optimization Tool Crashes every time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If videos are not bigger than 1280x720, then the message should not show up. We…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there If the compatibility message pops up it means your story has AMP validation…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Vieo Optimization Tool Crashes every time, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report! Depending on the amount and size of the videos, "Optimize all"…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to How can I submit a feature request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and also for the kind feedback! Improved analytics insights is…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to How can I submit a feature request, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, Just tell us here :-)5 days ago
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Posted a reply to Validation Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Correct! No need to do anything.5 days ago
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Committed [2613284] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.13.06 days ago
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Committed [2613283] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.13.06 days ago
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Committed [2613282] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.13.06 days ago
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Posted a reply to Background Video Optimization failing to recognize existing Assets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for raising this. There's definitely room for improvement here. I think the…6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Validation Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We're targeting today or tomorrow6 days ago
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Posted a reply to Compatibility Error in Checklist from Duplicating Template, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the link. All looks fine there indeed. Perhaps :-) We'll keep an eye…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to Compatibility Error in Checklist from Duplicating Template, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for reaching out! Could you perhaps share the link to an affected…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to Replace media tool not working., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yeah I understood that from your video. Thanks again. I was referring to the same…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Importance of ‘Checklist Points’ for search value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just checked the video in your story and it indeed seems smaller than the recommended…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Importance of ‘Checklist Points’ for search value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> In addition to that the checklist tells me to ‘increase my video resolution to…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal error after latest update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your report! We've got another report for this the other day…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Importance of ‘Checklist Points’ for search value, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for this great question! At Google, we recommend following certain best practices…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to File Name For Webstories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There's no dedicated web-story database. Stories are stored as the web-story post type within the…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Replace media tool not working., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! We've noticed as well the other day and are…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to No tag title in head, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear you were able to identify the underlying issue here! To confirm, it's…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to File Name For Webstories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there Web stories are not saved as files. Stories are saved in the database…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Validation Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We‘re planning on fixing this issue with a new release next week. It will also…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to editor crash when i try to add saved templets., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your report! Unfortunatately, bugs like this can happen. We have already…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to How to add a script to the head of the page?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Happy to help! If you have any more questions, feel free to start another topic.…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to How to add a script to the head of the page?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there You can normally use the web_stories_enable_schemaorg_metadata filter to add additional structured data to…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Remove Audio Not Working Anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Thanks for your report! I was able to reproduce this and I'll make…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Where is that Video Trimming Tool?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there Video trimming is available in the "Video settings" panel. For it to appear,…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to error with las update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@yashmunjal Please create a new support topic for your inquiry and include the URL to…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to error with las update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your report! We'll get this fixed right away. Does this still…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to The certificate chain referenced by ‘cert-url’ is invalid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since this is an issue with your Cloudflare setup, not Web Stories, you'd need to…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to The certificate chain referenced by ‘cert-url’ is invalid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, First of all, this "cert-url" message is caused by Cloudflare, which is a…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Fetch web stories in custom slider in WordPress,, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, We recommend using the existing Web Stories block to show your latest stories…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Saved Templates Crash the Editor, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks a lot for your report! We just noticed this ourselves today as well and…2 weeks ago
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Committed [2609950] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.12.02 weeks ago
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Committed [2609949] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.12.02 weeks ago
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AMP
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Disable Embeds
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AngelList
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Client Dash
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Color Schemes Roulette
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Comment Tweets
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Cookies for Comments
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Crop-Thumbnails
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Customize Inline Editing
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Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts - Better Notifications for WP
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Debug Bar Transients
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Dependency Minification
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Exploit Scanner
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Google Authenticator
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Grid Columns
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Hotfix
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Liveblog
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My Eyes Are Up Here
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Nginx Helper
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PIKLIST - Easily Build Fields, Forms, Settings, Widgets and More.
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Polylang
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Post Type Switcher
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Query Monitor
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Rock The Slackbot
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RTL Tester
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Safe Redirect Manager
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Safe Report Comments
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Scriblio
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Sharpen Resized Images
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Simple Page Ordering
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Storyform
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Stream
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Tabify Edit Screen
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Term Management Tools
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TinyMCE Templates
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Transients Manager
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TTT Crop
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Voice Search
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Web Stories
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Webmention
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What The File
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Whistles
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WordPress.org Plugin/Theme Information Embed
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WP Better Emails
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WP Favorite Posts
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WP Redis
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WP User Frontend - Membership, Profile, Registration & Post Submission Plugin for WordPress
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WP-Post-Meta-Revisions
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General Translation Editor
Deutsch (German) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_DE
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Admin Menu Manager
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AMP
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Yoast Breadcrumbs
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Clicky by Yoast
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Digest Notifications
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Enhanced WP Contact Form
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Feature Policy
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Google Cloud Storage plugin
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Glue for Yoast SEO & AMP
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Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
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Native Lazyload
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Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly
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Quicklink for WordPress
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Reporting API
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Safe Redirect Manager
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SlideShare for WordPress by Yoast
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Yoast SEO
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Feed Post Thumbnail
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Team List
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Widget Disable
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Yoast Comment Hacks
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Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_AT
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AMP
Active Installs: 500,000+
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Feature Policy
Active Installs: 200+
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Native Lazyload
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Preferred Languages
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PWA
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Reporting API
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Sitekit
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