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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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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Committed [2640845] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.15.119 hours ago
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Committed [2640844] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.15.119 hours ago
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Committed [2640843] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.15.119 hours ago
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Posted a reply to Web stories Failing AMP Test, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there It appears that you are using WP Rocket and its "Combine Google Fonts"…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to I want to edit my web story directly in the database, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are multiple entries due to the way the WordPress revisions system works. You only…2 days ago
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Posted a reply to “The editor has crashed. Please try reloading the page and report the error”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We believe to have fixed the issue. Could you try installing this current development version…2 days ago
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Closed pull request #2000 on WordPress/wordpress-develop:
REST API: Use global transients for URL details endpoint.3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Editor crashed and can’t load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When the editor crashes, could you right-click on the "Report Error" button and copy the…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Adsense ads are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I recommend going through the AdSense troubleshooting at https://support.google.com/adsense/workflow/10383839?hl=en Please also try adding more pages…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Editor crashed and can’t load, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for your report. We're aware of the spacing issues and are working on resolving…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Adsense ads are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Do I need to do anything else?? No, you don't. Again, it can take…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to web story is invalid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, Please do not bump posts as it's against the forum guidelines. Also note…3 days ago
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Posted a reply to Adsense ads are not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there Please do not bump posts, it's against the forum guidelines. Second, we don't…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to “The editor has crashed. Please try reloading the page and report the error”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks, that's already very helpful to see where the error happens. I take it that…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to I want to edit my web story directly in the database, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You shouldn't need to change anything in wp_postmeta, no. It sounds like you either have…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to “The editor has crashed. Please try reloading the page and report the error”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
When you get the "The editor has crashed" error, can you right-click on the "Report…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to Thumbnail not Showing in List View, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This appears to be caused by your theme, which is breaking the default You could…5 days ago
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Posted a reply to 2 Feature requests: press spacebar to pause a web story + restart web story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It is worth noting that it's already possible to link to specific pages in a…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to Conflict with Sage 9 Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's great to hear, thanks for confirming! We'll make sure to include this fix in…7 days ago
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Posted a reply to Web Story is Invalid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rodrigoflausino If you continue having issues, please open a new support topic with some more…7 days ago
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Closed issue #291 on the wp-cli/i18n-command repository:
Invalid unprefixed json files generated from (unprefixed) theme's PO files1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Web Story is Invalid, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
FWIW I don't see this issue with https://wikicatch.com/web-stories/photo-making-apps-in-hindi/ right now. https://search.google.com/test/amp/result?id=HqfPuV5H6WNnMKOjd6XAJQ says it's all green.1 week ago
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Posted a reply to Conflict with Sage 9 Theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I did some testing with the Sage theme and it turns out that it does…1 week ago
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Committed [2637600] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.15.01 week ago
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Committed [2637599] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.15.01 week ago
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Committed [2637598] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.15.01 week ago
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Posted a reply to compatibility issue in checklist, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @urvesh95, could you please open a new support topic with more details, including the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Stories in Google – understanding visibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In addition to the factors I've already mentioned above that play a role in serving…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Stories in Google – understanding visibility, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi there, The Enable Web Stories on Google documentation has all the information about the…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to The dates for the signed exchange are invalid., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It's worth noting that these are just warnings, not errors. You're using Cloudflare for configuring…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Rocket CDN is not re-writing the source url of the images in my Google Web Story, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Since you have video caching turned on, it seems to me that the error you're…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Custom archive page is empty, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The benefit of choosing a custom page for displaying your stories is complete flexibility and…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to web story loading issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No it won't delete your data3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to LCP Issue with all web stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If your stories sometimes end up being completely blank, that is some unrelated and more…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to what should my stories archive setting be, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is entirely up to you. If you like the default /web-stories/ page created by…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Images & text cut off in preview mode, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
These messages simply mean you need to set a story poster image and a publisher…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As for more control, I am not aware of any plans for giving more control…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some high-level overview of the ad placement logic can be found at https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/develop/advertise_amp_stories/ and https://amp.dev/documentation/components/amp-story-auto-ads/.…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Unable to link the Google Stories plug-in with my stories account, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm not sure what information you have received exactly through the program, but it's not…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Ad Placement in Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No, that is not possible. Web Stories will automatically determine placement depending on various factors.…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to Video Optimization Feature BUG, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Heya, Thanks for reaching out. The current threshold for triggering the video optimization recommendation is…3 weeks ago
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Closed pull request #290 on wp-cli/i18n-command:
Update gettext/gettext requirement from ^4.8 to ^5.61 month ago
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Closed ticket #54391 on Core Trac:
WordPress mixing up continents. Showing this in Europe1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Web Stories WP Block not showing Web Stories, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, This is the same REST API issue as with your other topic. Let's…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Web Stories Dashboard Error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry Thanks for reaching out! There appears to be some misconfiguration or plugin conflict…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Permalink preview not matching editor preview, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Ben Could you share screenshots of what you see in the editor vs. what…1 month ago
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Committed [2623621] to Plugins SVN:
Releasing version 1.14.01 month ago
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Committed [2623620] to Plugins SVN:
Tagging version 1.14.01 month ago
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Committed [2623618] to Plugins SVN:
Committing version 1.14.01 month ago
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Reopened ticket #54358 on Core Trac:
Add URL Details endpoint from Gutenberg plugin into Core1 month ago
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