Profiles

Pascal Birchler

Software Engineer at Google

@swissspidy Zurich, Switzerland joined Feb 2008

pascalbirchler.com github.com/swissspidy Slack: @swissspidy

Teams Core AI Core Core Performance Polyglots CLI

Languages de-ch roh de_DE de-at

Bio

Software Engineer based in Switzerland. WordPress Core Committer. Traveller. Foodie. Polyglot. WordCamp and WordPress Meetup Organizer.

Interests

WordPress, Web, Internationalization, AI, Performance

WordPress Origin Story

Started blogging as a 12-year-old back in 2006. Have been hacking on my own sites ever since. Fell in love with the community.

Badges

CODE

12 badges

C Core AI Contributor '25 C Core AI Team '25 Core Contributor '15 C Core Performance Contributor '23 C Core Performance Team '24 Core Team '16 Meta Contributor '18 Plugin Developer Security Contributor '22 Security Team '22 WP-CLI Contributor '19 WP-CLI Team '23

CONTENT

1 badge

Documentation Contributor '17

COMMUNITY

3 badges

Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '19

PRACTICE

1 badge

Test Contributor '25

POLYGLOTS

2 badges

Translation Contributor '15 Translation Editor '15

Current Job

Software Engineer

Present

Google

Recent impact

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

Last 30 days

170contributions

high99

medium71

score368

Last 90 days

1327contributions

high811

medium516

score2949

Last 12 months

3180contributions

high1867

medium1313

score6914

Team focus

Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 29 releases

7.0
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.7

Time commitment

Five for the Future sponsors

Google

Contributions

Type

June 2026

Jun 05 Fri · 10:05

GitHub high

Merged pull request #157 into wp-cli/restful:
Add extensible HTTP request hook for custom REST authentication

Jun 05 Fri · 10:05

GitHub med

Closed issue #142 on the wp-cli/restful repository:
Allow for custom authentication mechanisms

Jun 05 Fri · 10:04

GitHub med

Closed pull request #333 on wp-cli/wp-cli-tests:
Configure `johnbillion/wp-compat`

Jun 05 Fri · 10:01

GitHub med

Submitted pull request #333 to wp-cli/wp-cli-tests:
Configure `johnbillion/wp-compat`

Jun 05 Fri · 09:58

GitHub high

Pushed 1 commit to wp-cli/wp-cli-tests:
Update PHPStan stubs

Jun 04 Thu · 19:59

GitHub high

Pushed 1 commit to wp-cli/i18n-command:
Exclude PHPStan stubs from distribution archives

Jun 04 Thu · 19:57

GitHub high

Pushed 1 commit to wp-cli/wp-cli-tests:
Exclude internal PHPStan stubs from distribution archives

Jun 04 Thu · 07:27

GitHub high

Merged pull request #1049 into wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle:
Update wp-cli framework

Jun 03 Wed · 21:33

Forums med

Posted a reply to given functionality migrated to core WordPress how do I know if I need this?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes.

Jun 03 Wed · 21:33

GitHub high

Merged pull request #6329 into wp-cli/wp-cli:
Exclude internal PHPStan stubs from distribution archives

Plugins
Favorites
Translations

Developer

AI

Active Installs: 20,000+
AMP

Active Installs: 400,000+
Disable Embeds

Active Installs: 10,000+
Performant Translations

Active Installs: 40,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
Voice Search

Active Installs: 700+

Contributor

Admin Footer Version (rebranded)

Active Installs: 10+
Antispam Bee

Active Installs: 700,000+
Digest Notifications

Active Installs: 20+
Feed Post Thumbnail

Active Installs: 2,000+
GlotPress

Active Installs: 500+
Shiny Updates

Active Installs: 10+
Team List

Active Installs: 100+
Widget Disable

Active Installs: 10,000+

Support Rep

AI Provider for Anthropic

Active Installs: 10,000+
AI Provider for Google

Active Installs: 10,000+
AI Provider for OpenAI

Active Installs: 10,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 20,000+
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed

Active Installs: 5+ million

Plugins

Themes

General Translation Editor

Deutsch (German) Patterns Translation Editor - #de_DE

Deutsch (German) Project Translation Editor - #de_DE

Plugins and Themes

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Plugins Translation Editor - #de_AT

AMP

Active Installs: 400,000+
Native Lazyload

Active Installs: 6,000+
Preferred Languages

Active Installs: 2,000+
PWA

Active Installs: 20,000+
Sitekit

Active Installs: 3,000+

Deutsch (Schweiz) (German (Switzerland)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH

WordPress Theme Directory, PI Button, AccessPress Social Login Lite – Social Login WordPress Plugin, Affiliates Manager, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, AMP, AnsPress – Question and answer, BuddyPress, Button Builder – Buttons X, Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft – Messages Database Plugin For WordPress, Core Sitemaps, WordPress Calls to Action, Custom Search by BestWebSoft – WordPress Custom Search Plugin, Digest Notifications, Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support], Disable Privacy Tools, Download Attachments, Easy Property Listings, Easy Retweet, Easy SwipeBox, FPW Category Thumbnails, Frontier Query, GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory, MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies, MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies, Media from FTP, Multilanguage by BestWebSoft – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin, Podlove Podcast Publisher, Preferred Languages, Pressbooks, Gator Forms: the WordPress Contact Form with bite!, Simple Newsletter, Slimpack - Lightweight Jetpack, Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates, Stream, Strong Testimonials, Subscriber by BestWebSoft, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Tajer, Team Members, Updater by BestWebSoft, User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress, WebMan Amplifier, Invoices for WooCommerce, WP BackItUp Community Edition, WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin, Event RSVP and Simple Event Management Plugin, WP Latest Posts, WP Meta SEO, Widget Disable, WPMovieLibrary, WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly, Youneeq Recommendations, Zibbra, Aladdin, BluePrintQ Draft, Curtains, evolve, Mesmerize, Modulus, Outliner, Plain WP, raindrops, SG Window, Stained Glass, Uniq, Vandana Lite, Wallow, Waves, WordPress 4.2.x, WordPress 4.3.x, WordPress 4.4.x, WordPress 4.5.x, WordPress 4.6.x, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

Deutsch (German) Translation Contributor - #de_DE

WordPress Theme Directory, Admin Menu Manager, Ads.txt Manager, aleno Restaurant Reservations, AMP, Antispam Bee, bbPress, BRAD, Cloud Blocks, Comment Popularity, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Feature Policy, MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy), Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed, Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering, Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, Nelio A/B Testing – AB Tests and Heatmaps for Better Conversion Optimization, Performant Translations, PHP Compatibility Checker, Preferred Languages, PWA, Quicklink for WordPress, Reporting API, RSS Importer, Safe Redirect Manager, Sprinque, Surge, TP2WP Importer, Two Factor, User Feedback, WooSidebars, WordPress Importer, WP Super Cache, Widget Disable, Categories to Tags Converter, Twenty Twenty-Four, WordPress 4.4.x, WordPress 4.5.x, WordPress 4.6.x, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

Rumantsch (Romansh) Translation Contributor - #roh

Browse Happy, Forums, o2, P2 "Breathe", WordPress Plugin Directory, Rosetta, WordPress Theme Directory, WordCamp.org, WordPress.org, Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth, Polylang, Preferred Languages, Verowa Connect, Twenty Nineteen, Twenty Seventeen, WordPress 4.7.x, WordPress 4.8.x, WordPress 4.9.x, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

Deutsch (Schweiz, Du) (German (Switzerland, Informal)) Translation Contributor - #de_CH_informal

aleno Restaurant Reservations, AMP, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Disable Privacy Tools, Performant Translations, Preferred Languages, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, WP GDPR Cookie Notice, Widget Disable, Mesmerize, WordPress 5.0.x, WordPress 5.1.x, WordPress 5.2.x, WordPress 5.3.x, and WordPress 7.0.x - Development

Deutsch (Sie) (German (Formal)) Translation Contributor - #de_DE_formal

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, AMP, AntiVirus, Core Sitemaps, Digest Notifications, Performant Translations, Preferred Languages, Statify, User Feedback, and Widget Disable

Español (Spanish (Spain)) Translation Contributor - #es_ES

AntiVirus, Preferred Languages, and Sprinque

Italiano (Italian) Translation Contributor - #it_IT

Preferred Languages, Sprinque, and Team List

🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) (Emoji) Translation Contributor - #art_xemoji

Admin Menu Manager and Preferred Languages

Dansk (Danish) Translation Contributor - #da_DK

Preferred Languages and Sprinque

Deutsch (Österreich) (German (Austria)) Translation Contributor - #de_AT

AMP and Core Sitemaps

Français (French (France)) Translation Contributor - #fr_FR

Sprinque and Team List

Nederlands (Dutch) Translation Contributor - #nl_NL

Antispam Bee and Sprinque

English (Australia) Translation Contributor - #en_AU

Preferred Languages

English (Canada) Translation Contributor - #en_CA

English (UK) Translation Contributor - #en_GB

English (New Zealand) Translation Contributor - #en_NZ

Preferred Languages

English (South Africa) Translation Contributor - #en_ZA

Preferred Languages

Polski (Polish) Translation Contributor - #pl_PL