tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) (@tobifjellner) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Poet, Writer, Project Manager, Mobile Telecom Marketing specialist, Translator, and more… Being Swedish native, I know how to mount furniture from IKEA. 🙂 Oh, and I’m interested in amateur radio, although currently inactive (check your logs from 1980-s for SM0RYB).

The great and versatile tool WordPress can be free thanks to the contributions from thousands of users. And I think it’s great that one can “give back” to WordPress and the community in so many different ways. I’m not a coder (although I may be able to find and fix some small and simple errors in PHP/CSS/JavaScript). But where I really can make a difference, that’s in making WordPress available in Swedish.

Later I even became a global mentor for WordPress translation, so one could say that I support the processes that make WordPress available in more than 70 language versions. Did you know, that 56% (these figures are for June 2023) of all WordPress installations are using a translated version of WordPress? I’m proud to be a part of that!

I was on the organizing team for WordCamp Stockholm 2016, where we successfully introduced the “Micro Sponsor” level for participation.

In June 2023, I was a speaker at WordCamp Europe, with the title: “Enable truly global use of your code – Avoid the typical i18n pitfalls”. It was mainly based on the most important parts of my article about some common i18n-errors developers make: https://gsm.fjellner.com/hints-about-i18n-let-your-code-to-shine-all-over-the-world/

In 2023, I started pursuing ways to drastically improve quality and reuse of content translation for handbooks, documentation, training materials, etc. I’m also on the pilot team for mentoring of new WordPress contributors.

I’d love to contribute more to WordPress, if I just could find the right partners to make it sustainable for me. I want to spend more time on:
– Making it easier for WordPress users to find out about contributing to the project.
– Helping new contributors finding their way in and around the project.
– Re-vitalizing the Swedish community (Yes, I live in Spain, but I’ve got a stable internet connection).
– Encouraging locale teams to publish more relevant content.
– Organizing meetups/WordCamps.
– Smart reuse of translations and content.
– Support for multilingual content in WordPress core.
– … and probably several other things.

Additional links:
– https://facebook.com/fjellner
– https://linkedin.com/in/fjellner
– https://mastodon.social/@tobifjellner

WordPress Origin Story

Ended up with WordPress when I wanted to migrate my blog in Russian about working as an expat in Oman to my own domain and made it a tri-lingual site. Since then I’ve helped lots of friends to get started, too.
When I noted that the themes I loved and some plugins I wanted weren’t available in the languages i needed, I started translating them.
Now I’m one of the global mentors for the WordPress translation efforts and an active participant in the Swedish WordPress community, although I live in Barcelona, Spain.

Since April 2025 I’m sponsored 3 hrs per week by Kinsta. (Happy to discuss more hours with other companies!)

Contributions

tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) contributes 5 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Polyglots, and Support.

Member Since: March 18th, 2011
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Website: gsm.fjellner.com
GitHub: tobifjellner
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Contribution History

BuddyPress Contributor
Community Contributor
Core Contributor
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Support Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Reviewed 166 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 hours ago
Translated 10 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for VentoCalendar, on the site Translate WordPress:
With Galician granted, I'm going to remove the to-do of this post, since the #es_ES…
1 day ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [lo] locale, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @boneni Thanks for joining Slack. I've set you as Locale Manager and GTE for…
1 day ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [lo] locale, on the site Translate WordPress:
Great, @boneni, Are you able to join Slack?
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [lo] locale, on the site Translate WordPress:
Comment from @boneni (submitted as separate post): Hi @tobifjellner, I have suggested over 600 strings…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Loco translate, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hej, Jag använder inte själv Loco, men hittade din fråga eftersom du nämnde svenska. Börja…
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for CCC Site Guard, on the site Translate WordPress:
@takashimatsuyama So I've reverted the post's status to "to-do".
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for CCC Site Guard, on the site Translate WordPress:
@takashimatsuyama When you need the attention of the Japanese team again, please add a comment…
2 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [lo] locale, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @boneni, Thanks for your interest in contributing to the #lo locale. As you can…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Fel PHP version, on the site Svensk support:
Prova att ändra "false" till "true" i raden define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false ); för att se…
2 days ago
Posted a reply to Fel PHP version, on the site Svensk support:
Går det inte att ha separata PHP-versioner i en multisite-miljö? En multisite-installation är en och…
5 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Rapls PDF Image Creator., on the site Translate WordPress:
Based on the comment above for #ja team, I've set the request's status to "to…
5 days ago
Translated 12 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 days ago
Reviewed 93 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi, we are the Bukza…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @bukza, I have now approved this request on behalf of the #th locale team,…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for URL Pathfinder, on the site Translate WordPress:
When I just checked it, I found out that @fakriaz already was assigned as PTE…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi, we are the Bukza…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @bukza I have now set you as PTE for #zh_TW since the locale team…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@aisimpleplugin You're now set as PTE.
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@aisimpleplugin You're now set as PTE.
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@aisimpleplugin You're now set as PTE.
6 days ago
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Translate WordPress.
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for [Author Category Revival], on the site Translate WordPress:
I'm removing the to-do status of this post. To pursue the request, please follow the…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for robonobo-shipping, on the site Translate WordPress:
I'm removing the to-do status of this post. To pursue the request, please follow the…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Polyglots, first of all,…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@tfrommen Since you're already on the German Slack, then it's much more direct for you…
6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hey Polyglots, first of all,…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@tfrommen When you published this post, you should have included the German locale tag #de_DE…
7 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi Polyglots,, on the site Translate WordPress:
Added!
7 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes, on the site Translate WordPress:
@makanikaran In this team blog we use some special functions and rendering (P2) to follow…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes, on the site Translate WordPress:
I removed the names you mentioned next to the locale tag. I don't you want…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi Polyglots team,, on the site Translate WordPress:
@ambition4clients For now, I've removed the to-do status of this request. When/if you need the…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Clip Mexico…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@payclip The wp-org platform regards a plugin as "translated" when there is a corresponding language…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for two plugins, on the site Translate WordPress:
@makanikaran As you can see, before publishing your requests, I merged them into one. That…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for three plugins – fa_IR, on the site Translate WordPress:
@saeidafshari I removed your second post and merged it with this one. By the way,…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Easy Accordion – fa_IR, on the site Translate WordPress:
The correct locale tag, #fa_IR was missing in this post when it was published. I…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request, on the site Translate WordPress:
@raozq When you use the correct locale tag ( #zh_CN ) a notification is automatically…
1 week ago
Reviewed 68 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 week ago
Posted a reply to CSP header, on the site Svensk support:
Såvitt jag kan hitta, skickar WordPress-kärnan själv inte några CSP-headers. Så det är antingen något…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for three plugins (fa_IR), on the site Translate WordPress:
@saeidafshari I merged your three PTE requests into one. This makes it easier to handle…
1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Rapls PDF Image Creator., on the site Translate WordPress:
@rapls For now, I'm removing the to-do status of this post. When you need the…
1 week ago
Reviewed 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Clip Mexico…, on the site Translate WordPress:
I have removed the to-do status of the previous request. Now we're waiting for the…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Clip Mexico…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Overruled by other request. Removed to-do status. Ref: https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2025/12/30/pte-request-for-clip-mexico-2/#comment-303503
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi ployglots team, I am…, on the site Translate WordPress:
I'm removing the to-do status of this post since Dipesh just was added as GTE…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi Polyglots Team and Hindi…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@dipeshpatel780 After checking with several people and discussing a bit, we've decided to add you…
2 weeks ago
Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Reviewed 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for SiteLock, on the site Translate WordPress:
@oyepifantsev It's probably quicker if you join the global Slack domain for WrodPress contributors via…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for SiteLock, on the site Translate WordPress:
@oyepifantsev The plugins directory will indicate that the plugin is translated to some language if…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post I am a plugin developer…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @gkanters Before publishing your pending post, I found the plugin via your profile and…
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Clip Mexico…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@payclip Are you aware of this request from yesterday? https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2025/12/29/pte-request-for-clip-mexico/ Also, I fixed the format…
2 weeks ago