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Pascal Birchler
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Making the web more capable @ Google. WordPress core committer, maintaining WP-CLI. WordCamp Europe 2025 speakers team lead.
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Ooh, my Chrome DevTools extension for debugging Scroll-Driven Animations is approaching 3000 users …

- Live Minimap (!)
- ScrollTimeline and ViewTimeline support
- CSS and WAAPI SDAs supported
- Plays nice with `position: sticky`
- Visualize and edit the animation-ranges

👉 brm.us/sda-debugger
July 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
There is a new web platform feature that allows you to build performant and accessible carousels entirely using CSS. Say goodbye to bulky JavaScript slider libraries!

As a proof of concept, I built a CSS-only carousel block for WordPress. Go check it out 🚀
Building a CSS Carousel WordPress Block - Pascal Birchler
It's easier than ever to build modern UI components on the web, such as tooltips or CSS carousels. Even in WordPress blocks.
pascalbirchler.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Bainvegni a Basilea!

Looking forward to seeing all of you in my home country 🇨🇭
Over 1,000 tickets sold for #WCEU2025! 🥳

Join us from June 5–7 in Basel, Switzerland. Immerse yourself in insightful sessions, connect with WordPress enthusiasts, and explore Basel’s rich culture and stunning scenery.

Tickets are selling fast:
europe.wordcamp.org/2025/tickets/

#WCEU #WordPress
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Safari Technology Preview 215 is here! It includes several exciting features:
- Scroll Driven Animations
- text-wrap-style: pretty
- CSS Anchor Positioning
- HDR images
- Trusted Types
- File System WritableStream API

webkit.org/blog/16523/r...
Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 215
Safari Technology Preview Release 215 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.
webkit.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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this @ryanmulligan.dev demo really convinced me that scroll-driven animations are the next big thing 🔥

thanks for the link, @codepen.io newsletter!
CSS view-timeline shine effect
...
codepen.io
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Here's my recap of the CloudFest Hackathon:

Enabling AI-Powered WordPress Development with WP-CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

pascalbirchler.com/wordpress-mo...
WordPress, WP-CLI, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Pascal Birchler
I led a Hackathon project to bring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to WordPress through WP-CLI, enabling AI-powered WordPress development.
pascalbirchler.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🤩 Scroll-Driven Animations Excitment!

Support for Scroll-Driven Animations got enabled by default in Safari Technology Preview 215!

webkit.org/blog/16523/r...
Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 215
Safari Technology Preview Release 215 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.
webkit.org
March 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WP-CLI + MCP combines visionary technology and I‘m assembling an overall winning dream team to break any barriers. This is going to be a *pitch perfect* Hackathon project that allows you to master social media—I mean, WordPress—using AI. #CFHACK25 #CloudFest
March 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This weekend I am leading a Hackathon project on WP-CLI and MCP at #CFHACK25. Really looking forward to build something awesome and share the progress along the way. #CloudFest
March 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Internationalization improvements in WordPress 6.8 make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03...
Internationalization improvements in 6.8
There are a number of internationalization (i18n) improvements in WordPress 6.8, which I’d like to cover in this dedicated dev note.
make.wordpress.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Looking forward to lead a project on WP-CLI and MCP (Model Context Protocol) at this year's CloudFest Hackathon. Learn more in this intro interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta-s...
"WP-CLI as an MCP Host" - CloudFest Hackathon 2025 Project Preview
YouTube video by CloudFest
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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I just blogged a recap of my talk at WordCamp Asia today, with an embed of the livestream recording as well as my slides: weston.ruter.net/2025/02/21/b... #WCAsia
Boosting Performance with Optimization Detective - Weston Ruter
At WordCamp Asia 2025 today in Manila, I gave a talk about the future for how performance optimizations can be implemented in WordPress today via the Optimization Detective feature plugin. This projec...
weston.ruter.net
February 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Blink: Intent to Ship: Invoker Commands; the command and commandfor attributes
Blink: Intent to Ship: Invoker Commands; the command and commandfor attributes
Blink: Intent to Ship: Invoker Commands; the command and commandfor attributes
groups.google.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Call for Volunteers is now open! Make #WordCamp Europe 2025 unforgettable! Find out more and apply now!
#Basel #WordPress #WCEU2025
europe.wordcamp.org/2025/call-fo...
February 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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CSS Custom Functions are coming … and they are going to be a game changer!

👉 brm.us/css-custom-f...
February 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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📢 Playing with AI inference in Firefox Web extensions: blog.tomayac.com/2025/02/07/p.... Firefox now has an experimental `browser.trial.ml` namespace with AI inference APIs for extensions 🧩 and shared models that can be used across origins. Pretty interesting!
Playing with AI inference in Firefox Web extensions
The personal blog of Thomas Steiner
blog.tomayac.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Looking for something to do this weekend? 🤔

Why not apply to speak at WordCamp Europe 2025?

The Call for Speakers is open until January, but why put off something as rewarding and exciting as applying to speak at Europe's biggest WordCamp?
#WCEU
europe.wordcamp.org/2025/call-fo...
Call for Speakers
Get ready for one of the most exciting WordPress events of the year – WordCamp Europe 2025! This flagship conference is more than just a gathering; it’s a vibrant celebration of the European …
europe.wordcamp.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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I want to create a Christmas sweater and call it… “Fleece Navidad”.
January 2, 2024 at 7:45 PM
This week‘s new apps
October 18, 2023 at 7:14 PM