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Lauri Saarni

Senior Developer at Valu Digital

@laurisaarni Jyväskylä, Finland joined Jan 2019

valu.fi github.com/saarnilauri slack: @Lauri Saarni
    Teams Core AI

    Bio

    Web development is my passion, but I don’t want to focus solely on the technical side. Learning and improving soft skills is equally important to me. As one of my previous employers’ slogans puts it: developing software, developing people.

    Currently, I work at Valu Digital, a leading modern WordPress company in Finland, as a senior developer with a focus on AI integration in WordPress.

    Interests

    – AI
    – Music

    WordPress Origin Story

    I started out working with our company’s own CMS, but over time we transitioned to WordPress as our primary CMS solution at Valu Digital. Today, we’re leading the Finnish WordPress scene with a focus on modern WordPress and AI solutions.

    Badges

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    C Core AI Contributor '26 Core Contributor '25 Plugin Developer

    Current Job

    Senior Developer
    Present
    Valu Digital

    Recent impact

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
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    Specializations

    evenly split across 1 team · no team-attributable activity in the last 365 days

    Core AI 100% of attributed activity

    Contributions

    Type
    April 2026
    Apr 20 Mon · 08:56
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 341 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
    Apr 08 Wed · 11:28
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [AI Provider for Mistral] Language Setting for “Generate Excerpt” in Mistral Connector Plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for the feedback.
    Apr 08 Wed · 08:37
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [AI Provider for Mistral] Language Setting for “Generate Excerpt” in Mistral Connector Plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Peter,Sorry for late reply.The issue is not directly related to this provider plugin. Most…
    March 2026
    Mar 25 Wed · 06:50
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Call for Testing: Community AI Connector Plugins, on the site WordPress AI:
    The WordPress AI Team is excited to invite the community to test a growing collection…
    Mar 05 Thu · 10:29
    Polyglots med
    Suggested 26 strings on translate.wordpress.org.

    Developer

    Suomi (Finnish) Translation Contributor - #fi

    AI, AI Provider for OpenAI, and Reading Time WP