added    Dynamic SEO - conditional tags

  fixed    empty row in Referees Stats shortcode (games without referee assigned)

  fixed    kickoff game edit in frontend Game edit mode

  added    new dynamic variables in Layout Builder - Match: referee_id and referee_name

  added    new arguments "date_from" and "date_to" in Shortcodes: Stat Players, Stats Players (Custom) & Players Stats

  added    new Player Stats Panel shortcode (improved version of old Player's Stats Panel)

New Tutorials

- Player Stats Panel (shortcode)

Player Stats Panel shortcode

Dynamic SEO - conditional tags

  improved    loading some scripts by request only (DataTables, Flatpickr)

  improved    added optimized Swiper library (twice smaller). If you have a problem with it, disable it in FL+ Customizer

  added    API Import - update stadiums and referees on "Update Kickoff time" action 

  added    API Import - option to reset squad on update (NO - default)

  added    new "plain" layout in shortcode Matches

  added    new Referee Stats shortcode

  added    new Referees Stats shortcode

New Tutorials

- Referee Stats

- Referees Stats

Referees Stats shortcode

Referee Stats shortcode

Optimized Swiper library

Swiper is used in Calendar Slider, Matches Scoreboard and Matchweek Slides.

API Import - option to reset squad on update (NO - default)

"plain" layout in Shortcode "Matches"

  fixed    show Fourth official referee finished games

  fixed    display temporary players in Penalty Shootout

  fixed    rendering SEO title of non-plugin pages in SEO plugins

  fixed    show non-standard Referee's countries (England, Walles, e.t.c.)

  fixed    Transfers shortcode - show team title with a logo

  added    dynamic SEO title and descriptions in Layout Builder

  added    more dynamic variables in Layout Builder

  fixed    API Import: no games to create in some situations (when API League's "from" parameter is not set correctly)

New Tutorials

- https://www.anwp.pro/seo-options-in-layout-builder-title-and-description/

Dynamic SEO title and descriptions in Layout Builder

  added    API Import - support Cancelled game status on import

  added    API Import - update Team code (abbreviation)

  fixed    API Import - error on creating games on some servers

  added    API Import - (Beta) Automatic Import Wizard for the most popular leagues

  added    new Game special status - "Match Cancelled"

  fixed    Game Lineups - Captain badge on a temporary player

  added    Data Import tool - Custom Fields in Club, Referee, Stadium

  added    Data Import tool - Staff import

  improved    thumbnails (player, staff, referee) and logos (club, competition) are available on the site search page

  added    Squad - option to disable Group By Position

  improved    Match Edit: Referee selector in the Match edit page

  added    Match Edit: possibility to add Referee and Coach as text string without creating its profile in the site database

  added    Match Edit: possibility to select a Temporary player as Captain

Possibility to add Referee as text string without creating its profile in the site database

Squad - option to disable Group By Position

  removed    API Import V2. If you are still using V2, migrate to V3 before updating. 

  added    API Import - Import Coaches

  added    Standing - new Ranking rules: "less yellow cards" and "less red cards"

  fixed    API Import - update game title and slug after Kickoff update 

  fixed    Standing table incorrect rendering on some sites

  added    "Additional Referees" and "Fourth official" games on the Referee page

  added    custom color option in Standing Table Colors

  added    possibility to load Initial Standing Table data from another table (useful in some multistage competitions)

Custom color in Standing Table Colors

Load Initial Standing Table data from another table

  added    Layout Builder - Prediction block in Match Live

  added    API Import - Odds - option to hide selected bookmakers and odds clickable option

  added    possibility to translate LIVE statuses #2007

  added    API Import - translatable Prediction parts

  added    Stats :: Players (Custom) Shortcode - arguments for secondary sorting - sort_column_2 and sort_order_2

  added    ▼ ▲ in the Standing Table - #23 (will be available after next round) To disable - Customize > FL > Standing

Possibility to translate LIVE statuses

API Import - translatable Prediction parts

  added    API Import V3 - Odds Import

  added    new variable %ref_4_name% in Send Game Report by email

New Tutorials

- Odds Import

  fixed    season selector at the Referee's page

  fixed    rendering non-Latin characters in Game temporary player

  fixed    game temp players mixing after save

  fixed    error conflict with Avada Page Builder

  added    "Customizer" >> "Football Leagues" >> "Match List" >> "Kickoff Section Minimum Width"

  fixed    rendering "default empty logo" when team logo is not set   

  improved    Squad rows block - mobile layout

  added    'Date of Death' field in Staff and Referee

"Kickoff Section Minimum Width"

  added    Live Scores support in Matches widget

  improvements    minor improvements and fixes

  added    option to add a player to a game as a text string without saving into the database - #1555

  added    Data Import tool - Referee ID &  Referee External ID

  added    Data Import Tool - Matches, Goals, Cards, Substitutes, and Lineups import

  improvements    minor fixes

Option to add a player to a game as a text string

Data Import Tool - Matches import

Data Import Tool - Lineups import

  added    game Club captain

  added    Game Lineups - minutes in events (Customizer >> FL >> Match >> Minutes in Lineups Events)

  fixed    automatic suspension error in the last game

  added    API Import - options to disable loading club logos and stadium photos

  fixed    Standing table color CSS classes

  fixed    Data Import tool - Clubs 

  added    game Club captain

  added    Game Lineups - minutes in events (Customizer >> FL >> Match >> Minutes in Lineups Events)

  improvements    minor fixes

Game Club captain

Game Lineups - minutes in events

  improved    Transfers shortcode - mobile layouts

  fixed    API Import - Update Injuries - disable scheduled task error

  added    API Import - option to disable loading players photos

  fixed    security fix

Most of the CSS rules have been rewritten and almost all template files have been changed.
If you have custom Additional CSS rules, revise them.

Most of the plugin display settings had been moved to the Customizer.

  added    new CSS classes to the most template files

  added    special integration with SiteOrigin CSS for easy customizing

  removed    IE support (CSS styles and some scripts)

  improved    optimized and removed unused CSS styles (main CSS file size is reduced appr. 300%)

  improved    loading scripts (Justified gallery + Featherlight) - only on required pages; - removed OverlayScrollbars

  improved    rewroted all plugin templates (using new classes) + better mobile support

  fixed    Staff photos in Birthday widget/shortcode

  improved    Most of the plugin display settings have been moved to the Customizer

  added    Data Import tool - Club ID & Club External ID in Clubs import

  added    Data Import tool - Stadiums Import

New Tutorials

- Customize Football Leagues with SiteOrigin CSS

New Templates

New Customize plugin menu

Customizer

  added    possibility to add Manual player's statistics - #1108

  fixed    Next Match widget - show game from today and newer

  fixed    "Players" shortcode - incorrect goals calculation with own goals

New Tutorials

- Add Player Statistics Manually

Manual Statistics (Player)

  added    API Import (V3) - Import Injuries (data are available in top leagues only)

  added    new Card Suspension functionality

  added    new shortcode - "Suspension Risk" (based on Card Suspension)

  added    possibility to Automatically Suspend Players (based on Card Suspension)

  improved    performance (Swiper and ECharts scripts are loading only on the pages where needed)

  added    Layout Builder - %home_goals% and %away_goals% dynamic variable in Match 

New Tutorials

- Card Suspension

- Suspension Risk (shortcode)

new Card Suspension functionality

New shortcode - "Suspension Risk"

  fixed    "Players" shortcode - incorrect number of goals and assists when game lineups not set

  fixed    API Import V3: problem with importing games in new rounds - #1833

  improved    minor fixes

  improved    shortcode and widget "Players (scorers & assistants)"

  improved    minor fixes

Shortcode "Players" improvements

- "competition_id" - now supports comma-separated ids

- "club_id" - now supports comma-separated ids

- new argument "penalty_goals" - to show penalty kick goals in brackets

- new argument "games_played" - to show number of games played in separate column

- new argument "group_by_place" - to group players with the same number of goals or assists

- new argument "secondary_sorting" with 2 options: "less_games" and "less_penalty"

  fixed    rendering Referee list in the Game edit page

  added    Plugin Caching System - for caching some complex queries and automatic cache invalidating

  improved    API Import (V3) - dashboard scheduled UI

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Kickoff Time task (once daily)

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Predictions task (once daily)

  added    API Import - option to change (or translate) prediction advice in the Game Edit page

  added    API Import (V3) - option to load team comparison prediction data ( + block in Layout Builder )

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Lineups & Formations task before the game (40 min before)

API Import (V3) - dashboard scheduled UI

API Import - option to change (or translate) prediction advice in the Game Edit page

API Import - Team Comparison (Prediction)

- activate "Text Advice + Comparison" in API Settings

- update API prediction data

- add "Match :: Prediction" block in the Layout Builder

API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Lineups & Formations

  added    Assistant Referee games at the Referee page

  added    Plugin Caching System - for caching some complex queries and automatic cache invalidating

Plugin Caching System

Caching system works automatically. 

If you have a problem with it or have a small amount of data, you can disable it in "Settings" >> "Service Links".

Assistant Referee games at the Referee page

  fixed    API Import (V3): import half-time score

  added    API Import (V3): list of latest log records in Dashboard and "All Leagues" Competition modal

  improved    Charts shortcode: added "league_id" and "limit" last games arguments

API Import (V3) - List of latest log records in Dashboard

  added    Plugin Health page to check some common problems

  improved    minor API Import V3 improvements

  added    support for several competition IDs in "Matches Horizontal Scoreboard" shortcode

  added    Plugin Health page to check some common problems

Plugin Health page

  added    Data Import - player "Bio" field

  improved    minor improvements

  fixed    API Import (V3): Standings are not calculated automatically in secondary stages of multistage competitions

  fixed    API Import (V3): dropdown selector in Manual Configuration is not visible on non-English sites

  added    API Import (V3): option to disable SSL certificate verification

  improved    Transfers block is hidden on the National Club page

API Import (V3): option to disable SSL certificate verification

Disable it only if you have a problem.

For example: If you have a Direct subscription and have an error of getting data after 30.09, try to disable this option.

  improved    API Import Migrator doesn't work correctly with some new competitions and RapidAPI

  added     Game edit page: squad number in the player selector

  improved    minor performance improvements

  added    WebP image support in gallery

Game edit page: squad number in the player selector

  added    API Import (v3): new API Import UI which works with api-football.com API V3  

  added    API Import (v3): new Manual Import Configuration creator

  improved    API Import (v3): improved multistage competition management  

  improved    API Import (v3): improved transfers import logic to prevent duplicates

  added    new argument "competition_country" in Calendar Slider shortcode

  improved    Layout Builder: rendering "Matches All" in Multistage Competitions

  improved    Missed Players and Cards shortcode: new argument "show_date", new option "competition" in "club_id", fixed "all_players" when sections is set to "missed"

New Tutorials:

- API Import: Import data from "api-football.com" (v3)

- API Import Configuration: Round-Robin Competition (like regular national league)

- API Import: How to add new games in Multistage Competition (V3)

- API Import Configuration: Multistage Competition (like international cup)

How to Migrate from API Import V2 to V3.

Open the API Import page and click on "Run Migrator"

New API V3 UI

  improved    Game Formation edit UI

  fixed    Formation order in RTL mode and in Home team in vertical layout

  added    Formation - Custom Color option in Game

  fixed    Send Game Report by email - placeholder %away_cards_yr%

  added    Send Game Report by email - new placeholders (%goals_text_player_club%, %cards_text_player_club%, %cards_text_y_player_club%, %cards_text_yr_player_club%, %cards_text_r_player_club%)

New Formation edit UI

  improved    Game Edit UI (new lineup player selector, updated game events table and selector, special submenu)

  improved    Import Data UI

  added    new fields in Import Data UI >> Player: full_name, national_team, country_of_birth, date_of_death

  fixed    error on loading team squad to edit with fully removed player

  added    Next and Last Match shortcodes (the same as the existing widgets) 

  fixed    error on editing Club Squad and Trophies in some cases

  added    Layout Builder - additional dynamic variables in Match layout (club, competition, leagues, season names)

  fixed    rendering custom game team stats in PHP 5.6

  added    API Import - Lineup Formations

  added    possibility to send game reports by email

  fixed    minor fixes

New Tutorials 

- Send Game Report by Email

API Import - Lineup Formations

Activate it in "FL+ Configurator" >> "Import API"

To display Formations, add Match Formation in the Layout Builder >> Match.

It will affect only new games.

  added    option to create new player transfer in Squad on Club edit page

  improved    club trophies UI

  added    clone action in Layout Builder

  added    More filters in the Transfers admin list

  added    new option "Transfer End Date" in Transfers

  added    API Import - possibility to translate "free" and "loan" in Transfers (Text Options - see screenshot). Will work on new or updated transfers.

New Trophies UI

Clone action in Layout Builder

More filters in the Transfers admin list

API Import - possibility to translate "free" and "loan" in Transfers

  improved    Club edit page UI

  added    option to change player current club in Squad

  fixed    transfer status not saved properly

  improved    Club Squad admin UI

  added    Data Import >> Club: "National Team" option

  added    home_club and away_club arguments in Matches shortcode

Improved Club Squad admin UI

  added    new Staff and Referee shortcodes

  added    option to count in player statistics Yellow + Yellow/Red as Red card only - (Settings & Tools >> Settings >> General)

Staff Shortcode

Option to count in player statistics Yellow + Yellow/Red as Red card only

  added    new shortcode "Club Stats" (Single Club Statistics)

  added    new block "Club Stats" in Layout Builder > Club (based on shortcode "Club Stats")

  improved    Statistics Configurator UI

  added    new shortcode "Stats :: Clubs" (Interactive table with clubs and specified statistics)

  added    API Import - Additional Club Statistics - more info

New Tutorials

- Club Stats (shortcode)

- Stat :: Clubs (shortcode)

- API Import - Additional Club Statistics

New shortcode "Club Stats"

Updated Statistics Configurator UI

New shortcode "Stats :: Clubs"

  added    option to override Countries translations

  added    option "How to count in statistics "second yellow > red" card"

  added    new shortcode and widget - Competition List

New Tutorials

- Competition List shortcode

Competition List shortcode

Competition List widget

Countries translations

option "How to count in statistics "second yellow > red" card"