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"

  fixed    shortcode "Stat Players (Single Stat Value)" - number format in decimal values

  improved    Transfer edit page UI

  added    Transfer edit page - new actions to "Set as Current club" and "Register in Squad"

  added    Layout Builder - %kickoff% dynamic variable in Match and Match Live

improved Transfer edit page UI

  added    National team option in Club and Player

  added    new "Head to Head Team Stats" shortcode

  added    new "Stats :: Players (Custom)" shortcode

  added    API Import - option to specify national teams: in "Assign Teams To Groups" (for new clubs) and in "Create or Update Teams" (for existing clubs)

  improved    API Import - "Assign Teams to Groups" tool: new UI, no more need to create groups, handle complex competitions

New Tutorials

- Head-to-Head team stats (Shortcode)

- Stats :: Players (Custom) (Shortcode)

"Head to Head Team Stats" shortcode

Stats :: Players (Custom)

API Import - "Assign Teams to Groups" tool

National teams

  fixed    date picker not working in the Match edit page

  fixed    loading media library script in some cases (error on Competition edit page)

  added    shortcode and widget "Stat Players (Single Stat Value)" 

  improved    API Import: "Update Players" action from the Dashboard uses and is available for the main RapidAPI subscription (not BETA)

New Tutorials

- Stat Players (Single Stat Value) shortcode

Shortcode "Stat Players (Single Stat Value)"

  fixed    Matches shortcode: grouping header text (day and month) is not localized

  added    new socials in Player's and Club's profile: TikTok, VK, LinkedIn

  added    possibility to create new League and Season at the Competition edit page

  improved    process of creating multi-stage Competition (on creating Secondary stage the League, Season, and title is filled automatically from the Main Stage values; is shown a list of previously created stages below) 

Data Import

  added    Player - new field "External ID". Can be used on import to update the existing player.  

  added    CSV export for players

  added    support for dynamic custom fields in "Batch Import" >> "Players" 

  added    new fields in "Batch Import" >> "Players":  "Player ID" and "Player External ID"

Use "Player ID" and "Player External ID" to update existing players. You can found more info about it in the Batch Import page.

CSV export for players

  added    new Player option - "Date of Death"

  added    Referee support for "Hide not used seasons" option in the Seasons Dropdown

  added    Competition selector in widgets

  added    "league_id" argument in "FL Matches" shortcode

  added    new arguments in "Matches" widget: "league_id", "season_id", "exclude_ids", "include_ids", "date_from", "date_to", "days_offset", "days_offset_to"

  added    option to show all referees in Match slim layout

  improved    "FL Matches" widget - "competition_id" argument is now optional

  fixed    assistant link in Game Goals block

  improved    logic of cards calculation in "Referee - Finished games"

New Player option - "Date of Death"

Competition selector in widgets

Option to show all referees in Match slim layout

  improved    Calendar Slider shortcode - added LIVE games support

  added    "league_id" option in "H2H Matches" shortcodes

  improved    Calendar Slider shortcode - localized month and the day of the week

  improved    Calendar Slider shortcode - added argument to hide/show leading zero in the day of  month

  added    Referee - Finished games and Upcoming games

Referee - Finished games

  added    Calendar Slider shortcode

  added    API Import - option to re-update all finished games for the selected competition 

  added    API Import - get competition logo

  added    API Import - get referees in finished games

  added    Layout Builder - Referee - Finished games and Upcoming games blocks

  optimized    DB table `player_stats` (to use less space)  

  improved    API Import - improved competition selectors (added logos and filters)

  improved    API Import - creating games in Multistage competitions (create by round)

New Tutorial 

- Calendar Slider (shortcode)

Calendar Slider shortcode

API Import - option to re-update all finished games

API Import - get competition logo

API Import - get referees in finished games

API Import - improved competition selectors (added logos and filters)

API Import - creating games in Multistage competitions (create by round)

  fixed    grid classes in Layout Builder

  improved    CSS Styles - added prefixes to grid classes to prevent conflicts with some themes

  added    referees block in Match Shortcode

  added    "hide_zero" argument in Players shortcode

  added    possibility to choose Match ID in AnWP Selector (used in Match shortcode and some other places)

  added    Data Import - referees

Possibility to choose Match ID in AnWP Selector

Data Import - Referees

  fixed    Match Scoreboard - club series blinking on hover

  fixed    API Import Dashboard - display "Get Predictions" action

  improved    CSS Styles - added prefixes to grid classes to prevent conflicts with some themes

  added    API Import - new option to disable/enable fetching stadium's data from API (enabled by default)

New option to disable/enable fetching stadium's data from API

  added    Initial Standing Table data

  fixed    Video rendering error in some cases

  added    Options to change teams order in the knockout competition (useful in Bracket layout)

  added    shortcode support in the "Custom Code" Match section

  added    Frontend Match Edit - Special UI for LIVE 

  improved    Match Scoreboard mobile layout

  improved    Missing Players and Cards: improved styles, added new arguments, added possibility to use in "Club >> Layout Builder". See Updated Tutorial section for more info.

  fixed    Layout Builder- errors in LIVE Match predefined layout

  fixed    Calendar CSS style conflicts with Elementor styles in some themes

  fixed    Charts rendering in hidden Builder tabs

Updated Tutorials

- Missing Players and Cards Shortcode

Options to change teams order in the knockout competition

Frontend Match Edit - Special UI for LIVE

Updated Missing Players and Cards Shortcode

  added    YouTube default player. Now you can select which video player to use (see screenshot). #736

  fixed    Shortcodes button in Classic Editor

Video Player Settings - Settings > General

YouTube player behavior:

- Main video will be embed

- Additional videos and video widget will be opened in modal

- when you start a new video, others will be paused

- player uses https://www.youtube-nocookie.com host

  fixed    some scripts not work in WordPress 5.6 in Firefox