fixed    inline search on Standing Setup in "Select Competition Group"

  added    Admin Club - players per page option in Attach Player to Squad

  added    custom squad status 

  fixed    Safari 18 conflict with WordPress classic editor layout

Custom squad status

  fixed    security fix

  fixed    minor fixes

  added    new admin Competition UI

  added    possibility to fix incorrect status (official/friendly) of the games

  improved    admin UI code has been rewritten

New admin Competition UI

Fix incorrect status (official/friendly) of the games

  added    new Gutenberg Block: Cards (based on Cards shortcode)

  fixed    minor fixes

  added    option to hide migration notice

  fixed    Game list footer - show "penalties" scores if extra time is not set

  fixed    updated Twitter icon in Player and Club profile

  fixed    referee saving on Data Import tool

  added    option to show Player's Current Club based on the last game (Customizer >> Football Leagues >> Player & Staff)

option to show Player's Current Club based on the last game

  fixed    Game Edit admin  - show save button on mobile

  fixed    game status "penalties" if extra time is not set

  fixed    errors in Game >> Missed Penalties 

  fixed    lineup data migration of non-existent games (removed)

  fixed    show multiple player nationalities in the Squad section and in Players shortcode

  fixed    migration issues with too long lineups

  fixed    migration problem with too long events list

  fixed    incorrect referee's games rendering on the Referee Page

  fixed    missing temp players in the game lineups

  fixed    date of death incorrectly calculated in some cases

⚠️ Warning

⚠️ Some plugin functionality wouldn't work till the end of the migration process.

⚠️ It is recommended to begin the data migration process during less busy hours to minimize disruptions to website visitors. If you have a large database, it may take several hours.

  improved    performance improvements

  added    new circle flags - https://github.com/HatScripts/circle-flags

  improved    Data Import tool

  added    tool to export game data in CSV format

A special migration tool has been introduced in v0.16.0 to guide you through the migration process.

  improved    moved player metadata from "postmeta" to new "player_data" table

  improved    moved games metadata from "postmeta" to "matches" table.

  improved    moved lineups from "postmeta" to the new "lineups" table

New Circle Flags

Added new circle flags with some former countries (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia)

If you don't like, you can switch back to legacy flags in Customizer >> General >> Flags 

  added    new Gutenberg Block:  Competition Header (based on Competition Header shortcode)

  added    new Gutenberg Blocks: Last and Next Game (based on appropriate shortcodes) with new arguments (max logo width, offset, transparent background)

  added    new Gutenberg Block: Game Countdown

  added    new Gutenberg Block: Teams

  fixed    JS errors with JetPack Boost "Concatenate JS" active option.

  fixed    "load more" in Matches shortcode: "days_offset_to" and "days_offset" arguments are ignored

  improved    %kickoff% in "Match title generation rules" will use plugin date format (if set in Settings >> Display >> Custom Match Date format)

New Gutenberg Blocks

Gutenberg Block: Competition Header

Gutenberg Block: Last Game

If you have JS errors with Jetpack Boost installed in Football Leagues v0.15.0, disable "Concatenate JS".

  fixed    edit Stadium - autocomplete places and addresses

  added    option in Customizer to load stadium map after user approval

  improved    load scripts only on required pages (Plyr)

  improved    JS script to load native YT player

  improved    JavaScript files have been rewritten in order to remove the jQuery dependency

  changed    game kickoff flipped countdown to a simple one (removed old jQuery script)

  added    season dropdown switcher in the Competition header

  added    "load more" argument in Matches shortcode ("limit" argument required  to show the initial number of games)

  added    "load more" button under the "Fixtures" and "Latest Matches" sections on the Club Page

  added    Subteams functionality - #759

New Tutorials

- Subteams functionality

Option in Customizer to load Stadium Map after user consent

New simple game kickoff countdown

Season Dropdown switcher in the Competition Header

Load More argument in Matches shortcode

  fixed    youtube video not visible

  fixed    additional temporary referee name is not displayed

  improved    Matches shortcode - group by competition order and sorting

  added    support for custom countries ("Settings & Tools" >> "Settings" >> "Custom Fields")

  improved    Standing table - added initial sorting by team name

Custom Countries

  improved    Widget Birthdays - hide birthdays for the players with a filled date of death (can be changed with a hook)

  fixed    Data Import tool: problem with temporary players import 

  fixed    Player: all seasons block - season sorting

  added    "All Seasons" page in Player profile

  improved    "Stats Totals" blocks for "All Seasons"

  added    option in Customizer to select team Abbreviation or Full name in "Simple" and "Modern" Match List layout

"All Seasons" page in Player profile

"Stats Totals" blocks for "All Seasons"

Option to select team Abbreviation or Full name in "Simple" and "Modern" Match List layout

  added    new option in Customizer 'Competition Title in Competition Header'

New option in Customizer 'Competition Title in Competition Header'

  fixed    show Fourth official referee finished games

  fixed    display temporary players in Penalty Shootout

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

  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

  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

  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    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

  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

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)

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

  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    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

  added    Plugin Health page to check some common problems

Plugin Health page

  added    Data Import - player "Bio" field

  improved    minor improvements

  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

  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) 

  improved    Club edit page UI

  added    option to change player current club in Squad

  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    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"

  added    National team option in Club and Player

  fixed    date picker not working in the Match edit page

  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

  added    Referee - Finished games and Upcoming games

Referee - Finished games

  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

  added    Initial Standing Table data