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

  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

  fixed    transfer status not saved properly

  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"

  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    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    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)"

  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    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

  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    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

  fixed    some scripts not work in WordPress 5.6 in Firefox 

  added    Match Shots Stats widget in the top of Match Stats

  added    Layout Builder - new blocks in Match and Match Live: "Home Club Header" and "Away Club Header"

  added    news shortcode "Charts: goals per 15 min."

  added    news shortcode "Charts: team default stats"

  added    Layout Builder - Global Shortcode: list of available placeholders (click to insert into a cursor position)

  added    Layout Builder - Global Shortcode: open Shortcode Builder action 

  improved    Match - Timeline - mobile layout

  improved    API Import - game statuses "Time To Be Defined" and "Match Postponed" are recognized and saved into the new "Special Status" field

New Tutorials

- Shortcode "Charts: goals per 15 min"

- Shortcode "Charts: team default stats"

- Create Charts in Upcoming Games using Layout Builder

Match Shots Stats widget

New Club Header blocks

Charts: Goals per 15 min.

Charts: Team Default Stats

Layout Builder - Global Shortcode improvements

  added    API Import - option to fetch players game stats and ratings

  added    Match Scoreboard - default image (will be used if no one is set)

  fixed    Timeline - incorrect event position if the custom game duration is used

  improved    Layout Builder - tabs UI

New Tutorial

- API Import - Get Game Players Statistics

API Import - option to fetch players game stats and ratings

  added    option to show scores in Match Commentary ("Settings & Tools" >> "FL+ Configurator" >> "Match Commentary")

  added    custom text options in Transfers (instead of Club In/Out)

  added    new Standing Ranking rule - "Played Games (ascending)"

  added    new layout in Transfers shortcode - "Competition (compact)"

  added    API Import - new action "Update Transfers"

  fixed    RTL mode - styles in players' stats table

  improved    API import - "Add Clubs to Groups and Ties" tool (selector for stages in upcoming competitions)

Scores in Match Commentary

Transfers - Club In/Club Out custom text

API Import - new action "Update Transfers"

Improved API import - "Add Clubs to Groups and Ties" tool

Played Games rule

  fixed    RTL mode - stadium and game date order in the Game Scoreboard

  fixed    LIVE - infinite refresh loop on LIVE commentary ON and empty LIVE status

  fixed    timepicker visibility at the game edit page

  improved    API Import: updated list of countries

  improved    API Import: fixed "Empty Data" in "Add Clubs to Groups" for some upcoming round-robin competitions

  improved    minor fixes

  added    Layout Builder: new layout - LIVE Match

  added    API Import: import LIVE Match events (will work properly only in LIVE Match layout)

  added    API Import: import lineups at the LIVE match start (will work properly only in LIVE Match layout)

  added    LIVE: update Timeline block on events change

  improved    API Import: LIVE data automatic import - Updated Tutorial

  improved    minor style improvements

New Improved LIVE import functionality

API Import - Import Live Events option

  fixed    Bottom Content block rendering in Layout Builder

  added    Layout Builder: new block "Missing Players" in Match 

  added    Layout Builder: new block "Missed Matches" in Player

  added    new shortcode: Missed Players and Cards

New Tutorial

- Missing Players and Cards

Missed Players and Cards

  added    API Import - beta "Update Players" action (with photos, place of birth, country of birth and so on) 

  added    Layout Builder: type filter in admin list

  added    Layout Builder: league display rule in Match

  added    Standings shortcode

New Tutorials

- Standings (shortcode)

API Import - beta "Update Players" action

  added    option to show prediction in Match List item

  added    shortcode "Head-to-Head Matches"

  fixed    Matchweek Slides - Current MatchWeek option does not work inside a tab

  fixed    Import Matches - kickoff time is not recognized properly 

New Tutorials

- Head-to-Head Matches (shortcode)

Shortcode "Head-to-Head Matches"

Prediction in Match List item

  added    API import Dashboard (possibility to run task for all competition at once)

  added    API import: possibility to schedule automatically update finished games

  added    API import: Current MatchWeek option is updated automatically from the last finished API game

  added    possibility to filter by many club ids in FL+ Calendar. Previously, only one ID was allowed.

  added    new options in "Stats :: Players" shortcode - "caching time" and "sections"

  fixed    Match shortcode can be used for upcoming matches

  improved    performance of "Stats :: Players" shortcode

New Tutorials

- Import API Dashboard

API import Dashboard

Club IDs in FL+ Calendar

  added    API import - create and attach clubs to groups/ties tool

  added    shootout penalties in the bracket layout

  added    club form (outcomes) in the Game Scoreboard

  added    player photo in Match Commentary block

  fixed    incorrect work of "include secondary stages" option in FL+ Calendar widget

  fixed    arrows in MatchWeek slides if "WP Fastest Cache" is used

Club form (outcomes) in the Game Scoreboard

Player photo in Match Commentary block

API import - create and attach clubs to groups/ties tool

Shootout penalties in the bracket layout

  improved    club header calendar (mobile tooltips improvements, better width scaling in some themes)

  fixed    match timeline in RTL

  fixed    incorrect group assigning on "Import Matches" in the knockout competition

  added    the column "aggregate text" to the import matches tool

  added    possibility to translate all frontend text strings from the plugin admin

  added    outcome label in match list on clicking in the standing table games

Outcome label in match list on clicking in the standing table games

  fixed    duplicated dates in Tag Posts in some themes

  fixed    club header calendar tooltip styling

  added    new Club header with Calendar

  added    post tags support for Match, Club, Competition, Player, Staff, and Referee (will be used to show associated posts in the special shortcode)

  added    Tag Posts shortcode

  added    season switcher in Stadium

  improved    Stadium games blocks (removed 5 match limitation)

New Tutorials

- How To Use "Tag Posts" shortcode

- Tag Posts (shortcode)

"Tag Posts" shortcode allows you to show regular WordPress posts with the same tag as Club, Player, Competition, Match, Referee, and Staff.

Club Header with the inline calendar

Tag Posts shortcode - Grid layout

  fixed    rendering non-Latin characters in round and group titles

  fixed    Results Matrix minor improvements

  fixed    API-import - standing recalculating on Live game finished

  added     Layout Builder Blocks - gallery (Match)

  improved    API import - added country selector on choosing competition (Step 2)

  improved    API import - added progress message on import new and finished games and players 

  improved    API import - added option to import players from all competition teams

  improved    API import - on update squad players "Numbers" will be untouched and only new players will be added (previously all players have been replaced)

  improved    API import - minor fixes and improvements

API import - added option to import players from all competition teams

API import - added country selector on choosing competition (Step 2)

API import - added progress message on import new games

  added    RTL support (remove any previously entered RTL CSS fixes from Customizer >> Additional CSS)

  added    "multistage" option in "Players Stats" shortcode to include stats from all stages - Players Stats Shortcode

  added    Players Stats block in the Layout Builder (Competition & Multistage Competition)

  added    "Import Matches" - home club stadium will be set as a game venue

  added    "Import Matches" - half time scores

  added    new options in Transfers shortcode (date_from, date_to, window, competition_id, player_id) + improvements

  added    new layouts in Transfers shortcode (competition, player, club)

  added    slim layout in Birthdays shortcode

  added    Transfers block in Layout Builder for Player and Competition

  added    grouping by windows in Transfers block in Layout Builder for Club

Updated tutorial

- Transfers Shortcode

"multistage" option in "Players Stats" shortcode

Import Matches - half time scores

Transfers shortcode - Competition layout

Slim layout in Birthdays shortcode

Transfers block in Club (Layout Builder) - new default grouping

  added    Birthdays shortcode

  added    added Birthdays into Club layout (in Layout Builder)

  improved    MatchWeek Slides (change slider lib from Slick to Swiper, better RTL support, updated styles)

  improved    Admin UI improvements

  improved    process of building manual Bracket Layout

  changed     a way of how required core plugin notice is rendered

  fixed    incorrect game time calculation if server timezone option differ from "UTC"

New Tutorials

- Current MatchWeek option

- Birthdays shortcode

Birthdays Shortcode

  added    Layout Builder - Staff, Referee, Stadium page options

  added    Layout Builder - Multistage Competition

  added    Layout Builder - "group_n" and "stage_n" options in Competition to render block data of specific group or Competition Stage 

  added    Layout Builder - "margin-top" and "margin-botton" options in blocks

  added    API Import - load predictions

  fixed    Match shortcode - rendering custom player numbers in lineups

  changed    Formation block was splitted from the lineups. Now you have to set it separately in the Layout Builder

  improved    Layout Builder - minor improvements

  improved    API Import - club name will be untouched if exists on "Create or Update Clubs"

  removed    sections for the match, player, and club in "FL+ Configurator" -   use more powerful Layout Builder

  removed    obsolete providers in API-import

  disabled    "FL+ Custom HTML" (use "Layout Builder" > "Global Text" instead)

  !!! action required    

to render match formation you have to put it in the Layout Builder obviously (previously it was joined with lineups)

New Tutorials

- Draft Group Number and Stage Number - New Competition Options

New Demo Competitions

• Multistage Complex Competition
• Multistage Competition (Cup - 2 stages)
• Single Stage Competition (10 groups)
• Single Stage Competition (Regular Season)

  added    new dynamic variables for global shortcode in the "Layout Builder > Club": %club_id% and %season_id%

  added    new options for Result Matrix labels: logo + abbreviation and abbreviation

  added    player match rating option

  added    "import API" - option to add updated clubs to the selected competition 

  fixed    Custom Player stats block height adjusting in Layout Builder tab

New Tutorials

- Player Match Rating

Result Matrix - Vertical Labels are set to logo + abbreviation

Player Match Rating 

"import API" - option to add updated clubs to the selected competition

  added    "api-football.com" - new server "v2.api-football.com"

  added    custom Club statistic

  added    custom Player statistics

  added    "exclude Match IDs" option in FL+ Next Match widget

  added    new parameter in Matches Horizontal Scoreboard shortcode - days_offset_to

E.g.: to get today games set "days_offset_to=1" and "days_offset=0"

  improved    Match Scoreboard styles (goal scorers)

  improved    Match Club statistics layouts

  fixed    "api-football.com" - reversed substitutions in some Competitions

New Tutorials

- Custom Player Statistics

- Club Statistics

Statistics Configurator (club and player stats)

Custom Player statistics

  added    "api-football.com" - Live Scores import from API (status and scores only) *

  added    "api-football.com" - save and select a competition configuration

  added    "api-football.com" - Create or update competition clubs

  added    "api-football.com" - options to enable/disable caching some requests

  added    "api-football.com" - option to choose direct server2 or server3

  added    Live Scores option - play sound on changed scores

  added    Live Scores option - blinking score for one minute on changed

  improved    Clubs Selector in Competition

  improved    Live Scores minor fixes

  improved    "api-football.com" - improved player nationality assigning

* Powerful hosting is required for automatic Live Scores API import! Do no use it on Shared hosting, it may exceed your resource limit and put your website down!

New Tutorials

- Create or Update Clubs - API Import

- Live Scores - API Import

Live Scores Dashboard - API import mode

Clubs Selector in Competition

Live Scores - new options

"api-football.com" - Create or update competition clubs

"api-football.com" - save and select a competition configuration

  bug     Live Dashboards loading error in WordPress below 5.3

  added    match status in Live Scores  

  added    Live Scores support to the Horizontal Matches Scoreboard

  added    Live Scores Dashboard: manage all live scores and live status from one page - https://anwppro.userecho.com/knowledge-bases/2/articles/468-live-scores-dashboard

  improved    Live Events, Commentary, and Scores updating for a single Match

  added    Commentary block Options

  added    new options in Horizontal Matches Scoreboard: autoplay and loop

  added    Transfers Shortcode - https://anwppro.userecho.com/knowledge-bases/2/articles/460-transfers-shortcode

  improved    Horizontal Matches Scoreboard: changed JS library (slick to swiper)

  improved    Transfers: added new option "unknown club", added default sorting by date, added icons for "unknown club" and "without club" options, minor improvements

  fixed    tooltip (tippy) JavaScript conflict with some plugins

  added    Import Matches tool - Import Matches Tool - How to Use

  added    tooltip with Match data on hover over series in Standing

  added    "api-football.com" - apply title "generation rules" on fetching matches

  added    "api-football.com" - goal assistants on Match parsing (new API feature)

  added    "api-football.com" - action to re-update finished matches by matchweek

  added     "links" (show link to profile) option in Player Stats shortcode 

  added    Match custom code section

  added    symmetric type for Results Matrix

  added    display options for Results Matrix - https://anwppro.userecho.com/knowledge-bases/2/articles/32-results-matrix

  added    Match shortcode premium sections into the shortcode helper

  added    added Match, Player and Club type in Layout Builder

  added    "api-football.com" match parsing - offsides and ball possession statistic

  added    "api-football.com" - "Update kick-off time" action

  optimized    "api-football.com" - "Club Players" action

  changed    Settings and Tools menu items moved to a new special menu

  changed    most of premium settings moved from "Settings" to "FL+ Configurator"

  fixed    MatchWeeks slider invalid width in hidden tabs in Layout Builder

  fixed    countdown in Match scoreboard

  fixed    MatchWeeks slider show matches from all groups

  changed    "api-football.com" direct URL to "https://server1.api-football.com/"

  improved    "Next Match" widget improvements

  improved    Layout Builder minor fixes (new menu position, changed default competition format)

  improved    minor fixes

  added    layout builder for Competition - https://anwppro.userecho.com/knowledge-bases/2/articles/382-how-to-use-layout-builder

  fixed    import "api-football.com" -  IN/OUT substitutions are reverted in some competitions

  improved    widget "Calendar" - removed jQuery dependency (prevent conflicts with some plugins)

  improved    import "api-football.com" - improved events parsing (assigning players for cards and substitutions)

  improved    import "api-football.com" - improved performance on "Update Club Players & Squad" action

  fixed    penalty result is visible on "Hide score before click" active - https://anwppro.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/268-the-score-hide-does-not-hide-the-penalty-score

  fixed    using Stats modern layout in Match shortcode - https://anwppro.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/266-the-stats-does-not-appear-in-modern-layout-while-using-shortcode

  fixed    rendering custom numbers on match formation in Match shortcode - https://anwppro.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/265-player-number-not-showing-on-formation-while-using-shortcode